Fasegewijze

Fasegewijze is a Dutch adjective meaning stage-by-stage or phasewise. It describes a process, plan, or action that unfolds in distinct phases rather than as a single continuous act. The term is commonly used in business, public policy, and project management to emphasize gradual progress and controlled progression.

Etymology and usage: The word combines fase (phase) with gewijze (manner/way). In Dutch, fasegewijze is used to qualify approaches, implementations, or payments that occur incrementally, enabling assessment and adjustment at each step. While the term is most common in Dutch-language contexts, its English equivalents include phasewise, phased, or staged, depending on the sentence.

Contexts and examples: In project management and software development, a fasegewijze rollout or implementatie releases features in increments, allowing testing and stakeholder feedback between stages. In procurement and contracting, fasegewijze betaling spreads payments across milestones tied to deliverables. In policy or regulatory projects, a fasegewijze invoering (implementation) can help ensure compliance and smoother adaptation by departments and users before full deployment.

Advantages and challenges: Benefits include reduced risk through incremental testing, improved budgeting and resource planning, and earlier delivery of value. It also enables adjustments based on real results from early phases. Potential drawbacks are longer overall timelines, increased coordination and governance requirements, dependencies between phases, and the possibility of a disjointed user experience if transitions are not well managed.

See also: phased approach, phased rollout, staged deployment, incremental development, gradual implementation. In English contexts, phasewise or phased are common counterparts; fasegewijze remains a Dutch term used to describe these concepts.