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A milestone tracker with a timeline and the next milestone shown.
This setup marks any task as a milestone with Yes, and shows it as a diamond on the Timeline. The Project Overview names the next open milestone with its due date and days left, beside % complete for each task. Phases, deliverables and next actions are left out.
- Excel 2016 and later
- Calculations checked in LibreOffice and Google Sheets
- Start compact or detailedPick Compact, Standard or Detailed, then switch on any of the columns you want: phases, owners, status, priority, dates, progress, milestones, budget.
- Name phases and ownersType the phases in order and the owner names, one per line. Choose 13, 26 or 52 weeks for the Timeline if you use it.
- Add tasks and datesDownload the workbook and type one task a row with its owner, status, start and due date. Deadline marks anything overdue or due soon.
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Preview: Milestone tracker. Change the selected dates, categories or layout to update the preview.
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What you get
What is different in this setup
Project leads who report on a handful of key dates and need to see whether each one is on track.
- Milestone column with Yes for key dates, shown as diamonds.
- Overview names the next milestone and its days left.
- No Phase, Deliverable or Next action columns.
Sheets included (6)
- Start HereHow the workbook works, what each sheet is for and the settings used.
- TasksOne row per task. Start typing in row 6.
- Project OverviewProject details to fill in, progress, the next milestone and what is coming up. Figures are calculated.
- TimelineEach of the first 200 tasks as a bar across 26 weeks, with progress, milestones and this week marked.
- ListsEdit the white lists to change dropdown choices. Shaded lists are fixed because formulas use those names.
- SettingsValues used by the workbook, such as reminder windows. Change them here.
File details
- Made for
- Excel 2016 and laterThe download is an .xlsx workbook.
- LibreOffice
- No calculation errors in our testLibreOffice recalculated every formula in the workbook with no error values, such as #VALUE! or #N/A.
- Google Sheets
- Calculations matched Excel in our testGoogle Sheets removes sheet protection and repeated print headings.
- Apple Numbers
- Some calculations do not workMany calculations on the Timeline sheet and the Project Overview sheet do not work in Apple Numbers. Numbers converts list-based dropdowns to plain cells and removes colour markers, sheet protection, frozen headings and number and date validation. Use Excel for these calculations and features.
- Calculations
- The Start Here sheet lists the calculations used in this workbook. Results update from the entries you add.
- Builder privacy
- The builder runs in your browser. The entries used to make the workbook stay on your device. How the utilities work
Questions
Are my builder entries sent to Due Form?
No. The builder uses them in your browser to make the workbook on your device.
Information is sent to Due Form when you submit a form or use another service described on the How it works page.
How is a milestone different from a task?
A milestone is a task marked Yes in the Milestone column, usually with a single date. It is drawn as a diamond on the Timeline, and the Overview names the next open one.
What if a milestone is complete?
Set its Status to Complete. It turns grey, and the Overview shows the next open milestone.
Related Due Form edition
DF.035 The Working Notebook
In production
A numbered notebook for notes you may need again.
Write project decisions by hand and look them up later by page number.
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