Each created issue in the backlog passes through validation process before moving to queue.
Developers/Testers are rewarded for the validation step only.
Developers/Testers have to go before the milestone start, and vote for the validity of this issue in terms of
The issue has well documented description.
Acceptance criteria is present and clear.
Budget is accepted.
Milestone is reasonable.
This implies that they can work on that issue anytime within the milestone with the set budget and they agree on its rate. ( this applies for both testers and developers)
PoW - Proof of Work
Each Issue is set a budget in terms of points set by the client in collaboration with the PM.
Each developer/tester has a different point rate, depending on the number of successful merges he contributed to the project
Developers/testers can negotiate or dispute issues size
With each successful merge developer/tester rate increased by a fixed percent, agreed ahead.
With each bad claimed branches, the developer/tester rate is decreased by the same percent.
PoV - Proof of Validation
PoW - Proof of Work