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Milestone List Template
Milestone List Template
MILESTONE LIST
PROJECT No: MA-015-02 FULL PROJECT NAME: Project Orion
M-001 Project Kick off Completion of the project kick off meeting with Mandatory
key customer stakeholders.
M-002 Design sign-off Sign-off of the design documentation Mandatory (SOW payment milestone)
M-003 Demo show case Demonstration of the build so far at quartely Optional 30 June
business review.
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ACTION ITEMS LIST - INSTRUCTIONS
DEFINITIONS
PROJECT No.
The project number is assigned by the PMO (Project Management Office) once the project is approved for funding.
This Link Takes You to Project No. in the Template
PROJECT MANAGER
The person responsible for the successful delivery of the project to time costs and quality constraints.
This Link Takes You to Project Manager in the Template
FULL PROJECT NAME
Give each milestone a milestone ID, this ID can be used to identify the milestone in the project schedule and other documentation.
This Takes You to Milestone ID in the Template
MILESTONE TITLE
Give each milestone a title that is as understandable as possible, i.e. a title that the project team will understand.
This Link Takes You to Milestone Title in the Template
MILESTONE DESCRIPTION
Describe the milestone clearly so that the project team and project board can understand what it signifies.
This Link Takes You to Milestone Description in the Template
MILESTONE TYPE
Note whether the milestone is mandatory or optional. For example meeting a contract may require the achievement of some milestones. Often Statements of Work may include payment milestones.
Others might be optional, for example the project manager may choose to use milestones to denote key points in the project lifecycle.
See Project Milestones for more on how to use milestones.
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ACTION ITEMS LIST - INSTRUCTIONS
Some milestones may need to be achieved on or by a certain date. For example 'conference preparations completed' must be accomplished before the conference date. If this is the case enter the date in
this field.
This Link Takes You to Date in the Template
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