Milestones are commonly used in relation to progress and are often chosen to represent the start of a new phase or the completion of a major deliverable. They are used to monitor progress at summary level
Milestones are activities of zero duration
By way of interest; recorded here are milestone events from notable projects in history and some that have little to do with “projects” at all!
Milestones this month:
5 December 1958 – Preston Bypass – Britain’s first motorway opens
9 December 1868 – World’s first traffic light
14 December 1972 – Last men leave the moon
17 December 1989 – Simpsons premiered on Fox TV
20 December 1946 – “It’s a Wonderful Life” premiered in New York
24 December 1818 – “Silent Night” was first sung
25 December 352 – First record of Christmas on 25 December
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