Miniature Milestones' Interactions with Other Practices
The Miniature Milestones practice is particularly useful during project recovery (Chapter 16) because it provides excellent progress visibility. Because mini milestones support almost daily comparisons of estimated and actual progress, they also support a relatively quick assessment of how much longer a project will really take.
A project that's in recovery mode is often especially capable of mapping out the rest of the project in mini milestones. Most projects don't realize that they're in trouble until mid- or late-construction. By that time, developers usually know in detail what work remains to be done. Because people realize that they're facing a crisis, they are ready for strong corrective ...
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