Similarly, many organizations launch projects without the discipline of written project charters, focused goals, clear decision rights for project leaders, and agreed upon progress milestones.

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Establish baselines against which to measure your progress and milestones, and continue to analyze that data and seek out areas to improve.

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The Management of Transportation Flow is one of 100 "Icons of Progress, " significant company milestones from the last century that are being recognized during IBM's Centennial celebration.

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"If the Iraqi government does not make substantial progress toward the achievement of milestones, the United States then should reduce its political, military or economic support for the Iraqi government, " Hamilton said.

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Together, these announcements are strong milestones to the continuing progress and solid traction cloud platforms are having with the market.

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The service will face an inspection in December for an initial review of progress made, with the service expected to meet all milestones set by the department by December 2013.

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Meetings are a critical step to ensure that a student is achieving educational milestones, has adequate access to therapies and specialized services for their disability, and is poised to progress to the next grade and more independent living.

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