Stage-Gate In order to execute this project in the most effective way, the design process must be conducted in phases and the management tool used is called the Stage-Gate Process or Phase-Gate Process.
The Stage-Gate Process Development method was invented by Scott J. Edget and Robert G. Cooper and it is designed to lead a new product launch to a profitable success, by planning the process step-by-step and after each step a decision has to be taken representing “the gate� (Stage-Gate International 2020). Figure 17 below represents a template of the organisational Stage-Gate plan.
Figure 17. Stage-Gate Planning (Cooper 1990)
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