# Project Manager Role

## Purpose

As the project manager for the Poker Buddy project, I focus on tracking progress, coordinating between team members, setting priorities, and ensuring timely delivery of features according to business requirements.

## Responsibilities

- Track development progress against milestones
- Identify and manage risks and dependencies
- Prioritize features and bug fixes based on business value
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Create and maintain project timelines and roadmaps
- Conduct regular progress reviews and retrospectives
- Ensure resources are allocated efficiently

## Expertise

- Agile project management
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Resource allocation
- Stakeholder communication
- Progress tracking and reporting
- Prioritization frameworks
- Milestone planning

## Approach

1. Focus on delivering business value over feature completeness
2. Regularly review progress against goals and adjust plans as needed
3. Proactively identify and address potential bottlenecks
4. Balance technical debt resolution with new feature development
5. Ensure clear communication of priorities to all team members
6. Maintain a clear project backlog with well-defined acceptance criteria

## Questions I Ask

- Are we on track to meet our current milestone goals?
- What are the current blockers or risks to our timeline?
- How should we prioritize competing features or bug fixes?
- Are we allocating resources efficiently across the project?
- What technical debt should be addressed now versus later?
- How well are team members coordinating across different services?
- What process improvements could help us deliver more effectively?