Milestones

What are milestones?
Milestones mark significant points during the course of the project and are generally associated with important events, e.g. "The project plan is drawn up and checked" forms the project control milestone in the Definition phase.
When planning a project, the milestones are assigned deadlines which can be monitored well in the project checks using trend analyses. A milestone is considered reached by a project check if all the results associated with this milestone are in place.

Note: The PROCON tool used for project checks within PSE is based very substantially on project milestones.

Where can I find milestones?
Milestones must always be assigned to phases.
Milestones specified by stdSEM can:

  • mark the end or an important intermediate stage of a phase, e.g. "P1: Project enterprise decided" in the Initiation phase.
  • (rarely) also mark the start of a phase, they are then the condition for the start of the phase, e.g. "P0: Project kick-off" in the Initiation phase.

Identifying the milestones
Milestones are identified according to their type (project control, technical, quality assurance) and are numbered consecutively.
For example, "P2: Project plan drawn up and checked" represents the project control milestone for the Definition phase. Milestones in subphases have a two-digit number. Phase milestones assigned on an individualized basis within the scope of the project would then have a three-digit identification number.

Note: The overview of all milestones predefined in stdSEM can be found on the page containing the stdSEM overview graphic (click the "Overview graphic" icon on the home page).


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