Product lifecycle: Why an all-in-one approach is necessary

In the manufacturing sector, as in many other fields, designing and bringing a product or service to market involves numerous challenges:

• Difficulty centralizing and translating ideas into action;
• Teams working remotely and in silos;
• Information circulating through multiple channels, etc.

In this context, it is not uncommon to lose track, lack visibility, or see initiatives diluted due to the lack of a common framework.

An all-in-one approach provides a concrete solution to the need for centralization and cross-functionality.

When all stages of a product's lifecycle are brought together in one place, everyone gains clarity, efficiency, and consistency. Teams can collaborate more easily, share ideas, track collective progress in real time, and rely on tools tailored to each phase, from ideation to performance evaluation.

This comprehensive approach also prevents information loss and duplication, while promoting everyone's engagement. Whether you are an engineer, project manager, quality manager, or member of a marketing team, you have a common framework to move forward together, make decisions faster, and ensure the success of your projects.

What are the benefits of the all-in-one Product Lifecycle template?

Klaxoon's all-in-one Product Lifecycle Board is designed to support teams throughout the process of creating and launching any product or service. It incorporates five complementary methods, each playing a key role at a specific stage of the cycle:

• Brainstorming session: From the outset, stimulate creativity and collective intelligence with a structured ideation session. Everyone can share their input, bounce off each other's ideas, and lay the foundations for a new product or service.
• The PDCA Cycle: Optimize planning and launch the production phase with this continuous improvement cycle. Plan, Do, Check, Act: the PDCA cycle allows you to move forward step by step and make corrections in real time if necessary.
• The Fishbone method (or Ishikawa diagram): When faced with a problem during production, quickly identify its root causes. This visual diagram helps the team analyze the factors at play and find effective solutions without wasting time.
• The SQCDP method: Evaluate and optimize the performance of your product or service after its launch. This method allows you to track five key indicators: Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People.
• The FLAP Retrospective: Finally, take the time to review what worked and what can be improved for the next production cycle. The FLAP retrospective encourages taking a step back while highlighting the team's successes.

By combining these five methods in a single template, you have a clear roadmap for managing your projects, staying on track, and getting the whole team involved. No more juggling different tools or wasting time piecing together a project's history: everything is centralized, visual, and accessible with a single click.

Note: These methods are also available individually in Klaxoon’s template library.

How to use Klaxoon's all-in-one Product Lifecycle template?

Using this Board is simple and intuitive. Start by creating a copy of the all-in-one template in your Klaxoon workspace, then invite your team to collaborate either by email or by sharing the Board link directly.

Everyone can access the Board, participate in the different stages, and follow the progress of the project in real time, but also asynchronously.

1. Start with the Brainstorming phase, where each member shares their ideas and contributes to the product definition. You finish this stage having clearly identified the three ideas with the most potential, as well as the associated actions.
2. Once your concepts are in place, move on to the PDCA Cycle to analyze and plan the identified actions, assign roles, and start production.
3. If a problem arises along the way, the Fishbone method allows you to quickly analyze the situation and identify the causes in order to take effective action.
4. After launch, the SQCDP method helps you track performance and identify areas for improvement. For example, a team may notice that delivery times have increased and decide to review certain processes.
5. Finally, the FLAP Retrospective closes the cycle: the team discusses its accomplishments, the challenges encountered, and ways to optimize the next cycle or project.

Throughout the process, information remains centralized, the project is documented, and everyone maintains a clear view of its progress. If you are a Wrike user, you can take your unified workspace even further with integration tips between Wrike and Klaxoon available at every stage of this template.