Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Working
Product retirement
Also called: retire product
ELI5
Stop offering and supporting a product.
Used in conversation
“Product retirement requires customer communication and data handling.”
Definition
The planned withdrawal of a product from sale, use or support.
Here “Product retirement” means: The planned withdrawal of a product from sale, use or support.
Pitch context
You will see “Product retirement” 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