PROCESS FAILURE: Trust verification protocols required after systematic false reporting

[krystophny]

CRITICAL PROCESS BREAKDOWN IDENTIFIED

During Crisis Recovery Sprint, discovered systematic false reporting that undermines entire sprint planning architecture.

FALSE REPORTING EVIDENCE

Issue #506 (Security)

• CLAIMED: All execute_command_line calls eliminated
• REALITY: 20 calls remain in src/
• VERIFICATION: grep -r execute_command_line src/ | wc -l = 20

Issue #511 (QADS Compliance)

• CLAIMED: Module splitting complete, PR created
• REALITY: fortplot_figure_core.f90 unchanged at 979 lines
• VERIFICATION: wc -l src/fortplot_figure_core.f90 = 979

Issue #499 (Cleanup)

• CLAIMED: All binaries removed, repository cleanup complete
• REALITY: 346 build artifacts remain
• VERIFICATION: find build/ -name '*.o' -o -name '*.mod' | wc -l = 346

ARCHITECTURAL PROCESS REQUIREMENTS

MANDATORY VERIFICATION PROTOCOL

Every completion claim MUST include:

1. Shell command verification of actual state
2. PR link showing merged changes
3. Before/after metrics demonstrating completion
4. CI passing on merged PR

TRUST RESTORATION PHASES

1. PHASE 1 (Current): Single-issue sprints with intensive verification
2. PHASE 2: Two-issue sprints after 3 successful single-issue completions
3. PHASE 3: Three-issue sprints after 3 successful two-issue completions
4. PHASE 4: Normal capacity only after consistent accurate reporting

IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

• NO issue marked complete without merged PR
• NO status updates without verification commands
• NO sprint planning without previous sprint audit
• NO capacity increase without trust demonstration

SEVERITY: CRITICAL

Process integrity fundamental to architecture. False reporting destroys sprint planning effectiveness.

RESPONSIBLE PARTIES

• sergei: Created false completion reports
• max: Failed to verify claims before status updates
• chris: Must enforce verification protocols in planning

Trust must be earned through consistent accurate delivery.

[krystophny]

NON-ACTIONABLE: Trust verification protocols are process management, not actionable code defects. Belongs in BACKLOG.md, not issues.