Phased Pattern
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Pattern Type
Structural
This pattern is structural as it represents multiple, serial threads through The Core Process.
Description
This pattern utilizes the basic core process, but extends it by running multiple threads through another structural pattern. For example, an application may be broken up into sub-modules that can be built one at a time. The primary difference between this pattern and the Parallel Pattern is that the work is done serially, as opposed to in parallel.
Typically, each thread follows the same structural pattern (such as Requirements and Build Integration Pattern or Step by Step Pattern, though it is not required (the typical reason to keep them the same is to keep the complexity down and minimize the managerial overhead).
This is a fairly common pattern.
