What role does a software project manager play in software development?
This question may be similar to the one you already addressed earlier in the interview. Interviewers often ask the same questions in different ways to calibrate your answers to ensure you are consistent throughout the interview. They also do this to collect additional information about the topic. An interviewer asking multiple questions about a specific topic indicates that this is important to the organization. This signals you to elaborate on your answers a little more and provide additional information.
Even though you've already answered this question in a different form, try not to get frustrated. Recall the answer you provided to the interviewer's earlier question and answer similarly, providing additional information. Once you recognize that this question is important to the interviewer, feel free to expand on your answer. This will demonstrate your proficiency in this area.
"The primary role of a software project manager is systematically managing software development projects from conception to delivery. The job involves planning, tracking the project's progress, managing resources, mitigating risk, and overseeing the team's completion of development tasks. All of this leads to delivering the project on time and at budget."
