WAYS OF WRITING SMART OBJECTIVES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE
Keywords:
DASH funded, long-term, annual, SMART objectives.Abstract
For DASH funded programs, program planning includes developing five-year program goals (a broad statement of program purpose that describes the expected long-term effects of a program), strategies (the means or broad approach by which a program will achieve its goals), and annual work plan objectives (statements that describe program results to be achieved and how they will be achieved). This article is about writing SMART objectives. This brief includes an overview of objectives, how to write SMART objectives, a SMART objectives check-list, and examples of SMART objectives.
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