You now need to be explicit about what the project aims to achieve and how. This step involves defining and developing your goals, objectives, and strategies.

It is important to develop a S.M.A.R.T. objective for each goal or outcome you hope your project will meet. Questions and examples for helping you create S.M.A.R.T. objectives are described in the …

Goals are broad, brief statements of intent that provide focus or vision for planning. Goals are warm and fuzzy. They are non-specific, non-measurable, and usually cannot be attained. Below is an example …

Objectives should flow logically from the problem statement/needs assessment. After identifying a set of objectives, you can develop methods and activities that will lead to these objectives. The evaluation …

Next in process is defining objectives that would help in achieving the goal. A well written proposal always has clearly defined goal and SMART objectives to attain the desired goal. To begin with, let …

Add your goal to the following worksheet, then use the SMART process to determine the characteristics of your objective or objectives. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and …

Introduction This is the seventh and final article of the series: Project Management for Team Members (aka Project Followership). Here we will deal with the role of project team members in defining and …