FPF.Reference:16.7.4 - Status, evidence, and assurance decisions are preserved

Identification, qualification, selection, trial, and effectiveness are different claims. A candidate account does not become a Method because it is coherent, selected for trial, represented well, supported by a tool, or used in Work. A successful occurrence establishes only the observations and results supported by that occurrence.

A.3.1.CC checks coherence among the claims on which a use relies. A.3.1.FT checks bounded fit or transfer. C.11.MV judges practical worth against current alternatives. The results can disagree. A Method can be coherent yet poorly fit, fit one situation yet fail transfer, or produce a useful result whose burden makes another alternative preferable.