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Funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages · Working

Stage exit criteria

Also called: exit criteria

ELI5

Conditions required before an opportunity advances from a pipeline stage.

Used in conversation

“Do not move the opportunity until stage exit criteria is confirmed.”

Pitch context

You will see “Stage exit criteria” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.