IPD stage-gate pipeline (product projects)
This page describes integrated product development (IPD) for product initiatives: phases, stage-gates, what to prepare and submit at each gate, and who approves before the work advances.
Canonical source: Unified GTech Stage-Gate Framework (internal PDF — Integrated Product Development Process Flow: operational velocity and financial discipline). Keep the published PDF as the authority; this page is a tracker-facing summary.
1. Product
Tracker phase values (quick-validation, ideation, …) align with the phases below. Gates are decision points between phases; SPV Full Launch has no further IPD gate in this framework (mature operation and oversight).
Phases — timeline
Process / approval flow
At each gate, teams prepare a gating pack, submit it in the workflow, and named system approvers must sign off before work advances. The Product incubation template is the shared vehicle for multiple submissions at Gate 2 planning. Approver names are examples from the framework; substitutes follow "nominated by" rules in the process.
Legend: 📋 yellow = documents required to submit | ✅ green = system approvers who must sign off
Quick reference
| Gate | Phase transition | Documents required | System approvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 · Idea Screening | Quick Validation → Ideation | Idea submission, market insights, concept / value prop, rough ROM | Ezwan (or BD nominee) |
| 1 · Feasibility | Ideation → Prototype | Feasibility report, POC, early market research, preliminary biz case (TAM/SAM/SOM), discovery budget, product incubation template | John Lim, Ezwan |
| 2 · Development Approval | Prototype → Alpha/Beta | Milestones & pricing, requirements & GTM, resource plan, architecture & cloud budget, sales pipeline, product incubation template | Ezwan or BD nominee; Fiona; Eddie; Jaiden |
| 3 · Development / Build | Alpha/Beta → MEP to SPV | Robustness evidence, SIT results, UAT sign-off, onboarding guide, detailed GTM, support plan | PM in charge; Eddie |
| 4 · Launch & Deployment | MEP to SPV → SPV Full Launch | Detailed biz plan, long-term roadmap & GTM, SPV resource planning & hiring | Ezwan or BD nominee; Fiona; Eddie; Jaiden |
Financial note: Capitalization is expected from Gate 2 / Prototype through the Alpha/Beta milestone. Abandonment may trigger impairment treatment per finance policy.
Discontinuation: BD may initiate a discontinuation recommendation in Velocity. Approvers: Ezwan and John.
2. Boss ask
To be defined — document the stage-gate or approval path for "boss ask" (or equivalent) initiatives here when the framework is published.
3. Other project types
When a project type is not product IPD, capture its own gates, gating documents, and approver groups below. Replace placeholders when each function publishes its unified framework.