Milestones are goal based targets in a project. Milestones are listed by their status (Active, Completed, and Archived).
To access the milestones module in Zoho Projects:
- Navigate to the left navigation panel and click on Milestones in the Overview drop-down.
- Click the Group By drop-down and select Project to organize milestones under their respective projects.
To access the milestones within a project:
- Click Project in the left navigation panel.
- Hover over the project and click Access Project.
- Click Milestones in the top navigation band.
Benefits
- Milestones are indicators of a project's progress.
- Measure project efficiency through milestone completion.
- Associate milestone to a blueprint to automate a predefines process.
Predefined Views
View milestones based on preset views.
- All Milestones: lists all the milestones in the project
- Active Milestones: lists all the active milestones including overdue and currently due (yet to be completed)
- Completed Milestones: lists all the milestones that are completed
- Overdue & Open: lists all the milestones that are past their due date and yet to be completed
- Due this week: lists all the milestones that are due in the current week
- Due this month: lists all the milestones that are due in the current month

My Views
View milestones related to you.
- My Active Milestones: active milestones owned by you
- My Completed Milestones: completed milestones owned by you
- Created By Me: milestones created by you
- Milestones I Follow: milestones that you follow
Milestone Flag
Milestones can be marked as Internal and External.
- Internal: Only portal users can access the milestone and its associated entities.
- External: Portal and Client users can access the milestone and its associated entities.
Milestone Details
- Navigate to the left navigation panel and click Projects.
- Hover over the project and click Access Project.
- Click the Milestones tab in the top navigation band.
- Hover over a milestone and click Open Details to view the Milestone Details page.

Reorder Tabs
Customize the order of tabs on the phase details page to access frequently used sections more easily.
- Open a phase to view its details page.
- Scroll down and hover over the tab you want to move.
- Click and hold the reorder icon, drag the tab to the desired position, and release it.
Edit a Milestone
- Hover over an active milestone.
- Click
to make changes to the milestone.
Edit and update its attributes;
Delete if you no longer need it;
Move the milestone to another project;
Follow the milestone and receive updates;

Milestones that have tasks with invoiced time logs cannot be deleted.
The Flag can be set while creating a milestone or can be modified by editing a milestone.
Move a Milestone
Move milestones between projects.
- Navigate to a milestone.
- Click on the relevant milestone and then click
.
- Click Move.
- Select a project from the drop-down.
- Click Move Milestone.
Milestones having tasks with invoiced time logs cannot be moved.
Release Notes
Release Notes has the list of the completed tasks and bugs in the milestone.
- Click Project in the left navigation panel.
- Hover over the project and click Access Project.
- Click Milestones in the top navigation band.
- Hover over a milestone and click Open Details.
- Click on the Release Notes tab.
Reorder Milestones
- Navigate to your project and click Milestones in the top navigation band.
- Click
in the upper right corner of the milestone list view.
- Click on the Reorder Milestones option.
- Edit the sequence numbers and click Save Order.
- Alternatively, click on the reorder icon (
) and drag the milestone to the new position and then click Save Order.
Export Milestones
- Navigate to your project and click Milestones in the top navigation band.
- Click
in the upper right corner of the milestone list view.
- Click on the Export Milestones option.
- Select the view and the file format.
- Move the columns from the Available section to the Selected section. Fields in the Selected section will be exported.
Hover over a field in the Available section and click > to move it to the Selected section.
Conversely, hover over a field in the Selected section and click < to move it back the Available section.