Smart goal setting (SMART goalsetting)

The goal (result) is the key concept from which all activities should begin, and project activities are no exception. One of the most dangerous mistakes in project management is to start working without understanding the goals. Goals should be set, so it is worth discussing how to set them correctly.



The process of setting goals (goal setting, goal-setting) has already been studied by numerous students who are interested “far and wide”, and in the course of this study a large number of models and methods were developed.
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The first in the queue for consideration, of course, is the SMART method. Authorship is attributed to Peter Drucker , a management guru.



In principle, there is nothing special in this theory - five English letters, it is convenient to memorize. Good universal principles, from which a theory such as Management by Objectives, etc., later grew

For a deeper dive into the topic of SMART goals, I highly recommend reading the article Keys to smart goal setting . The article is accompanied by a colorful and large mental map, and in spite of a strong lurch towards personal goal setting, it is worth studying.

The original is available on the Project Management in Pictures blog.