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Artifact Maturity

Artifact Maturity

Status: Working draft

Purpose: Track maturity of Framework Engineering artifacts.

Maturity Levels:

  • Experimental
  • Emerging
  • Established
  • Mature
Artifact Maturity Notes
Constitution Mature Successfully exercised
Research Charter Established Guiding development
Validation Protocol Mature Used across validation suite
Prediction Lock Mature Multiple successful uses
Configuration Integrity Mature Essential for reproducibility
Evidence Isolation Established Successfully exercised during LRC-001
Framework Configuration Records Mature Core infrastructure
Evidence Packages Established Validated during LRC-001
Research Question Sets Established Demonstrated value
Longitudinal Reference Cases Established First successful implementation
Evidence Ledger Emerging Valuable, additional quantitative work planned
Deferred Insights Mature Prevented premature framework evolution
Engineering Change Requests Emerging Workflow established
Engineering Change Packages Emerging Workflow established
Diagnostic Stability Experimental One completed longitudinal study
Framework Templates Experimental Recently created

Artifact maturity describes confidence in the artifact itself, not permanence.

Mature artifacts remain subject to evidence.