Milestone
A Milestone is a significant checkpoint in delivery — useful as an initiative marker, occasionally as a boolean Key Result when the outcome is truly binary.
Overview
Milestones help planning but are weak as the only Key Results. Prefer outcome metrics when possible. Boolean KRs fit rare cases like audit completion.
Why it matters
Milestones coordinate work; they rarely prove customer value alone.
Examples
Complete SOC 2 Type I audit (yes/no).
Best practices
- Prefer outcomes over milestones when possible.
Common mistakes
You can hit milestones and miss the business result.
Add at least one outcome metric per Objective.
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How Axiean implements Milestone
Use boolean Key Results sparingly for true binary outcomes; prefer numeric KRs for most goals.
Frequently asked questions
Should milestones be Key Results?
Only when binary completion is truly the success criterion.