Define multiple stage-gate templates to support different types of development project, such as 5 Stage, Xpress, Lite and Technology Automatically create projects from Stage-Gate templates, using template selection wizards Identify cross functional team members and gatekeepers and assign stage activities to each Follow a step-by-step graphical guide to executing each activity in the stage, reviewing activity inputs and capturing activity outputs either in configurable online forms and spreadsheets or as attached documents Track performance metrics for each stage Conduct gate reviews using configurable gate scorecards, metrics dashboards, gate checklists and document reviews Automatically email gate notifications, agendas, gate deliverables and gate decisions to gatekeepers and the cross functional team Review visual dashboards and generate reports of stage-gate performance or your portfolio | 
of these organizations have achieved the same results with Stage-Gate, as many lack the rigor, best-practice or ease-of-use of a lean, high performance stage-gate system, or have failed to integrate it with other processes such as portfolio management or project and resource management.
