Test your knowledge: Identifying project goals

Test your knowledge: Identifying project goals

  1. Which three questions should you ask yourself to make a goal specific?

    • Who is involved?

    • Where should it be delivered?

    • What do I want to accomplish?

    • Can it be reasonably reached?

  2. Which of the following is an example of a measurable goal? Select all that apply.

    • Increase market reach

    • Achieve a 20% improvement in customer satisfaction ratings based on post-support survey results

    • Increase product revenue by 5%

    • Reduce employee turnover

  3. What’s a strategy to determine if a goal is attainable?

    • Post the goal on a project management forum for feedback

    • Ask the stakeholders

    • Hire a goal-setting coach

    • Break down the goal into smaller parts

  4. What can you do to determine if a goal is relevant?

    • Consider if the goal matches the organization’s other needs and priorities.

    • Compare it to the project goals of the organization’s three closest competitors.

    • Compare it to goals the organization set in previous years.

    • Ask a project manager on another team.

  5. Which of the following are examples of key results? Select all that apply.

    • Successfully process 50 online orders by month's end

    • Launch a website redesign

    • Implement online ordering

    • Increase the number of website visitors by 25% by end of year

  6. Which of the following are objectives and key results (OKRs) development best practices? Select all that apply.

    • Key results should be tactical and specific.

    • Each key result should have 2-3 objectives

    • Objectives should be motivational and inspiring.

    • OKRs are a resource that should be linked to the project plan.