Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Working
Limited availability
Also called: LA
ELI5
The product is available only to some customers.
Used in conversation
“Limited availability protects service quality during scaling.”
Definition
A release status in which access remains restricted by invitation, geography, capacity or contract.
Here “Limited availability” means: A release status in which access remains restricted by invitation, geography, capacity or contract.
Pitch context
You will see “Limited availability” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16