TRLs

Software maturity and Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)

Technology Readiness Level Expected Properties

TRL 1 - Project Initiation

• Project owner identified
• Project principles and high-level objectives defined
• Use case definitions (includes target users and activities)

TRL 2 - Conceptualization

• Analytic study of the problem space
• Identify key functions which must be validated in Component Implementation
• Formulate validation criteria for critical components
• Formulate validation criteria of complete prototype system
• Prototype Epic planning

TRL 3 - PoC Implementation

• Implementations of key functions
• Validation of critical concepts
• Identification of additional validation criteria for TRL4

TRL 4 - Prototype Component

• Validation of prototype components in Lab
• PoC has become prototype components
• System technology selection has been made
• Load testing of components under key load criteria
• Identification of additional validation criteria for TRL5

TRL 5 - Prototype Integration

• Validation of integrated system in a real-world environment
• Tested in restricted environment with a small number of real users
• Data formats specified
• Identification of additional validation criteria for TRL6

TRL 6 - Prototype-to-Real-world Integration

• Validation of integrated system in a real-world environment
• Load testing of integrated system under expected load
• Tested in a real-world environment with a small number of real users
• Initial System documentation
• Initial User documentation
• System monitoring points specified (for services)
• Identification of additional validation criteria for TRL7

TRL 7 - Operational Integration

• Validation of integrated system in a real-world environment
• Tested in a real-world environment with a small number of real users (canary testing for SoA)
• System monitoring implemented (for services)
• No expected data format or API changes (for services or software components)
• Load testing of integrated system under expected load
• SLA monitored (for services)

TRL 8 - Deployment

• Validation of integrated system in a real-world environment
• Tested in a real-world environment with a small number of real users
• SLA enforced (for services)

TRL 9 - Production

• Validation of integrated system in a real-world environment
• Tested in a real-world environment with a target number of real users