Kehityspuolella

Kehityspuolella is a Finnish phrase meaning “on the development side” or “in the development domain.” It is used to indicate activities, roles, or environments that focus on development work, as opposed to operations, production, or maintenance. The term appears in various fields, including information technology, project management, and international development, and its exact meaning depends on the context.

In information technology and software development, kehityspuolella refers to the development environment and the work of designers, developers, and testers during the build, integration, and testing phases. It contrasts with tuotantopuolella (the production side), where software is deployed for end users. References to kehityspuolella often involve development servers, version control workflows, continuous integration, and staging environments.

In the context of international development, kehityspuolella describes actors, programs, and policies aimed at promoting development in partner countries, such as aid agencies, non-governmental organizations, and government departments. Here the term is used to distinguish development activities from humanitarian response, security operations, or administrative functions.

Etymology and usage: kehitys means development and puoli means side or realm. The phrase functions as an adverbial or nominal modifier and is common in Finnish organizational and policy language. Without context, it can be ambiguous, so it is typically clarified by accompanying nouns (environment, side, sector) or by specifying the field (IT, development aid, project management).