Most “where are we?” questions disappear when the answer is one link away. A progress page per milestone shows how much of the phase has elapsed and how many days are left.
Setup
- List the major milestones: design, development, testing, launch.
- Create one event per milestone on the create page.
- Use real start and end dates for each phase.
- Share the links where the team already works.
Example: a website project
| Milestone | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Design approval | 1 March | 15 March |
| Development | 16 March | 15 April |
| Testing and fixes | 16 April | 19 April |
| Launch week | 20 April | 26 April |
Four events, four links. Anyone can see which phase is running and how far along it is.
Where to share
- Project wikis such as Notion or Confluence. In Notion you can embed the live card.
- Team chat. Pin the link in the project channel in Slack or Discord.
- Task tools such as Jira, Asana or Trello. Paste the link in the epic or the board description.
- Weekly updates. Include the links in your status email.
Good practice
- Add a buffer when you choose end dates. Plans slip more often than they speed up.
- Break very long phases into chunks of two to four weeks so the bar moves visibly.
- Celebrate completions. When a bar hits 100%, say so in the channel.
- Plan for changes. Dates on an event cannot be edited, so when scope changes create a new event with the new dates and replace the link.