# TRL9 - production version operating in real environment A TRL9 technology is just a [[TRL8 - production version tested in real environment]] technology that has been in the field long enough to have operational problems surface and fix them. Technologies never “finish” TRL9, the expected number of operational problems just decreases exponentially. This is the realm where Kaizen shines. [[Kaizen is Toyotas process for continuous business process improvement]] TRL9 is another place that software can ‘cheat.’ Because you can push out live updates, it is possible to bundle TRL6→TRL8 together and skip straight to TRL9. [[A MVP is TRL6 through TRL8 bundled together]] this is a place to[[Looking at places where software cheats on the TRL ladder could suggest places where atomland technologies should aim for]] [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/TRL9+-+production+version+operating+in+real+environment) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/TRL9+-+production+version+operating+in+real+environment)