Technology Lifecycle

This post introduces and defines a six-stage Technology Lifecycle Management framework (Alpha, Beta, Active, Maintenance, Deprecated, Retired) for internal infrastructure projects. It details the goals of standardization, clarity, and autonomy in managing technology lifecycles. Each stage is described with specific expectations for customer acceptance, feature requests, bug reports, security/compliance handling, documentation quality, and progression rules. A case study illustrates the application of this framework in migrating through three iterations of Slack's internal compute platform, demonstrating its utility in communication and resource allocation.