Methodology change record
A MAJOR change can alter the outcome of an audit. That is why this record is public, and why an issued report remains valid under the version in force at its issuance: whoever cited a report has to be able to check, later, whether the method changed underneath it.
- v0.22026-08in force
Canonical library of 35 criteria and the procedure for mapping internal rules (ch. 5). Adaptive judging replaces three universal passes (7.4). Human review becomes per failure pattern, not per instance (7.8). New chapters: declared exceptions (11), roles and qualification (12), scale indicators (13). Gap 3 reformulated and narrowed.
- v0.12026-08
Initial version. Framework with four declared gaps.
16.1 · Versioning
This methodology follows MAJOR.MINOR. Any change that could alter the outcome of an audit increments MAJOR: dimensions, thresholds, bands, sample size, kappa threshold, re-run tolerance. Anything that merely clarifies wording increments MINOR.
16.2 · Absence of retroactive effect
An issued report remains valid under the version in force at its issuance and is not reinterpreted under a later version. A comparison between periods evaluated under distinct MAJOR versions is declared not directly comparable.
16.3 · Change approval
A MAJOR change requires a written proposal with a justification, an assessment of the impact on earlier reports and approval by the methodology owner. The change record is public, alongside this document.
The text above is chapter 16 of the document, in full: read it in context. Methodological objections are welcome and go into the record.