The document discusses developing effective goals and objectives using the SMART framework. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Appropriate, Realistic, and Time-Specific. The document provides guidance on writing goals and objectives that adhere to each element of the SMART framework. Specifically, it emphasizes making goals precise and quantifiable so progress can be measured, aligning goals with stakeholders' needs, ensuring goals are achievable with available resources, and specifying timeframes to establish deadlines. Adhering to the SMART framework helps create clear, focused goals that guide planning and enable evaluation of success.

1. SMART: Developing Effective
Goals and Objectives

2. Goals/Objectives/Action Items
 The most important element of a successful
program is the development of attainable goals
and measurable objectives
1. Guides program planning and design
2. Communicates to stakeholders
3. Enables evaluation
Success is dependent upon realistic goals

3. Creating Specific Goals
A specific goal has a much greater chance
of being accomplished than a general goal.
When you measure your progress, you stay on
track, reach your target dates, and experience
the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on
to continued effort required to reach your goal.

4. Goals Are Not…..
Tasks
 Conducting a training session is a task.
1. Poor goal: We will conduct a training session
2. Poor goal: Implement common core state standards

5. Effective Goal
 An effective goal defines intent
1. Faculty that attend the training session will be able
to identify at least three NASA grant programs that
align with their research interests.
2. The affiliates that attend this training will be able to
formulate three SMART objectives for each Sprint
Retrospective
3. “Implement one standard every six weeks, and
have two formative and one summative assessment
with it."

6. Why SMART Goals
 Goals state a desired future achievement
 SMART goals assist in “getting focused”
 SMART goals help define exactly what the
“future state” looks like and how it will be
measured
 SMART goals show others how their work
“aligns” and relates to the focus of the project

7. How To Be SMART
Specific: Be precise about what you are going to
achieve
Measurable: Quantify the objectives
Appropriate: Align with the needs of the target
audience
Realistic: Do you have the resources to make the
objective happen?
Time-Specific: State when you will achieve the
objective

8. SMART: Specific Objectives
Specific: Be precise about what you are going to
achieve
1. Specify target
2. Specify intended outcome
3. One outcome per objective
4. Avoid vague verbs (e.g. know, understand)
5. Make sure the objective is linked to the goal
Sample: By January 2010, at least 3% of the
engineering majors at the institution will be female
Sample: To increase the number of unique visitors to
our website by 5,000 on a monthly basis

9. SMART: Specific Objectives
Measurable: Quantify the objectives
 Use measures as indicators of program success
 If possible, establish a baseline (e.g. In January
2009, 2% of the engineering majors at the
institution were female)
Sample: By January 2010, at least 3% of the
engineering majors at the institution will be female

10. SMART: Specific Objectives
To determine if your goal is measurable,
ask questions such as:
1. How much?
2. How many?
3. How will I know when it is accomplished?
Without a measure, a goal can never be
achieved, and we can never get the sense of
achievement of attaining or exceeding our targets

11. SMART: Appropriate Objectives
Appropriate: Align with the needs of the target
audience
 Meeting the objective will advance the goal
 Identify a specific target audience
 Are inclusive of diversity within your group
Sample: By January 2010, at least 3% of the
engineering majors at the institution will be female
Note: The “A” is sometimes called “Attainable” or
“Achievable” in the literature.

12. SMART: Appropriate Objectives
This is a sense check on goal setting to make sure
we aren’t doing things for the sake of it, but that
whatever goal we set will contribute to the
success of business

13. SMART: Realistic Objectives
Realistic : Do you have the resources to make the
objective happen?
 Are important to stakeholders
 Are adequately resourced
 Can be achieved
Sample: By January 2010, at least 3% of the
engineering majors at the institution will be female
Take care on what you say you can do! The January 2009 baseline
was 2%. Is a 1% increase in one year realistic?

14. SMART: Realistic Objectives
To determine if your goal is realistic, ask
questions such as:
1. Do I truly believe that it can be
accomplished?
2. Have I accomplished anything similar in the
past?
3. Can I identify the conditions that would have
to exist to accomplish this goal?

15. SMART: Time-Specific Objectives
Time-Specific: State when you will achieve the
objective
 Provide timeframe indicating when objective will be
met
 Sample: By January 2010, at least 3% of the
engineering majors at the institution will be female

16. SMART Tool

17. Example 1
I will implement standards-based grading into my 3rd hour
US History class using classroom instruction strategies and
aligning my assessments to the standards so that students
understand their learning targets and objectives therefore
achieving higher scores as evidenced by all students
achieving 80% or better on unit tests by May.

18. Example 2
I will create benchmarks and standards for Area Studies
Wisconsin to help it come into compliance with district
initiatives and institute benchmark grading and feedback for
my second semester classes and compare them to my Area
Studies Wisconsin classes from the first semester to show
progress as evidenced by at least a 3% decrease in failures
from first to second semester after the implementation of
the benchmarks.

19. Example 3
I will lose 5 kilograms by 1 June 2023 by eliminating sugar
from my diet and walking 10,000 steps a day.

20. Evidence/Resources/Action Steps
On your next review, share evidence, resources and action
steps that helped you achieve your goals