High-Level Introduction to

Product Life Cycle:

Derived from the Intel®
Platform Program Life Cycle

HM 6/20/2007
Purpose & Scope

The Product life cycle (PLC) specification

describes a framework
by which an organization manages
the development of its products
from inception to EOL,
applicable to all components of the organization.

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 Product Life Cycle (PLC)

Product
Scope
Opportunity Opportunity Approva Product
Identification Scope Opportunity (PSA) Product Launch
Approval Approval Feasibility Qual Approval
Approval Opportunity Product Approval
Commit Feasibility Product (PLA)
Commit (PQA)
Approval Approval
(PFA) Approval
(PCA)

Exploration Planning Development Refresh

Opportunity
To Product
Map
Opportunity (OPM)

Product Integration Ready

Product Design Complete

Product Integration Exit

Product Production Candidate (PPC)

Product Deployment

Product Qualified (PLQ)

Product Post Mortem

Assessment
(OA)
Product
Architecture
Document
(PAD)
Overview of PLC Phases

Exploration Planning Development Refresh

• Exploration Phase analyzes market, business and technology

trends & opportunities which identify product solutions, which are
implementable and of clear added value.
• Planning Phase formalizes next level of detail including market
requirements, decision times, Product scope, usage, features,
technology integration, and POR.
• Development Phase implements requirements defined in Planning
Phase; its Milestones are synchronization points to quantify progress
toward goal.
• Refresh Phase constitutes further product revisions (or EOL) after
initial product launch; may include updates to software, hardware,
and other technologies.

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Corporate Action over PLC Phases

Concept Development Implementation Ship Product

Approval Investment Plan
Approval Release Discontinuance
(CA) Approval
(DIA) Approval Approval
(IPA) (SRA) (PDA)

Exploration Planning Development Production

Refresh

Pre-production Post
Product Production Mortem
Samples
Product Overview Product Release
(PPS)
Overview Proposal Overview Qualification
Proposal Level 2 Proposal (PRQ)
Level 1 (POPL2) Level 3
(POPL1) (POPL3)