graduation.yml

name: Graduation Decision
description: Record the outcome for an evaluated prototype
title: "[Graduation]: "
labels: ["graduation"]
body:
  - type: markdown
    attributes:
      value: |
        ## Graduation Decision
        Record the final outcome for a prototype that has been through the evaluation process. Every prototype gets one of four outcomes — no zombie prototypes.

  - type: input
    id: submission-reference
    attributes:
      label: Submission Reference
      description: The issue number of the original prototype submission.
      placeholder: "#123"
    validations:
      required: true

  - type: dropdown
    id: outcome
    attributes:
      label: Outcome
      description: The decision for this prototype.
      options:
        - "Graduate — Fund it, staff it, integrate into product roadmap"
        - "Iterate — Good idea, needs refinement, queue for next cycle"
        - "Shelve — Valuable but not now, archive and revisit later"
        - "Kill — Learned enough, thank the team, close the loop"
    validations:
      required: true

  - type: textarea
    id: reasoning
    attributes:
      label: Reasoning
      description: Why this decision? Reference evaluation scores, panel discussion, strategic factors.
      placeholder: "Explain the rationale behind this decision..."
    validations:
      required: true

  - type: textarea
    id: next-steps
    attributes:
      label: Next Steps
      description: Concrete actions that follow from this decision. What happens now?
      placeholder: |
        - [ ] Action item 1
        - [ ] Action item 2
        - [ ] Action item 3
    validations:
      required: true

  - type: textarea
    id: team-assignment
    attributes:
      label: Team Assignment
      description: Required if outcome is Graduate or Iterate. Who is responsible for taking this forward?
      placeholder: |
        Lead: @username
        Engineers: @username, @username
        Sponsor: @username
    validations:
      required: false

  - type: input
    id: timeline
    attributes:
      label: Timeline
      description: Expected timeline for the next steps.
      placeholder: "e.g., 3 months, End of Q2 2026"
    validations:
      required: false

  - type: dropdown
    id: cycle
    attributes:
      label: Cycle
      description: Which evaluation cycle does this decision belong to?
      options:
        - Q1-2026
        - Q2-2026
        - Q3-2026
        - Q4-2026
    validations:
      required: true