Kehitysputkeen

Kehitysputkeen is a Finnish expression used to describe the phase in a project or product development process when an idea is moved into active development. The term signals that work is being performed to transform a concept into a tangible product, service or feature and that resources, planning and governance are engaged to advance it toward release. In practice, the development pipeline may include stages such as ideation, validation, design, implementation, testing and deployment, with exact steps varying by organization and industry.

Linguistically, kehitysputkeen is the illative case of kehitysputki, a compound of kehitys (development) and putki (pipeline). It indicates direction into the development pipeline. Other common forms include kehitysputkessa (in the development pipeline) and kehitysputkesta (from the development pipeline), depending on sentence structure.

Usage context: The term is common in software development, product management, startups and manufacturing, where it serves as a concise way to describe moving work from concept or backlog into active engineering. It is often used in status reports, roadmaps and project governance to denote a transition into the development phase. The phrase itself does not imply success or risk; it simply marks that work is underway in the development process.

See also: tuotekehitys, ohjelmistokehitys, kehitysprosessi, tuotteen elinkaari.