01 · milestones
Programs, not sprints.
Kickoff, research, draft, final—phases that match how you contract and invoice.
Market study · H2 26
M1Kickoff100%
M2Research100%
M3Draft report55%
M4Final + readout0%
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For · research + content
Milestone delivery when the work is knowledge.
Research and content teams sell deliverables: reports, playbooks, editorial calendars—not story points. Clients need to approve drafts and final artifacts, then pay against what was accepted.
Scopeyard treats each milestone as a bundle of named deliverables with a client review queue and a billing-ready rollup.
Deliverables lost in drafts
- Version 7 of the deck is in email; “final” is ambiguous.
- Milestone fees blur when acceptance is informal.
- Stakeholders approve different things in different threads.
The fit
Named deliverables. Clear acceptance.
Milestones frame the program. Work tracks drafts and revisions. Clients approve artifacts. Accepted bundles become billing-ready.
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Milestones
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Work
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Client review
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Approval
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Billing-ready
02 · client review
Approve the artifact—not the process.
Clients see what needs sign-off: draft report, executive summary, data appendix.
research@client · client view
Draft report · v2NEEDS APPROVAL
Executive summaryNEEDS APPROVAL
M2 Research packAPPROVED · 6d
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03 · billing-ready
Invoice the accepted program slice.
List accepted deliverables at milestone close—no reconstructing scope from threads.
M2 · research · billing-ready
SIGNED$11,500USD · milestone fee
4 DELIVERABLES ACCEPTED
✓Interview guide
✓Research synthesis
✓Competitive scan
✓Stakeholder readout
Not a CMS
- You still write in Docs or Notion.
- Scopeyard is sign-off and billing clarity for milestone delivery.
Final means accepted—and billable.
Run one content or research milestone with Scopeyard.