Software Product Line Management Services: Effective Product Phase Out

All companies must eventually phase out old product versions and completely eliminate old products. These end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) initiatives are often motivated by internal economic requirements: rebalancing resources in a product portfolio, reducing support costs, moving customers to the latest product version and removing products that can no longer pay for themselves. GlobalLogic’s software product line management (S-PLM) services help clients painlessly phase out their products while supporting the end users who are still using these products.

Our Software Product Line Management Service Offering

GlobalLogic’s software product line management services are designed to help clients manage their EOL initiatives while reducing end users’ migration costs and frustrations. Some of the benefits of our S-PLM services include:

• Clients keep top-line revenue and bottom-line profits for the product line and IP
• Clients can maintain end user relationships for up-sell /cross-sell opportunities
• Ensures certainty around PLC spend
• Delivers "guaranteed" operating income improvements for PLC-related spend
• Provides opportunities to feed some of the additional profits back into marketing efforts to boost revenue growth
• Reduces management distractions
• Provides risk mitigation
• Eliminates the need to focus on product management, product engineering, professional services or technical support functions

Our Product Line Management Service Focus Areas

GlobalLogic’s software product line management services focus on the following areas of interest:

• Revenue Optimization (Sustaining)
• Revenue Protection (Maintenance)
• Category Renewal
• Modernization