Technical Feasibility Assessment: English Collocations
Technical feasibility assessments are how engineering teams evaluate whether a proposed solution is viable before committing resources. From scoping the study and running a proof of concept to validating assumptions and greenlighting the project, this process has a specific vocabulary. This exercise covers the collocations used in feasibility reviews, technical spikes, and product discovery discussions.
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The engineering team was asked to ___ the technical feasibility of the proposed real-time data streaming feature.
Assess feasibility is the standard technical evaluation collocation — feasibility is 'assessed' through a structured analysis of constraints, risks, and capabilities. 'Review' is broader; 'check' is informal; 'examine' implies a more investigative approach. 'Assess feasibility' is the canonical phrase in project planning and technical discovery documentation.
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The solution architect ran a spike to ___ that the proposed approach could handle 10,000 concurrent connections.
Validate the approach is the technical feasibility collocation — validation involves testing that the approach meets defined requirements under realistic conditions. 'Verify' implies confirming a known specification; 'confirm' is more general; 'check' is informal. 'Validate' is the precise term when a spike or proof of concept is used to test feasibility assumptions.
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The team needed to ___ the scope of the feasibility study before committing to a six-week investigation.
Scope the feasibility study is the natural pre-work collocation — 'scoping' a study means defining its boundaries, questions, and constraints before beginning. 'Define' is also correct; 'set' and 'agree on' are informal. 'Scope' is the precise term from project management for the act of formally defining what is included in and excluded from a piece of work.
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The technical lead presented the feasibility findings to the product team, and the CPO agreed to ___ the project for further investment.
Greenlight the project is the informal but widely used approval collocation — a CPO or executive 'greenlights' a project after reviewing the feasibility case. 'Sign off on' is more formal; 'approve' is the official act; 'accept' implies receiving. 'Greenlight' is the specific term for the executive decision to proceed, borrowed from the film industry.
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The team decided to ___ a proof of concept before committing the full squad to the blockchain-based audit trail.
Run a proof of concept is the standard feasibility collocation — a PoC is 'run' to generate evidence about whether an approach is viable. 'Build' focuses on the engineering work; 'conduct' is more formal and often used for research; 'create' focuses on the output. 'Run a PoC' is the most common phrasing in product and engineering planning conversations.