Service Lifecycle Wheel — Propose To Retire (Infographic)
Best for: showing that a service has a lifecycle, including an exit Avoid when: the reader needs current service health (use a status board) Answers: the four phases of a service and what a go/no-go decision looks like at each
infographic sequence-circle-arrows-indexed-card
theme
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palette
- #2b66c4
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data
title Service Lifecycle
desc Numbered phases with a return arrow
sequences
- label Propose
desc Business case and owner named
- label Pilot
desc One region, measured against success criteria
- label Scale
desc Global rollout with platform support
- label Retire
desc Data exported, consumers migratedData Shape
sequences of four to five phases. Indexed cards show the numbering, so the order must be meaningful; the
circular structure implies the cycle continues with new services.
Key Options
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
infographic sequence-circle-arrows-indexed-card |
Numbered cards on a ring — reads as a closed loop |
sequence-circular-simple |
Ring without numbering; use when phases are qualitative |
sequence-lifecycle alternatives: sequence-steps-* |
Use when the process is linear, not cyclical |
Pitfalls
- ❌ Omitting the retire phase → ✅ a lifecycle without an exit is just a launch funnel
- ❌ Phases that repeat yearly → ✅ if the loop is a cadence, use
operating-cycle-loop.md - ❌ Five-plus phases on a ring → ✅ rings hold four comfortably, five at most
Alternatives
| Variant | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Repeating operating cadence | operating-cycle-loop.md |
| Quarterly planning rhythm | quarterly-planning-cycle.md |
| Feature adoption over time | feature-adoption-trend.md |