MILA
It is a tactical planning process that allows the analysis of interference and demands for programming. It involves planning upcoming project milestones in detail and tracking the schedule weekly through cycles to ensure the project is progressing as planned. The sessions address the needs and availability of human resources, materials, execution authorizations and various other interferences that could impact the programming and execution of activities.
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Milestones Look Ahead
MILA, or as some persist in translating it, “Looking Ahead at the Milestones,” is a tactical approach that guides the project to focus on the next milestone. It prepares the team to address the critical aspects identified in the medium term, ensuring that there are no interferences that could impede the completion of milestones and, consequently, affect the project end date.
Milestones are events that indicate a starting or ending point. They are established in the project design phase and serve as a reference to evaluate the progress of the project. They can indicate the beginning and end of various project-related events, providing guidance against benchmarks established by project objectives.
In the context of MILA, what is more determining than the meaning and representativeness of the landmark is what is intrinsically linked to it – that is, what leads to it. The answers to these questions come from the schedule and another WBS3D tool, the PWP (Pool Work Package), and then arrive at MILA and are dealt with. The objective is to illuminate possible deviations, revalidate what was previously planned and act proactively to eliminate interference before the execution phase.
By highlighting milestones, we are directing the team's efforts towards the main objective, creating synergy between the team, the client, the supplier and other stakeholders that interact with the project. This aligns everyone involved with the same purpose.
MILA facilitates stakeholder engagement, leading everyone into a funnel that leads to the goal. The benefits are often incalculable, with the potential to transform a project doomed to failure into a success. This includes optimizing time, saving resources, motivating the team, reducing communication noise between teams, helping to identify potential problems in the project, improving organization and understanding of the project, and helping to identify potential risks in a plan. . Therefore, MILA is a powerful tool for effective project management.