A data structure and computer-readable medium are provided for storing data describing each technology standard within a standard operating environment of a technology architecture, a corresponding product standard utilized to implement the technology standard, and a technology lifecycle stage for the product standard. The data structure may include data fields containing data identifying a particular technology segment within an information technology architecture, data identifying a technology service within the identified technology segment, data identifying a technology standard for the technology service, for identifying a particular product standard utilized to implement the technology standard, data identifying a vendor for the product standard, and data identifying a technology lifecycle stage for the product standard. The data structure may also be expressed using the extensible markup language.