When in doubt about using FullyM, use which rating?

• A. Fully Meets (FullyM)
• B. Lower
• C. Partial Meets
• D. Not Met

Answer: (B)

When deciding how to rate something, you should lean toward the most cautious choice when you’re not sure it fully satisfies every criterion. Fully Meets means complete alignment, so you only use it when you’re certain all requirements are met. If there’s any doubt, the safer, more accurate choice is the lower rating, which signals that while there is some alignment, it hasn’t reached the full standard yet. This keeps the rating honest and helps highlight what still needs to be improved. Using Fully Meets would overstate the level of meeting the criteria; labeling it as Partial Meets can imply a more definite mix of satisfied versus unmet aspects, and Not Met would ignore any evidence of alignment that does exist. So, the conservative default when in doubt is to choose the lower rating.