Dojo4 co-op members are co-owners of Dojo4 and may also be contractors or employees.
- To vote on the
following:
- Hiring and firing clients / new projects
- Hiring and firing contractors
- Accepting and rejecting new co-op members
- Accepting and rejecting new Board members
- Fulfill the commitment to do 20+ hours of Dojo4 work per average week (1000+ hours per year).
- Produce excellent work product befitting a professional in your field.
- Participate in established Dojo4 processes; work to improve them if they need improvement.
- Follow the Dojo4 managing director(s) and of each project’s project lead.
- Be available instantly when you are working (by smartphone, IM, and Flowdock).
- Try to make everyone’s job easier and more fun. Take things off of your coworker’s plates.
- Be generous with your help.
- Also outlined here, Member Responsibilities.
- Treat everyone who encounters Dojo4 with respect and kindness.
- Take responsibility for your own professional development -- seek opportunities to grow your skills and make better work product.
- Help find potential clients for Dojo4: Look for opportunities to talk about Dojo4, invite people to discuss projects with us.
- Take ownership of your work and deliver it to the satisfaction of its budgetary stakeholders.
- Contribute to internal projects and endeavors.
- Make things and put them in the public domain. Talk about them.
Dojo4 contractors are hired to work on Dojo4 client projects according to the terms of the Dojo4 subcontractor agreement. Expectations regarding their responsibilities are listed below.
The Dojo4 community has always been comprised of independent self-starters who hold themselves to a high degree of excellence in their field and stand out as creatives and creative problem solvers. We aim to make Dojo4 a home-away-from-home for our subcontractors and are always open to feedback as to how we can best organize our work flows and environment to facilitate productive relationships throughout our team.
First and foremost, we extend to you an unlimited coffee tab at the inimitable Boxcar, because caffeinated contractors are happy contractors. There are several other benefits described in this handbook Dojo4 extends to our subcontractor community:
- On-site chair massage once a month.
- Lunch every Friday
In exchange for these benefits and the twice monthly payment for all your Dojo4 work, we ask that you:
- Produce excellent work product befitting a professional in your field.
- Participate in established Dojo4 processes; work to improve them if they need improvement.
- Respond to requests from the Dojo4 members, particularly Project Leads.
- Be available to communication when you are working (by smartphone, IM, and Flowdock), unless you have made it clear that you are heads down.
- Try to make everyone’s job easier and more fun. Take things off of your coworker’s plates.
- Be generous with your help.
- Treat everyone who encounters Dojo4 with respect and kindness.
- Review Dojo4’s Code of Conduct, People Policy & Environmental Policy in this handbook and conduct yourself accordingly when acting as a member of Dojo4.
- Take ownership of your work and deliver it to the satisfaction of its budgetary stakeholders.
The operations manager is a part-time employee of Dojo4 who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Dojo4, particularly the payroll.
A Project Lead is chosen for each Dojo4 project and is responsible for the health and success of that project. They are responsible for making decisions that support the well-being of their project, with support from the Technical and Managing Director. They choose who will work on the project and assign tasks accordingly.
See here for more info on Leading a Project at Dojo4.
Currently, the Technical Director role is shared by all technical Dojo4 member-owners. Generally, this role is tasked with maintaining the overall cohesion of Dojo4’s technical approach to client work. The technical tooling needed and it’s upkeep and support is the responsibility of the Technical Director, along with decision-making regarding high-level, cross-project technical decisions. The Technical Director acts as an advisor to each project lead.
- hold and document the vision for dojo4's tooling and stack
- provide documented policies and procedures for consistency and re-usability across projects
- provide consistent guidance, support and mentorship to project leads
- provide technology expertise to cultivate new client relationships and sell projects
- performs ongoing research and knowledge maintenance about emerging technologies
- provide learning opportunities and challenges for dojo4 co-op members re: new technologies and use cases
- manage / track technical subscriptions / SaaS products used & paid for by dojo4
- cultivate and maintain relationships within relevant technical communities
- innovate technical generative technology initiatives for the company
The Managing Director is the head of the Dojo4 organization and responsible for supporting the members and contractors, and promoting leadership of the project leads. All major decisions regarding operations and business development are the duty of the Managing Direction. The financial and social well-being of the organization, as well as visioning for the business is the Managing Director’s function.
- enshrine and promote dojo4 mission and protocols
- hold fiduciary responsibility to make Dojo4 profitable
- hold and promote dojo4's corporate responsibility toward making positive environmental & social impact
- contract negotiation
- accounts receivable: interpret hours into invoices for clients
- business development:
- maintain and develop social capital in the form of networks and relationships
- cultivate sales
- maintain pipeline
- PR:
- publish
- public speaking
- events
- cultivate and steward client relationships
- cultivate and maintain relationships within business and social networks for the benefit of the company
- HR:
- draft and maintain dojo4 ‘employee’ handbook
- hire / fire contractors at the direction of the a co-op vote
- attend to the psychological and physical well-being of dojo4 co-op members
- high-level management:
- make sure every project has a lead and support that lead
- support dojo4 processes and roles
- coordinate efforts between projects
- operations:
- identify and assign tasks that support dojo4 e.g. website, PR, tooling, physical plant, etc.
- taxes
- oversee major expenditures
- instigate and oversee special projects
- maintain and steward improvements for ongoing certifications, such as B Corp certification