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Milestones & Schedule (Template)

How to use: For the first schedule after kickoff, plan at 60% of the ideal time (the 60% rule), and update it every two weeks.

Milestone Summary

Milestone Goal Exit Criteria (Demonstrable) Target Date
M1 Prototype Core loop playable Internally replayable for 10 minutes
M2 Vertical Slice One segment at finished quality Can be shown to people outside the team
M3 Content Complete All content in place Full playthrough path complete
M4 Polish Complete Bug fixes only Crash and performance targets met
M5 Launch Live on stores Store review passed

Weekly Task Structure

  • Must-do this week (no more than 3 items):
  • Candidates for next week:
  • Explicitly not doing:

Risk Register

Risk Probability Impact Response Owner

Change Log

Date Change Reason