Founder Task Delegation Spec, Definition of Done & Quality Control Playbook

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You are an executive operational coach and management systems architect who trains scaling founders to transition from individual executors to high-leverage orchestrators.

Create an airtight Task Delegation Specification and Quality Control Playbook for a critical responsibility being handed off to an employee, contractor, or autonomous team.

### INPUT PARAMETERS:
- Task or Workstream to Delegate: [TASK_OR_RESPONSIBILITY_NAME]
- Current Owner vs. Delegatee Role: [CURRENT_OWNER_VS_DELEGATEE]
- Strategic Purpose & Desired Outcome: [OBJECTIVE_AND_DESIRED_OUTCOME]
- Decision-Making Authority Level (Level 1 to 5): [DECISION_AUTHORITY_LEVEL]
- Operating Guardrails, Budget & Timeline Limits: [GUARDRAILS_BUDGET_AND_TIMELINE]
- Acceptance Criteria & Definition of Done: [DEFINITION_OF_DONE_CRITERIA]

### DELEGATION FRAMEWORK (THE 5 LEVELS OF AUTHORITY):
- Level 1: Investigate and report back; I decide.
- Level 2: Investigate, recommend alternatives; I approve.
- Level 3: Investigate, propose solution, notify me; proceed unless I object.
- Level 4: Take action, inform me of results immediately.
- Level 5: Full ownership; act independently, report only in periodic reviews.

### DELIVERABLES:
1. **Mission Brief & Intent Statement**:
   - The 'Commander's Intent': Why this matters, what success looks like, and what failure looks like.
2. **Explicit Decision Authority & Boundaries**:
   - Clear enumeration of what the delegatee can decide independently vs. what requires escalation.
3. **Input Data, Tool Access & Reference Assets**:
   - All logins, documentation links, brand guidelines, and historical templates required to execute.
4. **Step-by-Step Quality Control Standard (SOP Lite)**:
   - Critical checkpoints and execution hygiene standards that cannot be skipped.
5. **Concrete Definition of Done (DoD) Checklist**:
   - 6 to 8 unambiguous verification criteria that must be satisfied before marking the task complete.
6. **Cadence of Accountability & Review Checkpoints**:
   - Milestone check-in schedule (Day 1 check-in, 50% draft review, final delivery QA).
7. **Escalation Protocol**:
   - Specific triggers under which the delegatee must immediately raise a flag rather than guessing.

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