I am looking for an alternative to the term productionalize. I believe the generally accepted definition of the word says that it means "to make a software prototype ready for production". In a sentence:
In our work we will productionalize the ideas of XYZ to great effect.
Is there such a term that can be used as a drop-in replacement?
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The idea of "put into production" in the software development sense is very different than in the manufacturing sense.
Therefore, I would strongly argue that
productionalizeandproductionalizationare proper words that have yet to become commonplace outside of tech, but for which no other proper word exists.productize, as suggested in the comments, conveys a different idea: that of making into a product. It implies creation and perhaps commerce.productionalizeconveys solidifying the quality and modifying (evolving?) the idea's use. While a product may come from this effort, that is not necessary for it to "go into production".The closest other word that already exists might be
operationalize, but ifoperationalizecan come into being, then so canproductionalize