Full Product Lifecycle
Holistic view of all phases, gates, and connections. Click a phase card to view its details and flowchart.
flowchart TD
start([Product Idea]) --> hi
hi[10 Human Intervention monitor active throughout] -.->|immediate feedback| p1 & p2 & p3 & p4 & p5 & p6 & p7 & p8 & p9 & p11
start --> p1[01 Product Discovery]
p1 --> g1{Gate 1}
g1 -->|APPROVED| p2[02 Product Design]
g1 -->|REVISE| p1
p2 --> g2{Gate 2}
g2 -->|APPROVED| rmCheck{Release Mode}
g2 -->|REVISE| p2
rmCheck -->|FULL PRODUCTION| p3[03 Frontend Design]
rmCheck -->|FULL PRODUCTION| p4[04 Backend Design]
rmCheck -->|MVP| mvpScope[MVP Scoping]
mvpScope --> p3
mvpScope --> p4
p3 --> g3{Gate 3}
g3 -->|APPROVED| p5[05 Frontend Development]
g3 -->|REVISE| p3
p4 --> g4{Gate 4}
g4 -->|APPROVED| p6[06 Backend Implementation]
g4 -->|REVISE| p4
p5 --> g5{Gate 5}
g5 -->|APPROVED| p7[07 Integration]
g5 -->|REVISE| p5
p6 --> g6{Gate 6}
g6 -->|APPROVED| p7
g6 -->|REVISE| p6
p7 --> g7{Gate 7}
g7 -->|APPROVED| p8[08 QA Testing]
g7 -->|REVISE| p7
p8 --> g8{Gate 8}
g8 -->|APPROVED| p9[09 Deployment]
g8 -->|REVISE| p8
p9 --> g9{Gate 9}
g9 -->|SIGNED OFF| mvpEvolve{Evolution?}
g9 -->|ROLLBACK| p9
mvpEvolve -->|EVOLVE| debtAudit[Technical Debt Audit]
mvpEvolve -->|STAY| p11
debtAudit --> p3
mvpEvolve -->|Full Production| p11
p11[11 Documentation] --> g10{Gate 10}
g10 -->|APPROVED| done([DOCUMENTED])
g10 -->|REVISE| p11
click p1 "phase.html?phase=01-product-discovery" "01 Product Discovery"
click p2 "phase.html?phase=02-product-design" "02 Product Design"
click p3 "phase.html?phase=03-frontend-design" "03 Frontend Design"
click p4 "phase.html?phase=04-backend-design" "04 Backend Design"
click p5 "phase.html?phase=05-frontend-development" "05 Frontend Development"
click p6 "phase.html?phase=06-backend-implementation" "06 Backend Implementation"
click p7 "phase.html?phase=07-integration" "07 Integration"
click p8 "phase.html?phase=08-qa-testing" "08 QA Testing"
click p9 "phase.html?phase=09-deployment" "09 Deployment"
click p11 "phase.html?phase=11-documentation" "11 Documentation"
click hi "phase.html?phase=10-human-intervention" "10 Human Intervention"
Phases
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