02 — Capability · BC-540
Product Lifecycle & Information
Hold one trustworthy definition of every product from introduction to retirement, so the organization always knows what a product is, which version is current, what changed and why, and who may be told.
- PLM
- Product Master Data
- Product Information Management
- Engineering Change
In scope
- Product master records, identifiers and the hierarchy of items and variants
- Specifications, bills of material, formulations and configurations by version
- Engineering change control from request to effectivity
- Lifecycle status of each product and the technical and customer-facing content that describes it
Out of scope
- Deciding whether to introduce or retire a product (see BC-510)
- Creating the design and engineering content in the first place (see BC-530)
- Enterprise data governance and master data platforms in general (see BC-750)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 2
- Idea-to-Product · 05 Prepare to Launch via BC-540.10
- Idea-to-Product · 06 Launch & Measure via BC-540.40
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-540.10Product Master DataKeep the authoritative record of each product and item, its identifiers, attributes and relationships, so every other system and team is talking about the same thing.
- BC-540.20Specification & Configuration ManagementKnow exactly what any version of a product is made of and how it is built, so the right parts, formulas and settings are used every time and any unit can be traced back to its definition.
- BC-540.30Engineering Change ControlChange a product definition on purpose, with the impact understood, the right people agreeing and a clear date from which the new definition applies.
- BC-540.40Lifecycle Stage ManagementTrack where each product stands from introduction through active sale, maturity, end of sale and end of support, and make the status visible to everyone whose work depends on it.
- BC-540.50Product Content & DocumentationProduce and maintain the technical and descriptive content that goes with a product, so customers, regulators, channel partners and service teams all read the same current truth.