02 — Capability · BC-540.40
Lifecycle Stage Management
Track 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.
- Product Lifecycle Status
- Phase-In Phase-Out
- End-of-Life Management
In scope
- Lifecycle stage definitions and status transitions
- Phase-in and phase-out execution for products and parts
- End-of-support obligations and spare parts coverage
Out of scope
- The commercial decision to retire a product (see BC-510)
- Aftermarket parts supply for industrial products (see BC-1180)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 1
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-540.40.10Lifecycle Status TrackingRecord the current lifecycle stage of each product and part and the dates of each transition, so no one sells or plans against a thing that is already gone.
- BC-540.40.20Phase-In & Phase-Out ExecutionRun the practical introduction and run-down of a product or part across inventory, suppliers, documentation and systems.
- BC-540.40.30End-of-Support ObligationsDefine and honor what the organization still owes customers after a product stops being sold, from spares to security fixes to data return.