"set milestones" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to goals or achievements that a person or group sets for itself within a specified period of time. For example, "The project manager set milestones for the team to complete by the end of the month."
But we try to set milestones that innovations must meet at every step along the development process.
"We set milestones and we've reached those milestones at a much quicker pace than we had anticipated," the rookie coach Mike Smith said.
There are set milestones as your town grows, like expanding your house or new businesses, but the game doesn't ever really 'end' with a full stop.
"This is a great place to set milestones," said Andreychuk, who scored his 500th goal here in 1997 while playing for the Devils.
In January it signed a master agreement with the city to codify the plan and set milestones it must meet before Quincy floats the bonds.
What if Mr. Obama, in Kennedyesque fashion, started a race to Mars in which NASA set milestones along the way and rewarded competitors only when they passed each one?
That has not stopped him from setting milestones.
prioritising projects and setting milestones for them.
The use of the real live project manager is a crucial distinguishing trait, since that person shoulders the screening and hiring of managers, as well as setting milestones and making sure they're complete.
It's called TeamGantt and if you're a project manager, it behooves you to make a Gantt chart about checking it out in the near future, setting milestones that include "launch browser," "type teamgantt.com into browser," and "nod sagely".
I suggest you be very specific by taking initiative in setting milestones and deadlines.
