Phases
The start and end of work phases such as proof of concept, design, procurement, construction, development, testing and launch. Phases are selected to be meaningful to progress and stakeholder communications. For example, a milestone such as "foundation completed" is more meaningful to stakeholders than "construction phase 1A."Communication
Completion of a meeting such as a project kickoff event.Decisions
Decisions such as selection of a vendor.Planning
Completion and approval of a plan.Design
Completion and review of a design.Resources
Deployment of resources such as a development team.Processes
Commencement or completion of processes. For example, "testing start."Deliverables
Delivery of work to the client. Milestones often have commercial implications such as triggering a payment to a vendor.Integration
Getting things connected and working together.Environments
Building environments such as a lab, system or application. For example, "development build complete."Training
Training activities such as knowledge transfer to an operations team.Objectives & Goals
The completion of objectives and goals. For example, "information security review complete" or "production launch."| Overview: Milestone | ||
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Definition (1) | Markers of project progress. | |
Definition (2) | A task of zero length that marks the start or completion of a project phase, process or objective. | |
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