Smart goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely)
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Abstract
This article will cast a light on a management tool which is called SMART. SMART is a tool used by managers. To make their goals realistic and achievable. SMART - Goals is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely. [1]
All five different points are the most critical parameters that you must consider when starting a project. SMART goals help stay focused and motivated with a clear guideline and small milestones. However, reservations for the tool may be different from project to project. Since everything that is achievable, e.g. is not measurable.
SMART goals are not only for business but also in one's personal everyday life if one has set oneself a goal that must be achievable within a given time. Such as learning a new language, losing a few pounds or something completely third.
This article will explore how you can use the "SMART – Goals" tool and how it can help your project.
What does SMART stand for?
A smart model is a business tool used by project managers. The model is made up of 5 questions that must reflect one's goal.
S - Specific
The first question is:
Specifically, where one's goals are specified about what exactly one wants to achieve.
It can, e.g. be one will be the best engineer in the company within a particular subject. It is essential that you are very specific with your goal, so it is not enough to say you want to be good at cooking. For that definition is individual and not something you can hold up against anything.
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M - Measurable
Once the goal is specified, you can move onto the next question:
Measurable, Here, you define when you are done. That is when one has achieved a specific goal.
If you do not know when you are finished, then you will continue until you lie with your head down on the table, without any sense of when you are done. Without a goal or milestone, you are more likely to lack your work and requirements, to say you are finished. The most important thing is to set up some measurable criteria, even if it is personal.
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A - Achievable
Once you have stated some measurable criteria, you move on to the next question:
Attractive or Achievable, Here you answer why you want to achieve the goal, what motivates you.
The motivation and the reason why one wants to achieve the specific goal must be clarified. Therefore, it is vital to be aware and find the cause in oneself. It is therefore not enough to do it because others say you have to do it, such as your boss, as it will lack the quality and motivation to get up early in the morning.
Once the motivation is in place, you can now move onto the last two questions
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R - Relevant
Realistically or Relevant, you have the resources to achieve your goal.
It is vital to set up some realistic parameters. With high motivation, you can quickly become too overambitious and forget the tools and resources you have available. Over time, an overly optimistic mindset will lead you to lose your breath fast and thus lose motivation because your overambitious goals develop into unrealistic goals.
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T - Timely
Timed, when will you be done? When is the deadline?
Setting a deadline is something that both of us all look forward to and, at the same time, fear as the time approaches. Achieving the goal by the final deadline, it is essential to set some good milestones. Rather than acknowledging oneself when the final goal has been completed, it is necessary to acknowledge oneself with small milestones. We are motivated when they are recognized and achieve some goals. It leads both a closer to the goal and makes the final goal more realistic by dividing the cake into smaller pieces.
There is no reason to start if you don't have set a deadline for your goals. Then you can always postpone it.
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How to apply this method
There are several templates online where you can make use of the Smart tool.
In previous Sections, I have told briefly about what the individual points entail. Specific: as written earlier, it is crucial to have a specific and be aware of what you want to achieve.
S - Specific
With a specific goal, it is easier to stay focused and motivated. Under this point, one must, therefore, ask oneself W-questions. What is the reason for wanting to achieve it? Who do you need help to achieve that goal? and one of the most essential issues is What do you want to achieve? Here you have to go into detail and be specific to yourself and your project group so that everyone has a common goal.
An example within this point could be:
You are a newly started independent company of 5 men.
The goal and desire are to be 25 employees within the next five years.
As the current location and layout can not accommodate 25 employees. A specific goal may therefore be to furnish and have a new office building built that complies with the building regulations' new criteria in five years.
M - Measurable
Having measurable goals is essential for feeling progress. It boosts both one's motivation and creates focus. It is necessary to ask yourself and the group: How will one measure one's goals? What do you need? And last but not least, When is the goal achieved?
An example within this point could be:
To be a department head, you want to be able to do that. You have to acquire various skills, including having some specific courses to get the necessary experience within six years.
A - Achievable
R - Relevant
T - Timely
Was Niels bohr SMART goals?
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References
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
- ↑ [https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm] How to Make Your Goals Achievable
