Goals
These are long-term attributes a business seeks to accomplish. Goals tend to be general and sometimes abstract.
Objectives
These are more precise and specific, precise and quantifiable plan of performance addressing areas such as profitability, productivity and growth
Areas of Objectives
- Product design
- Innovation
- Market development / diversification / penetration
- Productivity
- Cost efficient
- Profitability
- Financial resources
- Growth
- Physical infrastructure development
- Team restructuring
- Venture employees performance
- Customer service
- Social responsibility
Characteristics of Good Objectives
- Specific
- Measurable
- Assignable
- Realistic
- Attainable
- Time bound
- Written
SMART Model
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Time bound
Long Term Objectives
where do you want to see yourself in 5 or 10 years.
Short Term Objectives
an yearly plan