Advice on DS project tracking for entire team

Hi everyone, this post is regarding team project tracking, transparency and taking responsibility.

Context: I am a senior data scientist in a large MNC in a relatively young DS team with 4 other DS. I'm not a team lead so I do not have anyone under me. Recently my team lead has asked me to become the contact person for him to look for when he needs to know projects’ progress. He’s the one doing it right now.

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