community-repo/operations/operations_tasks_budget_workflow.md

Operations Tasks & Budget Workflow

1. A task or tasks are assigned by The Council to Operations via an approved text proposal. These tasks are added to this list on the community-repo: https://github.com/Joystream/community-repo/blob/master/operations/operations_task_list.md
   • if a task has not been approved and added to this file, then it shouldn't be worked on until it has
   • anyone can propose an addition to the task list, they do not have to be a council member, it can be anyone in the community, but it should pass a council vote
2. Operations should then perform some basic research to decide on what the task would cost to complete AND the expected time it would take to complete. Each individual task should be then submitted as a text proposal to The Council. This allows The Council to decide whether the cost of the task is worth it.
   • Multiple tasks shouldn't be submitted at once, as this creates a challenge when deciding on the value of individual tasks for the platform.
   • It should be mentioned how the task would be paid for: either through a spending proposal or through worker payments (managed by the Operations Lead)
   • Alternatively, the task could be requested to be a bounty. Being a bounty allows for the possibility of Jsgenesis to reimburse the costs involved.
3. Once the cost of the task has been approved by The Council, then Operations can proceed with working on it.
   • If the task ends up taking longer or costing more than expected, another text proposal should be created before further work is done. This text proposal should mention the current costs (which should still be paid) and what the expectation of overage will be. This would allow The Council to decide if the extended costs are worth it.
4. Upon The Council approving of the cost of a task, the Operations Lead can pay the appropriate workers via worker payments or a spending proposal (this should be stated in the text proposal). The lead can pay up to 50% of the approved cost to the worker before completion.