Goal Setting Overview
This quote essentially says describes the purpose of goal setting,
“If you don’t know where you are going, how are you going to get there?” Unknown
A goal describes what the problem or opportunity will look like after it has been resolved.
Without clear goals and objectives, people scatter ideas around as they occur. In general, be
aware of these problems:
- Goals that are set unrealistically high will be perceived to be unreachable and no effort will be made to achieve them.
- Goals that are set too low will give a feeling of no challenge and have no benefit in achieving.
- Goals that are set too vague will make it difficult to determine whether the goal can be achieved or when.
- Objectives that are set sporadically and without a clear path to the goal will be forgotten.
- Too many un-prioritized objectives may be set, leading to a feeling of overload
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Task 1: State the situation that needs a goal and why is it needed. |
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Purposes & Goals Analysis: |
Expand thinking to produce more all-encompassing ideas. |
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Vision and Mission Statements: |
Prepare statements that guide people’s actions and work |
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Personal Visioning: |
Uncover personal desires that might not be fully obvious. |
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Task 2: Write a goal statement and validate its reasonableness. |
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Goal Statement Development: |
Goal setting provides the roadmap for success. |
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SMART Goal: |
Specific. Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic and Timely goals. |
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Personal Goal Setting: |
Identify personal life goals and align with work goals |
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Goal Analysis and Obstacles: |
Find and overcome obstacles to reach the desired goal. |
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Task 3: Align goals with organization, group, and personal goal. |
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Balanced Scorecard – Dashboard |
Align project goals with strategic objectives/goals. |
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Group Goal Setting: |
Clearly align personal work goals with group and project goals. |
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Task 4: Establish Milestones, Objectives & Action Steps. |
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Roadmap: |
To optimize chances to successfully reach your goals, develop a roadmap. |
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Action Plan: |
Documents the work activities, sequence, schedule and responsibilities. |
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Last modified at 9/12/2009 4:21 PM by Windows SharePoint Services Admin
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