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How a DPP programme gets built.
Six phases, in order. Most programmes stall because they attempt phase five before finishing phase one.
1 — Connect
Inventory where product data lives today and get read access to it. No migration, no replacement.
- PLM, ERP, PIM, spreadsheets
- Supplier documents
- Read-only first
2 — Map
Translate every source into one canonical schema: Identity, Manufacturing, Materials, Lifecycle.
- Saved column mappings
- Unit normalisation
- Duplicate resolution
3 — Validate
Score against passport requirements and turn every gap into an owned, tracked issue.
- Section-level scoring
- Assignable issues
- Exportable report
4 — Identify
Assign persistent identifiers per product and variant, aligned to GS1 where relevant.
- GTIN alignment
- Persistent internal IDs
- GS1 Digital Link resolution
5 — Deploy
Specify carriers, get them into tech packs and artwork, then publish approved passport versions.
- QR and NFC specs
- Approval before publish
- Custom domain resolution
6 — Maintain
Products change. Every change becomes a new immutable version with an audit trail.
- Versioned snapshots
- Audit events
- Re-validation on change
Know where you stand before you implement.
Start with a DPP Readiness Assessment — fixed scope, fixed fee, no systems replaced.