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A product family is a group of related products designed to satisfy similar needs and to share core components, platforms, or architectures. By reusing common building blocks, interfaces, and design patterns, a product family aims to reduce development effort, ensure a consistent user experience, and streamline maintenance and branding.
Key characteristics include a shared platform, modular architecture, defined variation points for different market needs, and
Management of a product family often applies platform thinking and practices from product line engineering or
Lifecycle considerations include strategies for extending the platform, retiring legacy variants, and maintaining backward compatibility. Benefits
Examples span software suites, consumer electronics ecosystems, and vehicle platforms, where multiple products share a common