Product Life-Cycle Management

Question 1

Architecture Definition

Answer 1

Fundamental orgzn of a system embodied in its components, their relationships to each other, and to the environment, and the principles guiding its design and evolution

Question 2

“Baseline” Definition

Answer 2

Specification or Pd that has been formally reviewed and agreed upon, that thereafter serves as the basis for further development, and that can be changed only through formal change control procedures

Question 3

“Life cycle” Definition

“Life Cycle model” Definition

Answer 3

Evolution of a system, Pd, service, project, or entity from conception through retirement

Framework of processes and activities concerned with the LC that may be organized into stages, which also acts as a common reference for communication and understanding

Note: A LC model is a decision-linked conceptual segmentation of the definition of the need for the system, its realization as a Pd or service, and its utilization, evolution and disposal

Question 4

Life-cycle stages

Answer 4

1. Concept
2. Development
3. Production
4. Utilization
5. Support
6. Retirement

Question 5

Technical Processes

Answer 5

1. Stakeholder Reqts Definition Processes
2. Reqts Analysis Process
3. Arxal Design Processes
4. Implementation Process
5. Integration Process
6. Verification Process
7. Transition Process
8. Validation Process

Other processes include:

a. Operations process
b. Maintenance Process
c. Disposal Process

Question 6

Project Processes

Answer 6

1. Project Planning Process
2. Project Assessment and Control Process
3. Decision Management Process
4. Risk Management Process
5. Configuration Management Process
6. Information Management Process
7. Measurement Process

Question 7

Significance of Concept Stage

Answer 7

Purpose: Assess new business opportunities and to develop preliminary system requirements and a feasible design solution

(1) Begins with initial recognition of a need or a requirement for a new System-of-interest or for the modification to an existing system-of-interest
(2) This is is an initial exploration, fact finding, and planning period when economic, technical, strategic, and market bases are assessed through acquirer/market survey, feasibility analysis and trade-off studies. User feedback to the concept is obtained

Question 8

Activities involved in Concept stage

Answer 8

(1) One or more alternative concepts to meet he identified need or requirement are developed through
(a) Analysis
(b) Feasibility evaluations
(c) Estimations (Cost, schedule, market intelligence, and logistics)
(d) trade-off studies
(e) Experimental or prototype development
(f) Demonstration

(2) Need for one or more enabling systems for development, production of “system-of-interest” is identified and candidate solutions are included in the evaluation of alternatives in order to arrive at balanced, LC solution

Question 9

Outcomes of Concept stage

Answer 9

1. Identification of new concepts that offer such things as new capabilities, enhanced overall performance, or reduced stakeholder’s total ownership costs
2. Assessment of feasible concepts and solutions, for closure against both technical and business stakeholder objectives
3. Preparation and baselining of stakeholder reqts and preliminary system reqts (technical specs and usability specs)
4. Risk identification, assessment and mitigation plans
5. Concepts for execution of all succeeding stages
6. Plans and exit criteria for Development stage
7. Development and satisfaction of stage exit criteria
8. Cost estimates for succeeding stages

Question 10

Significance of Development stage

Answer 10

Purpose: Develop a system-of-interest that meets stakeholder requirements and can be produced, tested, evaluated, operated, supported and retired

Activities involved:

Technical processes referenced above

Question 11

Outcome of Development stage

Answer 11

1. Baselined technical information, including evaluated and refined system requirements and:
   a. Hardware diagrams, drawings and models
   b. Software design documentation
   c. Interface specifications
   d. Production plans
   e. Operating Instructions
   f. Training manuals for operations
   g. Maintenance procedures
   h. Retirement considerations
2. Project budget and schedule baselines and LC ownership cost estimates
3. System of interest
4. Verification and Validation documentation
5. Refined cost estimates for Production, utilization and retirement stages
6. Approval to proceed to production stage