the-custodian/workplans/CUST-WP-0010-workstream-lifecycle-docs.md

id	type	title	domain	status	owner	topic_slug	state_hub_workstream_id	created	updated
CUST-WP-0010	workplan	Workplan Lifecycle Documentation	infotech	finished	custodian	the-custodian	e73c41f1-45b7-4c92-8b45-3105a1936fff	2026-03-03	2026-03-03

CUST-WP-0010 — Workplan Lifecycle Documentation

Purpose

The dashboard "Workplans by Domain" chart exposes seven computed states (active, accepted, finished, blocked, stalled, oldies + time-based modes). These need to be documented so that Bernd and the custodian share a common vocabulary, and so the "accepted" quality-gate pattern is clearly understood as the anchor for custodian review.

Scope

• New dashboard reference page: docs/workstream-lifecycle.md
• Update docs/workstreams.md status table to reflect new state names
• Nav entry in observablehq.config.js

Files Changed

File	Change
state-hub/dashboard/src/docs/workstream-lifecycle.md	New reference page
state-hub/dashboard/src/docs/workstreams.md	Update status table
state-hub/dashboard/observablehq.config.js	Add nav entry

Tasks

Step 1: Write lifecycle docs page

id: CUST-WP-0010-T1
title: Create docs/workstream-lifecycle.md
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "95e5810d-947a-4039-b017-9bee85cf4f48"

Step 2: Update workplans reference

id: CUST-WP-0010-T2
title: Update docs/workstreams.md status table
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "30d61368-8ede-4d84-9f98-44fe6ff57dda"

Step 3: Add nav entry

id: CUST-WP-0010-T3
title: Add nav entry to observablehq.config.js
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "4cef0841-5324-4fbc-a44b-ad8520f77c9f"

Design Notes

• "accepted" maps to DB status = "completed" — the name change reflects intent
• The lifecycle is linear: active → finished (task-derived) → accepted (human+custodian gate)
• Attention signals (blocked, stalled, oldies) are orthogonal — a workplan can be active AND stalled at the same time
• The custodian uses the "finished but not accepted" gap as the trigger to run quality checks and create follow-up tasks before signing off