PROPOSAL

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Proof of

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concept

Proof of concept (POCPoC) is a demonstration, the purpose of which is to verify that certain concepts or theories have the potential for real-world application. POC is therefore a prototype that is designed to determine feasibility, but does not represent deliverables.

Proof of concept is also known as proof of principle.

POC should be realization of a certain method or idea in order to demonstrate its feasibility,^[1] or a demonstration in principle with the aim of verifying that some concept or theory has practical potential.^{[citation needed]} A proof of concept is usually small and may or may not be complete.

POC is equivalent to "Tech Preview" or "Experimental"

Guidelines

1. Every POC has a named sponsor for the feature whom acts as spokesperson at all checkpoints/meetings
2. POC feature development is second priority to committed feature/tech debt development efforts. 
3. Dependencies on other projects for POC functionality should be clearly communicated as POC development
4. POC (only) related defects cannot block the release
5. POC release notes should include details of functionality available, known issues, and known limitations/incomplete features
6. Integration and test resources are primarily for the committed features and should not be used for POC until either
   1. primary functionality is
   complete OR blocked
   1. complete 
   2. testing on the primary functionality is blocked - and cycles are available while blocker gets resolved
7. POC issues are not the primary topic secondary topics at PTL or TSC meetings
8. POC development can waive "product completeness" requirements - like S3P, Localization/I18N
9. POC development must comply with license scans and vulnerability fixes
10. POC may be promoted to fully supported feature prior to the end of the release with approval of the TSC
11. POC features may be withdrawn from the release at any time with notification to the TSC from the sponsor 
12. POC functionality is targeted for full feature in a specific future release