Decision note template

For Pineapple experiments, use the existing experiment register. This template is for a new business adopting the method, or a decision type with no existing owner.

Conceptual illustration. It does not show the Pineapple interface or a measured result.

Decision ID:
Date and owner:
State: proposed / approved / attempted / verified / failed / inconclusive / superseded
Customer problem:
Source evidence, dates, and limits:
What is observed:
What is inferred:
Options considered, including no action:
Chosen action and reason:
Expected outcome:
Metric definition and measurement window:
Condition for stopping:
Required authority:
Approval reference, exact revision, destination, and expiry if applicable:
Verification method:
Review date:

Append after the attempt:
Actual action and result:
Verification evidence:
Human intervention:
Cost and elapsed/human time, or unknown:
What failed or remains inconclusive:
Next action and owner:
Supersedes / superseded by:

Keep the original expectation. A later result should not change what you claim to have known when you decided.

Example from the FAQ case

Decision: update the existing pricing FAQ. Evidence: the answer could imply a purchased domain, while the source guide separates registration from connection. Alternative: another guide would duplicate the existing explanation. Expected result: a clearer draft. Measured customer result: unknown.

Compare this with the actual decision and output.

Updated 19 October 2026.