Major stages in corporate development which when reached form a starting point for consideration of the next moves, e g injection of additional capital
n key event A milestone is a key event that warrants highlighting A milestone has the same start and finish date and by convention is shown as a triangle on the Progress chart
A milestone is an activity with zero duration (usually marking the end of a period)
The markers within the project established to determine whether or not the project will meet the anticipated schedule Milestones are usually major events in the course of the project (e g "training materials developed" or "software purchased") Technical milestones are those tasks for which a technical resource is accountable (e g "interfaces developed and tested")
Watershed events or achievements that help verify that progress toward accomplishing goals and objectives is on track and on schedule To this end, COMPASS has identified performance milestones for all Targeted Results
A project event that demonstrates progress in relatively large and far apart steps Milestone contrast to Inch Pebbles where progress checkpoints are relatively small
Each significant event or activity/action with start and completion dates identified through the cooperative agreement process or the interagency agreement process with a schedule of specific tasks and budgets