Product Lifecycle

The lifecycle of a product consists of the six states shown below. The main tasks performed in each state are listed under the state.

Preliminary State

In the Preliminary state, a Product Manager, System Engineer, Software Engineer, or Senior Design Engineer creates a product, then promotes it to the Product Managemenet state.

Product Management State

In the Product Management state, a Product Manager or System Engineer adds features, marketing related rules, images, and reference documents.

Design Engineering State

In the Design Engineering state, a Design Engineer or Senior Design Engineer adds parts, and engineering related rules, reviews the structure and rules of the product.

Review State

In the Review state, a Product Manager, System Engineer, Design Engineer, or Senior Design Engineer performs a final review.

Release State

In the Release state, a Product Manager updates the pricing, as needed. A trigger is fired that promotes all rules connected to the product to the Release state.

Obsolete State

In the Obsolete state, a Product Manager inactivates the use of the product and the product is no longer sold.