What is a milestone?

The EC definition:

‘Milestones’ means control points in the project that help to chart progress. Milestones may correspond to the completion of a key deliverable, allowing the next phase of the work to begin. They may also be needed at intermediary points so that, if problems have arisen, corrective measures can be taken. A milestone may be a critical decision point in the project where, for example, the consortium must decide which of several technologies to adopt for further development.

Use milestones to structure and plan your work. Your work plans will be better and it is easier for the reader to understand your planning. You may also see the milestones in relation to risk plans. And remember to put the milestones into your Gantt table.

You must describe the mean of verification of your milestone so that it is completely clear that is has been reached e.g. the clinical trials finished, a laboratory prototype is ‘up and running’, field survey complete and data quality validated…

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