> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kowalah.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Milestones

> Set and track key dates, deliverables, and checkpoints within your Kowalah projects.

Milestones mark key dates and deliverables within a project. Use them to track progress toward important goals and keep your AI program on schedule.

## Milestone statuses

| Status          | Meaning                                   |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Pending**     | Not started yet                           |
| **In progress** | Currently being worked on                 |
| **Completed**   | Successfully delivered                    |
| **Missed**      | The target date passed without completion |
| **Cancelled**   | No longer relevant                        |

## Creating a milestone

<Steps>
  ### Open a project

  Navigate to the project where you want to add a milestone.

  ### Go to the Milestones tab

  Click the **Milestones** tab.

  ### Click "New milestone"

  Provide a **title** (required). Optionally add:

  * **Description** (up to 2,000 characters)
  * **Target date** — when this milestone should be completed
  * **Status** (defaults to "pending")
</Steps>

## Milestone fields

Each milestone tracks:

* **Title** — a clear name for the milestone
* **Description** — additional detail about what needs to happen
* **Target date** — the deadline
* **Completed date** — when it was actually completed (filled in when marked as done)
* **Status** — current state (pending through completed)

## Deliverable milestones

Some milestones represent formal deliverables, specific outputs that your Kowalah team commits to producing. Deliverable milestones can include:

* **Deliverable type** — document, code, demo, training, report, deployment, or other
* **Acceptance criteria** — what needs to be true for the deliverable to be accepted

Your Kowalah partner sets up deliverable milestones as part of project planning.

## Linking deliverables to milestones

Deliverables within a project can be linked to specific milestones, creating a clear connection between strategic goals (milestones) and the specific committed work (deliverables) that delivers them.

## Progress tracking

The project detail page shows a summary of milestone progress (e.g., "3 of 5 milestones completed"), giving you a quick read on how the project is tracking overall.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Projects" icon="folder-open" href="/platform/projects/overview">
    The strategic workspaces that contain milestones
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deliverables" icon="kanban" href="/platform/projects/deliverables">
    Link deliverables to milestones
  </Card>
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