What does it mean for a goal to be 'Attainable' in the SMART goals context?

In the context of SMART goals, 'Attainable' refers to the feasibility of the goal. It means that the goal should be realistic and achievable within the given resources and constraints. It should not be too high or too difficult to reach. The goal should challenge you, but it should still be possible to achieve.

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Open your presentation with the list of causes for project failure to emphasize the importance of setting SMART goals. These causes include ill-defined project scope, bad management of expectations and, of course, poorly defined goals. Use this slide to set project objectives. Naturally, you'd want the objectives to be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound, but keep in mind that they should be set before the project starts and can't be written in isolation. With this slide, build your SMART goals tree diagram by defining your broad and specific goals, indicators, measures, and targets. Teams that use tree diagrams to create SMART goals describe their collaboration as more focused and solid.

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SMART Goals

Abstract plans without concrete deadlines can hardly be called goals and unlikely will help you to stay accomplished. But make those plans Specific, M...

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