Tracking Progress

Project statistics dialog displays summary information about a project.
If baseline copy of a schedule is saved then baseline values are displayed for comparison.
👷 On the main menu click project, select project information
👷 The project information dialog box appears
👷Click on project statistics
👷You will get start, finish, duration, work, cost values for current, baseline, actual, remaining
👷Also, you will get percent complete duration %, work %

Defining Milestones

A milestone represents a significant landmark, decision point or turning point in the life of a project.
They Can be considered as reporting points. 
The milestone marker and date are drawn in the chart area of Gantt Chart
👷 To create a milestone
        ~ Enter the number 0 in the duration field
👷 To change a regular task into a milestone do the following
        ~ Select the task you want to make milestone
        ~ On the standard tool bar click task information and then click the advanced tab
        ~ Select the mark task as milestone check box