The Product Transition Process is used to transition a
verified and validated end product that has been generated
by product implementation or product integration
to the customer at the next level in the system structure
for integration into an end product or, for the top-level
end product, transitioned to the intended end user. The
form of the product transitioned will be a function of the
product-line life-cycle phase success criteria and the location
within the system structure of the WBS model in
which the end product exits.
Product transition occurs during all phases of the life
cycle. During the early phases, the technical team’s products
are documents, models, studies, and reports. As the
project moves through the life cycle, these paper or soft
products are transformed through implementation and
integration processes into hardware and software solutions
to meet the stakeholder expectations. They are repeated
with different degrees of rigor throughout the life
cycle. The Product Transition Process includes product
transitions from one level of the system architecture upward.
The Product Transition Process is the last of the
product realization processes,
and it is a bridge
from one level of the system
to the next higher level