SMART Goals Template

What are SMART Goals?

SMART Goals is a simple framework to set goals within certain parameters towards reaching clear objectives. The acronym, SMART, stands for:

• Specific 
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time-Bound

Why use SMART Goals?

A good reason to use SMART Goals in a business context is to obtain successful results out of the work you are doing. 

• Solidify vague ideas, concepts, and desires into clearly identified objectives.
• Describe and communicate tasks, and responsibilities with certainty.
• Define quantifiable criteria for success and failure.
• Map a clear path toward achieving the goals.

Stop straying in open seas, take charge of your ship, pick a destination, and get there. 

But are these good enough reasons to stick to SMART Goals? Is the open sea the same? A counterargument is that goal-setting, vision-following, and leader-driven thinking as business philosophies have been shaken in the face of larger social, political, and environmental forces at play. In today’s reality, keeping an adaptive mindset may prevail over olympian and hyper-focused work. So use SMART Goals with a grain of salt, a hint of intuition, and flexibility.

Be your own judge.

How to use Xtensio’s SMART Goals Template?

• Click on Xtensio’s Smart Goals Template which is populated with instructional text to guide you through each section. Simply click and begin to edit each part.

QUICK TIP: You can collaborate and co-edit this document. Once completed you can share it as a live link, export it as PDF or PNG, or present it full screen or in person to discuss it. 

• Next, go from goal setting to action. Jump over to a kanban board, Eisenhower Matrix or other to-do’s and checklists.

QUICK TIP: Click the three dots and copy your SMART Goals into other strategic planning documents, such as your marketing plan, content strategy, customer success plan, and so on.