POC Definition Template

1. General Information

• POC Title:
• Date Range:
• Requestor / Stakeholders:
• POC Owner / Team:

2. Objective

• Purpose: (What specific feature, capability, or integration are you validating?)
• Context / Problem Statement: (Why is this POC necessary? What risks or assumptions does it address?)

3. Scope

• In Scope: (List the systems, components, interfaces, or modules to be covered)
• Out of Scope: (Explicitly note what's excluded to avoid scope creep)

4. Technical Architecture

• Hardware: (STB SoC, tuners, demodulators, etc.)
• Software Stack: (Bootloader, OS, middleware, UI framework, etc.)
• Interfaces / Protocols: (DVB, HDMI CEC, IP streaming protocols, etc.)
• Testbed / Emulators: (Reference streams, signal generators, mock services, etc.)

5. Success Criteria

• Key Evaluation Metrics:

  • (Performance KPIs like zap time, boot time, sync accuracy, etc.)
  • (Compliance outcomes like HbbTV conformance or DRM license flow success)

• Decision Points: (What decisions will be informed by this POC? E.g., go/no-go, vendor selection, architecture change)

6. Assumptions & Constraints

• Assumptions: (e.g., test streams available, hardware available, fixed delivery window)
• Constraints: (e.g., limited access to vendor SDKs, partial test content)

7. Timeline & Milestones

• Start Date:
• End Date:
• Milestones: (Key internal checkpoints – setup, integration, testing, reporting)

8. Risks

• Known Risks: (Hardware delays, middleware bugs, test instability, etc.)
• Mitigation Plan: (Contingencies, parallel workstreams, support escalation paths)