Project management software for stage-gate processes
Manage & Control your stage-gate processes with PROJECTWORX. Ensure the quality of your projects and meet the high requirements of your industry.
In order to minimize project risks, in the stage-gate process a project phase is only considered complete when a quality gate has been passed and approved.
Stage-Gate® processes (1) are ideal for development projects, group-wide projects and all projects in which certain process sequences play a major role due to quality specifications, proof requirements or binding certifications. Learn how to apply this milestone phase model in our project management software!
Ensure consistent Stage-Gate® processes – with project templates
Per type of project, you can provide different project templates and phase models in Projectworx. Depending on the application, the project template only contains a rough basic plan with milestones or precise definitions of processes and a variety of different plan elements.
In this way, process models such as the Stage-Gate® model can be implemented directly in the project and – without separate process descriptions – translated into clear steps in the system. There are customers who smoothly integrate several hundred requirements into such a structure.
Possible elements of a standard project plan
Tasks, work packages and milestones
Assignments to responsible person and project roles
Ressource requirements (specialists, teams, departments)
Standard calculations, document templates and forms
Learn more about project templates and the stage-gate process
Establish Quality Gates in your projects – including practical checklists
Upon reaching a gate, a milestone checklist is automatically generated. It documents which requirements have been fully met, where points are still outstanding, and which critical issues have arisen. When deciding whether to proceed a project to the next phase, the committee can focus entirely on these aspects, saving time on the comparison of requirements and actual situation.
For (multi-)project managers, there are also milestone overviews for all projects in the portfolio.
Generate gate documents for committee discussions at the push of a button
Upon reaching a gate, a milestone checklist is automatically generated. It documents which requirements have been fully met, where points are still outstanding, and which critical issues have arisen. When deciding whether to proceed a project to the next phase, the committee can focus entirely on these aspects, saving time on the comparison of requirements and actual situation.
For (multi-)project managers, there are also milestone overviews for all projects in the portfolio.
Gate status – compactly summarized in the dashboard
Get the quickest overview of the progress of your Stage Gate projects in the dashboard: as a cross-project view for PMO or based on individual projects. Current status of the gates, open gate tasks, cost comparisons, upcoming appointments – bring together in one overview what will help you to correctly assess the situation.
Good to know: Interlinked Projects
If there is no clear link between interdependent (sub-)projects, this makes planning and communication more difficult. Projectworx supports you in keeping track of connections and avoiding unforeseen postponements. Take mutual relationships into account in the project plan: You can clearly integrate both complete projects and parts of projects.
PROJECTWORX – Modules and Tools
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“With PROJECTWORX, we map out clearly structured stage-gate processes that include over 800 project steps. The documentation within the projects allows us to make well-informed decisions at any time and ensures that we are well-documented in terms of product liability.”
Reinhold Schiefer, Project & Process Management at KTM
User Story“Thanks to PROJECTWORX, I feel more prepared for our OEM audits than ever before. We can finally translate stage-gate processes directly into clear steps within the system – without needing separate process descriptions – , and integrate required actions into our project templates in no time.”
Philipp Hartlauer, Head of Project Management Mobility at NEVEON
Stage-gate processes and individual tool presentation – arrange a non-binding online meeting now!
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(1) Stage-Gate® is a registered trademark of Robert G. Cooper, Product Development Institute Inc. and Jens Arleth, Innovation Management U3. Learn more.