Project Goals

Question 1

What is a ‘goal’? (1 point

Answer 1

The desired state in the future

Question 2

What is the ‘SMART formula’ for formulating goals? (5 points

Answer 2

SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
APPROPRIATE
REALISTIC
TIMELY

Question 3

What is a ‘goal/target hierarchy’? (2 points

Answer 3

This is splitting goals into smaller steps with upper and lower objectives so that progress can be made stepwise

Question 4

How goals can by classified? (3 points,

Answer 4

• Optional goals – nice to have
• Target goals – failure results in great dissatisfaction
• Must goals – must be achieved for the project to succeed