In Project management, what are SMART objectives?

Question added by Abdul Rehman Zaheer , Marketing & Projects Specialist , King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Date Posted: 2014/03/17

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by Belal Abul Asal , Head Monitoring and Evaluation , King Abdullah University Hospital

SMART stands for:

Specific: so you should know what are going to do.

Measureabe: so u can know how good will you do what you do

Agreed upon: so those who are going to achieve it, are involved in setting it

Realistic: so you know you are going to achieve it, given the resources you have

Time-bounded: so I know when am I going to acheive it.

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