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    SMART Goals - Some Parts of Answers Can Be Made Up

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    Hi all,

    SMART goals – some parts of answers can be made up

    I’ve previously suggested that you word your objectives as SMART goals. Because
    you will not find everything you need in the scenario, you will need to fabricate some
    information in your answers. For example, you might know Kabeljou has a certain
    objective, but you don’t know its M or T values. If so, make up anything realistic that
    fits with what we know from the scenario.

    To illustrate this, here’s a generic, unrelated and very fictitious example of making up
    data for a SMART objective:

    The SA Air Force has a business need to upgrade a fighter squadron by acquiring
    refurbished F22 fighter jets. Each aircraft costs about $334m new. (I did say it's
    fictitious – totally unrealistic that the SAAF could afford even half a jet!   )  In the
    information available to us, we know it's a squadron based at Makhado. Other
    content we have suggests a three-year acquisition timeframe. We know that the
    relevant business objective is related to modernising the air force's air superiority
    capability.

    Therefore, here's what we might articulate as a business need or a project objective


    statement:

    Acquire 24 refurbished F22 aircraft for 2 Squadron by 31 December 2025.

    Applying the SMART test, we can see the following:

     Specific: "refurbished", "F22", "2 Squadron". The squadron number is


    deduced: we weren't given the squadron ID, but we know it's a fighter
    squadron based at Makhado, and 2 Squadron is the only fighter role at that
    base.
     Measurable: "24 aircraft". I made this up. SAAF squadrons typically have 24
    aircraft (I think). We could validate this number with our client later. Other
    metrics I could have added or used instead include a total budget or a
    business performance outcome.
     Achievable: we don't know and I won't assess this part of SMART in your
    assignments.
     Relevant: it's directly related to the business objective of air superiority.
     Time-bound: "31 Dec. 2025". We weren't given a date, only a three-year
    target, so I made this up.

    Note that the whole SMART test must apply to each objective statement. Do not split
    a business objective into one point for S, another point for M etc. I've broken down
    the SMART elements above purely for your learning purposes. E.g. in Q1.1, you
    need 3 objectives, each of which must be a single, succinct sentence that fully
    complies with SMART.

    Research, but limited


    Everyone, please note this about research outside of the course materials provided
    (which I might have done here to provide this example):

    1. Please do research for your SGDs and to complement the course notes etc.
    2. But please don't research assignment answer content outside of the
    assignment and scenario.

    I don't expect you to have any knowledge of e-commerce or CRM systems beyond
    what's in the scenario files. This would be unfair to anyone who does not have this
    knowledge. Base all your answers on only the scenario content and the course
    materials. If you need to make up anything, like M or T for SMART objectives, try to
    make it realistic in the context of the scenario.

    Does this help?

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