The Defect Life Cycle The defect life cycle describes how defects move through a product’s lifecycle from conception to production to distribution to use. In this article we’ll explain what happens when a defect enters the life cycle of a product. There are three phases to the defect life cycle: discovery, analysis, and resolution. During discovery, a problem is identified. This phase usually occurs before any testing begins. Once a problem has been discovered, it moves into the analysis phase.…