​​SMART
S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Attainable/Achievable
R- Relevant
T- Timely

✅ To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:

SMART GOALS

Once you have planned your project, turn your attention to developing several goals that will enable you to be successful. Goals should be SMART - specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, and time-based.

A goal might be to hold a weekly project meeting with the key members of your team or to organize and run a continuous test program throughout the project.

The acronym SMART has several slightly different variations, which can be used to provide a more comprehensive definition of goal setting:

✍ S - specific, significant, stretching

✍ M - measurable, meaningful, motivational

✍ A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented

✍ R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented

✍ T - time-based, time-bound, timely, tangible, trackable

This broader definition will help you to be successful in both your business and personal life.

When you next run a project take a moment to consider whether your goals are SMART goals.

To quote renowned American philosopher and writer Elbert Hubbard:

Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage, but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.

SMART Goals

▪️Specific

Well defined

Clear to anyone that has a basic knowledge of the project

▪️ Measurable

Know if the goal is obtainable and how far away completion is

Find out when you have achieved your goal

▪️Agreed Upon

Agreement with all the stakeholders what the goals should be

▪️Realistic

Within the availability of resources, knowledge and time

▪️Time-Based

Enough time to achieve the goal

Not too much time, which can affect project performance.

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