Stage-Gate

Governance model that divides development into stages separated by formal decision gates.

Examples

01The company's stage-gate process has five stages, from idea to launch, each ending with a decision gate run by the product board.
02At each stage-gate decision, the board reviews the business case, open risks and the engineering hours needed for the next stage.
03Two projects fail the second stage-gate because the market case is weak, and their 6 engineers move to a more promising product.