Goal setting techniques for someone who is starting new.

1. “What” goals - Projects
# Goal Impact Due date Status Comments
1 Work on Project A and complete
features related to customer
sign up
5% increase in the
number of customers
added each month
30-Aug-2022 In progress
2 Migrate ABC service from on-
premise to cloud
IT cost reduction by Rs
1,00,000 per month
15-Nov-2022 In progress
3 Create learning module for new
team members
Saving of 4 training
days effort per new
team member
31-Dec-2022 Not started

2. “How” goals - Mechanisms
# Goal Impact Due date Status Comments
1 Code reviews submitted should
be uneventful. Average 2
revisions.
Faster time to market Continuous In progress
2 Build 2 tools that help your
team in managing applications
in production
Reduced effort for
supporting
applications
Continuous In progress
3 Automated testing (2 services)
and continuous integration
(100%)
Faster deployments,
easy for new team
members, low post
deployment issues
Continuous Not started

3. “How” goals - Self
# Goal Impact Due date Status Comments
1 Work closely with at least 2
product managers
Earning trust and self
growth
Continuous In progress
2 Learn at least 1 new skill each
month
Self growth Continuous In progress
3 Mentor at least 2 engineers in
an year
Developing others in
the team
31-Dec-2022 Not started