Replacing an existing platform with many features is a difficult task. In order to tackle the complexity of such a project, the implementation of the new Collaboratory is done with an iterative approach.

Features have been divided into 4 releases, each focused on a specific scope to bring features as soon as possible to the community:

• The Coordination release is focused on creating the core ecosystem of tools and integrating them together to help coordinators of the project
• The Platform release brings the essential tools for HBP platforms to integrate their services and applications and collaborate with external users
• The Scientific release is bringing JupyterLab to the community and, with it, a more user friendly environment for scientific collaboration
• The MOOC release creates the ground for clients to consume APIs and therefore enables the automation of online courses

Here is a summary of the features that will be brought to the community: