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Go/no-go decision

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, go/no-go decision means: A formal decision, usually made in a meeting shortly before launch, about whether a product or release is ready to go ahead or should be delayed.

In Turkish: çıkış kararı, devam/dur kararı, go/no-go kararı

How it is used

Based on agreed criteria such as open critical bugs, test results, support readiness and sign-offs. People say we're a go, it's a no-go, or hold a go/no-go meeting. A no-go is not a failure if it prevents a bad launch.

Example sentences

  1. We'll make the go/no-go decision on Thursday after the final test run.

  2. The go/no-go decision was a no-go because the payment provider wasn't ready.

Common collocations

  • go/no-go meeting
  • make a go/no-go decision
  • go/no-go criteria
  • it's a no-go
  • launchThe moment a new product or feature is made available to users, together with the marketing, sales and support activities planned around it.
  • releaseA version of a product that is made available to users, or the act of making it available. Also a verb: to release a new version.
  • sign offTo give formal approval that a document, design or piece of work is acceptable, so that the next step can begin.
  • milestoneAn agreed point in development when specific work must be delivered and reviewed, such as a playable demo, alpha or beta; publishers often pay the studio per milestone.
  • betaThe stage after alpha when the game's content is complete and the team focuses on fixing bugs and polishing; also a public or closed test of that version.

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