Milestones
A milestone is a checkpoint inside a project, usually with a target date. It is how you split a project into meaningful stages, such as "Beta", "GA" or "Phase 1", and track progress toward each.
How milestones work
- A milestone belongs to exactly one project.
- A task can be inside one milestone or outside any. Tasks of the project that have no milestone are grouped as Without milestone.
- Milestone progress is the share of its tasks that are closed.
Creating a milestone
- Open the project. Its milestones are listed on the right side of the page.
- Click Add milestone.
- Give it a name. A target date and a description are optional.
Milestones are shown in order. Drag one to change its place.
Putting tasks into a milestone
There are three ways, and they do the same thing:
| From | How |
|---|---|
| The task | Set its Milestone property. The task's project must be set first |
| The board | Click the project on the task's card and choose the milestone |
| The project's Work tab | Add or create a task under the milestone's group |
Following progress
On the project page each milestone shows its own progress bar. A milestone whose target date has passed while work is still open is marked overdue.
The project's Work tab can show one milestone at a time: choose it in the Milestone selector, or choose All tasks or Without milestone. On a team's board, filter by milestone to see only that team's share of the checkpoint (see Finding Tasks).
The project's Overview chart can also break progress down by milestone, which shows at a glance which stage is ahead and which is behind.
Changing and closing a milestone
Open the menu on a milestone:
- Edit name / target changes its name or its target date.
- Archive removes it from the project's list and from the places where a milestone is picked. Use it for a stage that is finished or was dropped.