Category: Glossary

Phase-gate process | Glossary

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Definition:

The phase gate is a project management technique that reviews the end of the phase of the project. It is important to create such review to make important decisions to continue on to the succeeding phase, end the project or continue but implement some modifications.

The project is divided into different stages or phases and separated by gates. The process continues at each gate but the project manager or a steering committee should decide whether to continue the project or not.

Further Reading:

Book: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.  

Collocated team | Glossary

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Definition:

Members of the same development team that are located at the same physical location where face-to-face collaboration among the team members is possible and practiced. A Collocated team is just a nice way of saying non-collocated. Individuals are dispersed around the globe and they rely on collaborative software, email, and telephones to communicate and work together.

Collocated teams do bring some real benefits to a project:

  • Project managers can use people from all around the world to participate in the project.
  • Project managers can use experts from other parts of the world that may not be local to where the project is being hosted.
  • Project team members can work from home.
  • Project team members don’t all have to work the same hours to complete their project assignments.
  • Organizations can use people with mobility handicaps.
  • Organizations can realize a cost savings by reducing travel expenses.
  • Software and the internet make working remotely easier for everyone.

Further Reading:

Book: Agile Software Development by Alistair Cockburn