SMART criteria for goals, objectives, plans, tasks, etc.:
- Specific: target one area clearly and precisely.
- Measurable: quantify progress toward success by using metrics.
- Actionable: ready to start and possible to accomplish.
- Relevant: connected to what's being done, considered, and/or resourced.
- Timely: occurring at a favorable or useful time and opportune.
Wikipedia: SMART critera
Target one area clearly and precisely.
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- Strategic: relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Quantify progress toward success by using metrics.
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- Motivating: stimulate interest in, or enthusiasm for, doing something.
Ready to start and possible to accomplish.
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- Achieveable, Accomplishable, Attainable: can be successfully completed.
- Assignable: can be given to a person or team who are responsible.
- Agreed: discussed or negotiated and then accepted by all parties.
- Action-oriented: willing or likely to take practical action to deal with a problem or situation.
- Ambitious: intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve.
- Aligned: coming together in agreement or alliance.
Connected to what else is being done or considered.
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- Realistic: having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected.
- Resourced: provided with materials, money, staff, and other assets necessary for effective operation.
- Reasonable: sensible, appropriate, and fair.
- Results-based: focused on valuable outcomes.
Occurring at a favorable or useful time and opportune.
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- Trackable: can be tracked, or monitored, or analyzed.
- Time-based, time-bound, time-boxed, time-limited: for a specified amount time.
- Time-sensitive: has to be done by a particular time, or in a particular period.
- Timeframe: a period of time, especially a specified period in which something occurs or is planned to take place.
- Testable: able to be tested or tried.
