How to Use Milestones in Asana

Quick summary

Asana milestones are special task markers that help teams track critical progress points and major deliverables within a project. You can create a new milestone directly or convert an existing task into a milestone to keep your project on schedule.

Steps

1. Navigate to Projects in the Asana sidebar to open your project.
2. Click the dropdown arrow next to a task to reveal the option to create a milestone task.
3. Click 'Add Milestone' to create a new milestone in the project.
4. Convert an existing task into a milestone using the task options menu.
5. Use milestones to mark and highlight critical tasks within your project timeline.
6. Use milestones to highlight a major piece of work or key deliverable for your team.
7. Leverage milestones to measure progress and ensure your project stays on track.