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milestone schedule

A milestone schedule is a list of the planned dates for the milestones in a contract or project.

In plain English

Milestones are key points or stages in the work. A milestone schedule gathers the expected date for each of those points into one list for the contract or project.

In context

Here, "milestone schedule" names the attachment's list of the planned dates for the contract's milestones.

Situation
Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
What it communicates
names the list of milestone dates in the attachment.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not specify the full work, deliverables, or other requirements connected to each milestone.

Examples

“The contract's milestone schedule gave dates for design review and final handover, while the deliverables were described elsewhere.”

Core meaning

“After both parties moved the testing date, they replaced the milestone schedule in Attachment B with a revised one.”

In context