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Milestone Plans (Word)
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Using WORD to make a Milestone chart

Milestone (End-Date) Plan
 
 Milestone Plan 
April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

To create the above I did the following:

  1. Create a baseline using a 9 column by 1 row table. I could have used simple line with the months in text boxes.
  2. As before create coloured text boxes for the text and draw arrows from the Drawing toolbar.

 

    Another easy but less visual milestone chart would be to create a 2 column by 10-row table and complete as follows.
    Decide on TQM Kick-Start May
    Steering group Chosen May end
    Start Staff Climate Survey Mid June
    Steering group Trained Mid June
    Start Customer Surveys Start August
    Visits to other companies End August
    Staff Climate Survey Complete Mid September
    Train Other Managers Mid October
    Complete Awareness Training Mid November
    Facilitators Trained Mid November
    10 QATs formed & working Mid January