Implement project-based payment management with milestones

[Smartdevs17]

Description

Create a project management layer where merchants can organize payments into projects with milestones, deliverables, and incremental funding releases.

Acceptance Criteria

• Project CRUD with milestones and deadlines
• Milestone-based payment release with approval workflow
• Project dashboard showing progress and budget utilization
• Client-facing project view with milestone status
• Automated milestone reminders and overdue alerts
• Integration with invoice generation

Technical Scope

• backend/src/services/projects.ts
• backend/src/routes/projects.ts
• frontend/app/dashboard/projects/
• Edge: milestone reordering, budget reallocation, concurrent milestone approvals

[OmniZlatoon]

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[vjuliaife]

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Hi, I would like to resolve this

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