Sources of Milestones in Project Management
Milestones are significant dates for events in a project schedule. Milestones can some from many areas during the project lifecycle e.g. materials, supply chain, resources availability, fixed duration projects, regulations and legislation.....
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2. Fixed duration
2.1. Transport takes x delivery must be by x
2.2. e.g. duration on critical path
2.2.1. more on the Critical Path
2.3. Process takes fixed time drives other dates
3. Deadlines
3.1. Grant application deadline
3.2. Tax return deadline
3.3. RFP deadline
3.4. Request for Information deadline
3.5. Conference date/ launch date
3.6. End of tax/business year / end of quarter
4. Project Management Method
4.1. Agile
4.1.1. Scrum
4.1.2. RAD
4.2. Waterfall
4.2.1. Ten Step
4.2.2. PMI
4.2.3. Prince2
5. Other Fixed dates
5.1. Code freeze
5.2. Holidays
5.3. Event dates e.g.
5.3.1. Olympics
5.3.2. Conference dates
5.3.3. Summit
5.3.4. Sporting events
5.3.5. Xmas
5.4. Announcments
6. Natural environment
6.1. Weather
6.1.1. examples
6.1.1.1. storms preventing deliveries during a certain time
6.1.1.2. weather windows allowing flights
6.1.1.3. passes and roads passable only at certain times
6.2. Seasons
6.3. Migrations
6.3.1. migrating birds & animals
6.4. Tides
6.5. Is the Environment a Stakeholder?
7. Regulatory & legislative
7.1. Financial calendar
7.1.1. end quarter
7.1.2. End FY
7.2. see also fixed dates
7.3. planning deadlines
7.4. audits
7.5. site inspections
7.6. reporting
8. Materials
8.1. Work packages
8.2. Expiry dates
8.3. Retirement dates
8.4. Maintenance schedules
9. Supply chain
9.1. raw material arrival
9.2. inbound and outbound shipments
9.3. order acknowledgement
9.4. product events
10. Resource availability
10.1. hiring
10.2. completion of other projects
10.3. availability of certain skill sets
11. Project lifecycle
11.1. Stage or phase gates
11.1.1. Feasibility end
11.1.2. UAT end
11.1.3. Method driven phases e.g. Prince2 phases
11.1.4. End of build