Methodology

Make every analytical transition visible.

The method is designed so that another analyst can locate the source, reproduce the classification, challenge the inference and retest the outcome.

Accountability workflow

Evidence↓Classification↓Responsibility↓Action↓Response↓Verification↓Remediation↓Outcome↓Learning

Escalation is triggered when a mandated action, deadline, response or remedy fails its defined test.

Evidence hierarchy and source control

ControlPurpose
Source identificationRecord author, date, version, provenance and access condition.
Evidence freezePrevent later information from contaminating the original assessment window.
Temporal reconstructionEstablish who knew what, when, and with what authority.
Audit trailRetain the path from source through coding to conclusion.
Evidence hierarchyWeight direct records, corroboration, statements and inference according to their limits.

Claim-status classification

Every material proposition receives a visible status: confirmed fact, alleged fact, disputed fact, documented discrepancy, analytical or monitoring inference, legal characterisation, open question, or not established.

Non-substitution rule. Analytical labels do not transform an allegation into fact or a legal position into a final adjudication.

Competing explanations and outcome tests

A preferred explanation is tested against plausible alternatives. Break conditions identify what evidence would weaken or defeat the inference. Corrective action is not treated as effective merely because it was announced: ownership, deadline, implementation evidence and outcome must be tested.

GRF v2.2 controlled research protocol

The controlled protocol specifies P0–P4 evidence thresholds, capability/exposure separation, assessor coding controls, inter-rater reliability, synthetic test fixtures and safeguards against outcome leakage and retrospective causation.

Distribution control. The 76-page protocol is described in summary only. It is not a validated certification, legal, audit, credit, insolvency or investment model. Independent empirical validation remains pending.