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PDLC templates

Copy-paste starters for product lifecycle artifacts. Copy into your project's `docs/product/` (or equivalent) and fill in.

Copy-paste starters for product lifecycle artifacts. Copy into your project's docs/product/ (or equivalent) and fill in.

Template	PDLC phase	Purpose
Product vision — [Product Name]	P3 Strategize	Product vision, target audience, value proposition, success criteria
Market analysis — [Product / Initiative Name]	P1 Discover	Market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), segmentation, dynamics, regulatory landscape
Competitive analysis — [Product / Initiative Name]	P1 Discover	Competitor inventory, feature comparison, positioning, differentiation, moats
Work breakdown structure — [Product / Initiative Name]	P3, SDLC-A	Work breakdown structure: Themes → Epics → Stories → Tasks with Forge ID mapping
Experiment log — [Initiative / Opportunity Name]	P1–P2, P5	Track hypotheses, methods, results, and decisions for discovery experiments
Stage-gate review — [Initiative Name]	G1–G5	Document go/kill/pivot decisions at PDLC stage gates
Product metrics — [Product Name]	P3–P5	Define and track outcome metrics (adoption, retention, revenue, satisfaction)
Go-to-market plan — [Product / Feature Name]	P3–P4	Launch strategy, positioning, channels, pricing, rollout plan
Sunset plan — [Product Name]	P6	Product retirement: timeline, migration, communications, data handling

Related: Product development lifecycle (PDLC) (phases and artifacts) · SDLC templates (delivery-side templates).

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