<\/span><\/h2>\nThe tollgate method aims to help teams advance to different checkpoints using a careful review process, rather than emotion and sheer momentum. In addition, tollgate reviews help ensure transparency and accountability throughout the project journey. Since all parties involved participate in drawing up the guidelines for each checkpoint, everyone has the following information beforehand:
\n\u2022 The minimum objectives that must be met for checkpoint success.
\n\u2022 What resources are available to complete the checkpoint.<\/p>\n
Additionally, setting up a project tollgate is a quick and relatively straightforward process. Simply arrange one or two meetings before the project where stakeholders and management agree on their business objectives.<\/p>\n
The biggest challenge of running a tollgate method isn\u2019t planning and checkpoint implementation \u2014 it\u2019s the review process. While this method is an effective way to manage and complete projects, it requires a level of honesty and practicality. Managers and stakeholders need to be able to look at progress metrics and know when it\u2019s appropriate to pause projects, even when faced with political pressure or high burn rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The tollgate approach is a popular method in project management designed to help industries, governments, and organizations complete projects efficiently and more effectively. The method gets its name from the fact that teams aren\u2019t permitted to advance to the next phase of a project before they meet a set of pre-determined criteria \u2014 similar to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-work-collaboration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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