Deliverable vs. Milestone — What's the Difference?

A deliverable is a tangible or intangible good or service produced as a result of a project that is intended to be delivered to a customer (either internal or external). A deliverable could be a report, a document, a software product, a server upgrade or any other building block of an overall project.

A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to some datum location.

To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute

A stone marker set up on a roadside to indicate the distance in miles from a given point.

To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over

An important event, as in a child's development, the history of a nation, or the advancement of knowledge in a field; a turning point.

To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party

A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

To throw or hurl

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

To strike (a blow).

To place milestones along (a road, etc.).

To express in words; declare or utter

(idiomatic) To plan out a project as a series of major steps.

To give birth to

A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.

To assist or aid in the birth of

An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a major milestone on the way to the moon.

To assist (a woman) in giving birth

Stone post at side of a road to show distances

To give forth or produce

A significant event in your life (or in a project)

To set free, as from captivity, peril, or evil

Able to be delivered.

The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.

Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered.

Something that can be provided as the product of development;

Suitable for or ready for delivery