{"id":242,"date":"2022-07-15T08:07:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T00:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybercats.com.my\/blog\/?p=242"},"modified":"2022-07-15T08:07:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T00:07:14","slug":"turning-your-projects-goals-into-smart-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybercats.com.my\/blog\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"Turning your project&#8217;s goals into SMART goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you currently working on a project?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know everything you need to know to deliver your best results?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the main objectives to an important project will help improve your performance, and streamline your through process every time you work on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key concepts for laying out objectives are the SMART goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each component of the SMART goals help keep you on track. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measurable<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achievable<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relevant<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time-bound<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog article, we\u2019ll describe how being mindful of each of these components can help you better keep track of your project goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Specific\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Specific<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Measurable\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Measurable<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Achievable\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Achievable<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Relevant\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Relevant<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Time-bound\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Time-bound<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Conclusion\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Specific\"><b>Specific<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When looking at the first goal, you should ask yourself &#8211; what makes this project specific?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you trying to accomplish?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who bears responsibility?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What needs to be done (daily, weekly, monthly etc)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if your specific goal is to \u2018promote a new coffee blend\u2019 in your cafe, your goal can be written specific in this way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly take-out and dine-in orders by curating targeted social media campaigns.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span id=\"Measurable\"><b>Measurable<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your specific goal has been set, the next step is to figure out how you can track your progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking the tasks and measuring your achievements is important to diagnose issues, and helps to aid in future projects as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing how much, or how many in a relevant setting will tell you if your project has been successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figure out your benchmarks and then decide on how you want to measure them, including how many\/which platforms to advertise on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s an example of a measurable goal:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly orders by 1000 by posting 1 curated, targeted social media campaign per week on Instagram and TikTok.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span id=\"Achievable\"><b>Achievable<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this point of planning your goals, you should refer to your current track record. Refer to your previous experience and do a reality check. Your SMART goals should be realistic and attainable, and not over-the-top desires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back at our coffee order example, if the shop were a brand new, small business with few repeat customers, an increase of 1000 monthly orders is far too high of a margin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly orders by 200 by posting 1 curated, targeted social media campaign per week on Instagram and TikTok.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, if this were a franchise business of international recognition, overseas export and many ties to news outlets, more media outlets should be considered for the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly orders by 1200 by posting 1 curated, targeted social media campaign per week on Instagram, TikTok, Amazon and UberEats.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, make sure to fine-tune your goal so that it is Achievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span id=\"Relevant\"><b>Relevant<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the step in SMART goals where you should reflect on the benefits this project will have on the company. Think it through, and consider the bigger picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if the majority of your shop\u2019s sales come from Instagram advertisements for deliveries, consider the impact this project could have for increasing revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly orders by 200 by posting 1 curated, targeted social media campaign per week on Instagram and TikTok. Majority of customers are delivery orders from Instagram (mobile) users, and growing via this platform will increase revenue.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span id=\"Time-bound\"><b>Time-bound<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time is valuable. In order to properly gauge your tasks\u2019s success, it\u2019s important to measure when a goal has been achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long will you work on this project? How long will certain tasks take? Will there be maintenance required?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep everyone on the same task schedule, it\u2019s good to implement time-bound parameters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can build onto our previous SMART goal like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase monthly orders by 200 before Q4 of 2022, by posting 1 curated, targeted social media campaign per week (from October) on Instagram and TikTok. Majority of customers are delivery orders from Instagram (mobile) users, and growing via this platform will increase revenue.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By understanding each aspect of SMART goals and creating your own, your road to success in maintaining progress, and ultimately finishing your project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To recall, SMART stands for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific (Who&#8217;s, What&#8217;s, and\/or Where&#8217;s).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measurable (How many\/much, how to keep track).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achievable (Accomplishable, attainable, realistic, finite).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relevant (Suitable for you\/company, right time, economic?).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time bound (What can be done within specific time frames).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of scale, your next project could be improved with these goals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you currently working on a project? 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