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aliases: ["Update team role descriptions"]
Is A: Task
Belongs to: "[[24q4]]"
Status: Done
Owner: "[[person-luca-rossi]]"
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# Update team role descriptions

As the team expanded from a solo operation to include [[person-sara-ricci]] (editor), [[person-paco-furiani]] (sponsor sales), and occasional contributions from [[person-matteo-cellini]] (technical consulting), the informal role definitions needed to be documented. This task created clear role descriptions for each team member, including responsibilities, decision-making authority, and communication expectations.

The role descriptions serve as the basis for compensation reviews, goal-setting, and conflict resolution. They also help when onboarding any future team members by establishing the organizational structure clearly.

## Acceptance criteria

- [x] Write role descriptions for all current team members (Luca, Sara, Paco, Matteo)
- [x] Define responsibilities, decision-making authority, and reporting lines for each role
- [x] Specify communication norms (async by default, weekly sync, response time expectations)
- [x] Review role descriptions with each team member and incorporate feedback
- [x] Store in the vault as a referenceable document

## Notes

- The most valuable outcome was clarifying decision-making authority. Previously, [[person-paco-furiani]] and [[person-sara-ricci]] would defer to [[person-luca-rossi]] on decisions they were fully empowered to make independently, creating unnecessary bottlenecks.
- [[person-matteo-cellini]]'s role was formalized as a quarterly advisory engagement (4 hours/month) focused on technical architecture decisions for Laputa.
- Role descriptions are stored in [[procedure-team-roles]] and will be reviewed annually.
