lifecyclegedreven
Lifecyclegedreven is a management and organizational approach that emphasizes making and executing decisions in alignment with the lifecycle stages of an asset or project. The term, meaning essentially lifecycle-driven, is used in software engineering, IT service management, and product lifecycle management to contrast lifecycle-based governance with project-centric execution. The central idea is to integrate planning, development, operation, and retirement across the entire lifespan of an asset to maximize value and manage risk.
Core principles include stage-gate governance at key lifecycle milestones, traceability from initial requirements through design, testing,
Practices often involve creating explicit lifecycle models, mapping requirements and architecture to lifecycle stages, establishing criteria
Applications span software development, IT infrastructure and services, product development, and asset management. Benefits include better
Origins trace to systems engineering, product lifecycle management, and IT governance traditions; the exact term lifecyclegedreven
See also: lifecycle management, stage-gate process, total cost of ownership, governance, systems engineering, IT service management.