stage-gate
adjective[before noun]
ukusMANAGEMENT
used todescribeapointin aprojectorplanat whichdevelopmentcan beexaminedand anyimportantchangesordecisionsrelatingtocosts,resources,profits, etc. can be made:
a stage-gate model/process/systemTheprojectplanneedsto show acomprehensivestage-gateprocessbeforefundingisapproved.