<s>
Multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
technique	O
intended	O
to	O
achieve	O
highly	O
integrated	O
parallel	O
development	O
activity	O
while	O
reducing	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
integration	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
basic	O
unifying	O
pattern	O
of	O
software	O
development	O
:	O
software	O
moves	O
in	O
stages	O
from	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
immaturity	O
to	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
maturity	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
work	O
is	O
broken	O
down	O
into	O
logical	O
units	O
performed	O
by	O
interdependent	O
teams	O
that	O
integrate	O
the	O
different	O
parts	O
together	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
upon	O
continuous	O
integration	O
,	O
it	O
presumes	O
that	O
you	O
are	O
already	O
following	O
those	O
recommended	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
integration	O
to	O
occur	O
in	O
parallel	O
while	O
vastly	O
reducing	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
integration	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
,	O
each	O
team	O
must	O
have	O
its	O
own	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
has	O
many	O
advantages	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
that	O
support	O
multi-stage	B-Application
continuous	I-Application
integration	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
