{"id":1128,"date":"2023-04-13T11:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/project-management\/adding-milestone-to-a-project\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T10:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:58:44","slug":"adding-milestones","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/project-management\/adding-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Milestones to a Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adding milestones to a project provides direction, tracks progress, and helps to break down a project into smaller, more manageable parts with an easier focus on achieving specific goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project milestones are essential because they help you plan, manage, and communicate your project effectively. They show your progress, improve your teamwork, identify your challenges, track your performance, and update your stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding Milestones to a Project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Projects<\/strong> on the <strong>Navigation Menu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120537\/milestones.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the Projects page, Click a Project to access the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/project-management\/the-project-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project dashboard<\/a><\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the Milestones tab and Click <strong>New Milestone<\/strong>, or Click <strong>New<\/strong> at the top right corner and select <strong>Milestone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a <strong>Name<\/strong> for the milestone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an <strong>End Date.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write a <strong>Description<\/strong> if applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Editing or Deleting a Milestone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can Edit or Delete a Milestone by hovering over it to reveal the <strong>Edit and Delete <\/strong>options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Adding milestones to a project\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/13120613\/delete-milestone.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> to update the Milestone details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Delete <\/strong>to remove the Milestone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding milestones to a project provides direction, tracks progress, and helps to break down a project into smaller, more manageable parts with an easier focus on achieving specific goals. 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