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Module: Timeline & Milestones

Purpose​

This module provides project timeline, milestones, and phase breakdown information. It is designed for project planning and stakeholder communication.

Use in​

  • CEO communication (high-level timeline)
  • CTO communication (delivery plan)
  • Project planning documents
  • Status update communications

Overall Timeline​

Project Start Date: March 1, 2026
Project Duration: 3 months (Q2 2026)
Go-Live Date: May 23, 2026

Timeline Diagram​

This timeline shows key project milestones chronologically:

High-Level Gantt Chart​

Go-Live​

First Business Value​

Phase Breakdown​

Phase 1: MVP (Month 1-2)​

Phase 1 Timeline​

Deliverables​

  • Bronze layer (raw data ingestion)
  • Silver layer (validated Parquet)
  • Basic ETL pipeline
  • CloudWatch monitoring

Success Criteria​

  • Process 1 month of historical data
  • Quarantine invalid records
  • Basic reporting queries work

Phase 2: Production (Month 3)​

Phase 2 Timeline​

Deliverables (2)​

  • Gold layer structure design (Task 2) + SQL aggregation pattern (Task 3)
  • Schema versioning
  • Governance workflows
  • Production deployment

Success Criteria (2)​

  • Automated monthly reporting
  • Full audit trail
  • Schema evolution process

Phase 3: Optimization (Month 4+)​

Phase 3 Timeline​

Deliverables (3)​

  • Performance tuning
  • Cost optimization
  • Advanced analytics

Key Milestones​

DateMilestoneStakeholder Involvement
March 14, 2026Requirements ReviewAll: Review & approve requirements
March 28, 2026Schema ApprovalFinance: Approve Gold schema
Legal: Approve security
April 25, 2026UATAll: Test platform, validate reports
May 9, 2026TrainingOperations, Analysts: Attend training
May 16, 2026Final TestingAll: Validate reports, practice processes
May 23, 2026Go-LiveAll: Support first production run

Weekly Schedule​

  • Week 1: Architecture design, infrastructure setup
  • Week 2: ETL development start, requirements review
  • Week 3: Infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD setup
  • Week 4: ETL complete, schema approval
  • Week 5: SQL development, Athena tables
  • Week 6: SQL testing, performance validation
  • Week 7: Gold layer structure design (Task 2) + SQL aggregation pattern (Task 3)
  • Week 8: Integration testing, UAT
  • Week 9-12: Production rollout, monitoring, documentation

Detailed Project Gantt Chart​

The following detailed Gantt chart provides a comprehensive visual timeline of all project phases, tasks, and milestones:

Gantt Chart Legend​

  • Phase 1 (MVP): Foundation and core ETL pipeline (Weeks 1-4: March 1-28)
  • Phase 2 (Production): Gold layer, SQL, and production readiness (Weeks 5-8: March 29 - April 25)
  • Phase 3 (Rollout): Testing, training, and go-live (Weeks 9-12: April 26 - May 23)
  • Phase 4 (Optimization): Post-launch improvements (Month 4+: June 2026+)

Milestones:

  • M1: Requirements Review (March 14, 2026 - Week 2)
  • M2: ETL Complete (March 28, 2026 - Week 4)
  • M3: Schema Approval (March 28, 2026 - Week 4)
  • M4: UAT (April 25, 2026 - Week 8)
  • M5: Training (May 9, 2026 - Week 10)
  • M6: Final Testing (May 16, 2026 - Week 11)
  • M7: Go-Live (May 23, 2026 - Week 12)

Last Updated​

January 2026
Project Start Date: March 1, 2026

Owner​

Data Platform Team

Communication Modules​

Task Documentation​

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