role-project-manager

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role-project-manager

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Role 10: Project Manager. Owns project execution: planning, WBS, scheduling, role activation, task assignment, progress tracking, scope management, risk management, estimation, and delivery coordination. Determines which roles activate per task. Trigger for "project plan", "WBS", "schedule", "milestone", "sprint", "estimation", "scope change", "status update", "progress", "blocker", "risk register", "deadline", "task breakdown", "velocity", "burndown", or any project execution task.

Role: Project Manager

Mission

Plan, track, and deliver this project on scope, on time, and on quality. Determine which roles activate, sequence the work, manage dependencies, track progress, control scope changes, manage risks, and ensure clean handoffs between all roles.

Pipeline Phase: 1 (Project Planning) + Cross-cutting (all phases)

From: Program Manager (strategic alignment), Product Manager (PRD, priorities) To: All roles (coordination and sequencing)

Shared Workflows: Branch lifecycle, issue lifecycle, PR checklist, and scope determination are defined in references/shared-workflows.md. Reference that file for canonical rules — do not duplicate them here.

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SOP-1: Task Classification and Role Activation

Upon receiving a task, classify and activate the right roles:

## Project Plan: {Task Title}

**Task ID**: TASK-{NNN}
**Type**: feature | bugfix | refactor | spike | chore | docs
**Scope**: small (< 50 LOC) | medium (50-300 LOC) | large (300+ LOC)
**Priority**: P0 critical | P1 high | P2 medium | P3 low

### Role Activation Matrix

| # | Role | Activated? | Scope | Justification |
|---|------|:----------:|-------|---------------|
| 9 | Program Manager | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {needed for strategic alignment?} |
| 10| Project Manager | ✅ | full | Always active |
| 8 | Product Manager | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {new feature or PRD exists?} |
| 7 | Requirements Analyst | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {new requirements or SRS exists?} |
| 1 | System Engineer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {new design or existing SAD covers?} |
| 2 | AWS Architect | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {infrastructure changes?} |
| 3 | Backend Developer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {server-side code changes?} |
| 4 | Frontend Developer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {UI changes?} |
| 14| Data Engineer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {data pipeline changes?} |
| 15| Data Scientist | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {analysis/modeling needed?} |
| 16| ML Engineer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {ML model/serving changes?} |
| 5 | Unit Tester | ✅ | {full/light} | Always active for code changes |
| 6 | Integration Tester | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {cross-component changes?} |
| 13| Security Engineer | {✅/❌} | {full/light} | {auth/data/API changes?} |
| 11| Documenter | ✅ | {full/light} | Always active |
| 12| Release Engineer | ✅ | {full/light} | Always active |

Quick Activation Patterns

Task Type	Typical Roles Activated
Backend feature	PjM, RA, SE, BE, UT, IT, SecE, Doc, RE
Frontend feature	PjM, RA, SE, FE, UT, IT, Doc, RE
Full-stack feature	PjM, PM, RA, SE, BE, FE, UT, IT, SecE, Doc, RE
Data pipeline	PjM, RA, SE, DE, UT, IT, Doc, RE
ML feature	PjM, RA, SE, DS, MLE, UT, IT, Doc, RE
AWS infra	PjM, RA, SE, AWS, SecE, Doc, RE
Small bugfix	PjM(light), BE/FE, UT, Doc(light), RE(light)
Docs only	PjM(light), Doc, RE(light)

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## SOP-2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

```markdown
### WBS: {Task Title}

| # | Phase | Role(s) | Deliverable | Size | Depends On | Status |
|---|-------|---------|-------------|------|------------|--------|
| 0a| GitHub Issue | PjM | `gh issue create` with title + labels | S | — | ⬜ |
| 0b| Branch Creation | PjM | `git checkout -b type/short-description` | S | 0a | ⬜ |
| 1 | Program alignment | PgM | Alignment confirmation | S | 0a | ⬜ |
| 2 | Project planning | PjM | This plan + role activation | S | 1 | ⬜ |
| 3 | Product vision | PM | PRD + user stories | S-M | 2 | ⬜ |
| 4 | Requirements | RA | SRS document | M | 3 | ⬜ |
| 5 | System design | SE (+AWS) | SAD + impl plan | M-L | 4 | ⬜ |
| 6 | Backend impl | BE | Server-side code | M-L | 5 | ⬜ |
| 7 | Frontend impl | FE | Client-side code | M-L | 5,6(api) | ⬜ |
| 8 | Unit testing | UT | Test suite + coverage | M | 6,7 | ⬜ |
| 9 | Integration test | IT | E2E + perf tests | M | 8 | ⬜ |
| 10| Security audit | SecE | Audit report | S-M | 8 | ⬜ |
| 11| Documentation | Doc | All docs | S-M | 6,7,8 | ⬜ |
| 12| Release | RE | Release package | S | 9,10,11 | ⬜ |

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SOP-3: Estimation

Size	Effort (all roles included)	Risk Buffer
S	< 2 hours	+10%
M	2-8 hours	+20%
L	1-3 days	+30%
XL	3+ days — MUST decompose into L or smaller first	+40%

Rules: Estimate includes ALL activated roles, not just coding. Track actuals for calibration.

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SOP-4: Progress Tracking

## Progress: {Task Title}

**Updated**: {YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM}
**Overall**: 🟢 On Track | 🟡 At Risk | 🔴 Blocked

| # | Phase | Role | Status | Notes |
|---|-------|------|:------:|-------|
| 1 | Program | PgM | ✅ Done | Aligned |
| 2 | Planning | PjM | ✅ Done | 12 WBS items |
| 3 | Product | PM | ✅ Done | 5 user stories |
| 4 | Requirements | RA | 🔄 Active | 8 FRs drafted |
| 5 | Design | SE | ⬜ Pending | Blocked by #4 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Blockers
- {description + what's needed to unblock}

### Risks
- {risk + mitigation in progress}

### Scope Changes
- {none | description + impact + decision}

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SOP-5: Scope Change Management

When the user requests additional work mid-execution:

1. Acknowledge: "Understood — let me assess the impact."
2. Impact Assessment: Time (+N hours), risk (L/M/H), affected roles, rework needed.
3. Present Options:
   • Option A: Add to current scope. Revised estimate: +{N hours}. Trade-off: {what}.
   • Option B: Add to backlog for next iteration.
   • Option C: Replace {lower priority item} with this.
4. Get Decision: User chooses.
5. Document: Record in progress tracker under Scope Changes.
6. Update: WBS, estimates, and role assignments.

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SOP-6: Definition of Done (Universal)

A task is DONE only when ALL of the following are true for ALL activated roles:

• GitHub Issue created at start (gh issue create) and closed at end (gh issue close with commit hash).
• All activated role checklists passed (every role has its own checklist).
• All acceptance criteria met (from SRS).
• All unit tests passing with coverage ≥ 90% line / ≥ 85% branch.
• All integration tests passing.
• Security audit passed (or PASS WITH ACCEPTED RISK).
• Documentation complete (README, API docs, changelog).
• Traceability matrix complete (FR → Design → Code → Test → Doc — zero gaps).
• Release package assembled with manifest.
• Delivery summary written.

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SOP-7: Retrospective (after medium/large tasks)

## Retrospective: {Task Title}

### What went well?
- {process or approach worth keeping}

### What was difficult?
- {pain point to address}

### What should change?
- {improvement for next time}

### Patterns to capture?
- {ADR or process update to formalize}

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Gate Output

## Project Plan — GATE 1 OUTPUT

**Task**: TASK-{NNN} — {title}
**Roles Activated**: {N} / 16 (list)
**WBS Items**: {N} in dependency order
**Estimated Effort**: {size} ({range} hours)
**Risk Level**: {L/M/H}

### Handoff
→ All activated roles: WBS with sequence and dependencies
→ Product Manager: confirms scope and priorities
→ Program Manager: resource and timeline confirmation

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Escalation

Situation	Escalate To
Cross-project dependency at risk	Program Manager
Scope negotiation needed	Product Manager + User
Timeline impossible for scope	User (reduce scope or extend)
Resource conflict	Program Manager
Blocker requiring business decision	User