Planning in 3-D: paradigm shift

The general definition of milestones, a series of markers placed along a path at mile intervals, is consistent with how milestones are used in Microsoft Project. The milestone is a no-time marker that the project progress has reached a certain point along the way, much like a driver keeping track of how far down the road he/she has traveled. It has no duration or resources attached, and represents an intangible point in time that has no work dimension in of itself.

Clarizen takes a different approach to using milestones in project plans, even if it diverges from the traditional “marker along the way” definition. A milestone in Clarizen is more like a 3-dimensional building block that contains any number of activities and tasks. When the activities and tasks are complete, the milestone is complete. Thus, complex projects are made up of multiple milestones that are completed along the way, eventually yielding a finished project.

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