tool-driven plan
noun phraseUK /tuːl ˈdrɪvən plæn/
US /tuːl ˈdrɪvən plæn/
A plan that uses a tool to help get things done.
Our teacher made a tool-driven plan with a checklist app for the class project.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A strategy in which the choice of tools shapes the steps taken.
The engineers followed a tool-driven plan, picking the software before designing the process.
3. A schedule built around using specific equipment or instruments.
The lab's tool-driven plan kept the microscopes booked all week.
4. A method where automation tools decide the order of tasks.
With a tool-driven plan, the robot arm scheduled its own jobs.