What Is a Milestone in Project Management? | Coffee with Brett

Learn what project milestones are and how they work in project management, and get examples of when to use milestones vs. tasks in project planning. Find more project milestone examples and tips here: teamgan.tt/3IwAZ9h
0:00:00 - Intro
00:00:34 - Definition: What is a milestone?
00:02:53 - Examples of project milestones
00:03:32 - When to use milestones vs. tasks in project planning
00:03:59 - How to add a milestone to your project plan
If you’ve ever wondered, “What is a milestone?” or “How do I know if something is a milestone and not another task on a project?”, this episode’s for you. We’re getting back to project management basics today!
In project management, a milestone is a marker in the project timeline that signifies a change or phase in development. Project milestones are powerful components in project planning because they show key events and map forward movement in your project plan.
Watch this video to see milestones defined so you know when to add milestones to your project timelines.
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[@KevinGHart]

Wish I had seen this video years ago. This explains things so well. Thanks for the tips.

[@teamgantt]

So glad to hear it, Kevin!

[@DanFuoco]

This is a great explanation and it helped so much. Thank you x10!

[@benbaanable]

Thx Brett, pretty helpful and clear explanation...

[@user-gs5rv1jc6p]

Very helpful, Thank u Sir

[@zahramahdavi9448]

Thank you

[@princejhutty4627]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@alienspace3960]

do you have a video about a business case

[@danielmandoki]

Hi there Brett! I'm reaching out to you because I'm desperately looking for an answer... I'm not a project manager but I'd like to divide a long term goal into milestones, bet never done that before. So my goal is to make £100,000 in 5 years, and the question is, what kind of milestones do I set? Do I set only figures like, 20,000 then, 50,000, then 70,000 and so on or do I include thing like Get a higher paid job, Start a side hustle, Get side hustle to £100/day etc. or is it a combination of both? How on earth do these things even work. I'm dying for and answer.

[@teamgantt]

Hi Daniel, Brett here. This kind of milestone is a little different from what I'm talking about in the video. That said, if you want to hit those goals, you should probably decide what tactics will help you to meet those goals. Plan them out and work toward those goals! Good luck!

[@usename7865]

Does milestone give start and end date of the complete project