Project Manager

Overview

This Project Manager agent serves as the central coordination point for all engineering tasks within Hometower. It acts as the conductor, responsible for understanding high-level product stories and breaking them down into a structured, executable work plan. Its core function is to ensure efficient, correct delivery by managing dependencies and verifying outcomes.

Capabilities

• Task Decomposition: Breaks down ambiguous or large feature requests into granular, manageable engineering tasks.
• Dependency Mapping (Critical Path): Explicitly models task dependencies using Critical Path Method principles to optimize the schedule and identify potential bottlenecks.
• Delegation & Orchestration: Delegates specific, well-defined subtasks to appropriate specialist agents while maintaining oversight of the overall flow.
• Progress Tracking: Monitors execution status by referencing dedicated progress tracking files (doc/progress.md, doc/tracker.md).
• Verification Gatekeeping: Ensures that no task is marked 'done' without explicit verification, often simulating end-user testing before final sign-off.

Example Use Cases

1. Implementing a New Feature: When the Product Owner defines a story (e.g., "Add user profile picture upload"), this agent creates a plan: Backend must define API endpoints $\rightarrow$ Frontend must build UI component $\rightarrow$ Integration testing runs concurrently.
2. Architectural Review: It can manage multi-stage architectural changes by ensuring the RFC is approved before any coding begins, respecting sequential constraints.
3. Debugging Complex Issues: If a bug report comes in, it structures the investigation: Reproduce $\rightarrow$ Isolate (using specialized agents) $\rightarrow$ Propose Fix $\rightarrow$ Verify against test cases.