A milestone is a task that identifies a key event in the project schedule. Typically, a milestone would not be assigned to any team members or have an actual task associated with it. Instead, milestones represent significant points in the project such as the start date for a number of tasks, or the date a particular project phase finishes.

TO ADD A MILESTONE TASK in the Gantt chart:

1. Navigate to the workspace to which you want to add the milestone task.
   You need to check the schedule out before you can add a milestone task.
2. Click Tasks in the Workspace Menu, then click Check Out Schedule.
   If the task schedule is already checked out, a Check In Schedule link displays on the Tasks menu, and a Check In button displays at the top of the List and Outline views. For more information, see Checking Out the Task Schedule for Editing.
3. In the Tasks area of the Workspace Menu, click Gantt Chart.
   The Gantt Chart displays in a new window.
   
4. Click in the Task column of an empty row in the Task list.

5. Type a name for the milestone in the Task row and press Enter.
   The task is added to the Gantt chart with a default duration of 1 day.
6. Double-click the task number.
   The Task Details window opens.
7. In the Duration box, type 0 (zero) and click OK to close the window.
   The task is added to the Gantt chart as a milestone. Milestones are represented in the Gantt chart by a black diamond.
   
   Note: You can also change the task duration in the task grid. If you do not see the Duration column, click and drag the separator bar between the Task list and the Gantt chart:
   
   
   
8. To change the date of a milestone, click the milestone in the Gantt chart, and then drag it to a new location.
9. To save your changes, close the Gantt chart and check in the schedule.

Note: If a project has been synchronized with a Microsoft Project file using ProjectTransit, you cannot add, edit, or delete tasks in Changepoint PPM. For more information about ProjectTransit, see ProjectTransit Overview.

Related Topics:

• Adding a Summary Task to the Task Schedule—How to add a summary task to a schedule.
• Adding a Task in the Gantt Chart—How to add a task in the Gantt Chart.
• Gantt Chart Overview—About the Gantt Chart in Changepoint PPM.
• Summary Tasks Overview—About summary tasks.
• View Features of the Gantt Chart—Key features for viewing information in the Gantt Chart.

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