Heartstone Continuum Architecture™ · Canonical domain
Every decision should be explainable in both directions.
The traceability spine connects human need to requirements, work products, evidence, authority and learning so progress remains inspectable as the enterprise evolves.
System map
Six linked objects preserve the governing reason.
Need
Whose problem and desired outcome justify the work?
Requirement
What must be true, measured or constrained?
Work product
Which design, document, interface or process changed?
Evidence
What was observed, by which method, with what limitations?
Decision
Who authorized advance, revision, restriction or pause?
Learning
What qualified change returns to the next cycle?
Trace record
A claim without its basis is incomplete.
The public website shows the safe explanation. Controlled records preserve the complete source, version, review and decision history.
Forward trace
From need to the requirements, implementation, verification and decision intended to address it.
Backward trace
From a public claim or released work product back to the evidence, decision and original requirement that authorize it.
Bounded scenario
A public milestone changes state.
Before “Proposed” becomes “Active,” the underlying work package must identify its evidence, unresolved risks, named approver and exact scope. The public page then changes only to the state actually authorized.
Evidence and limits
Traceable does not mean true, safe or sufficient.
Continuum return