Short term goals · Quarterly objectives · Component
The objective set
Three to five written objectives for the quarter, each with an owner — few enough that they can all be named from memory.
The deliverable
What it is
The constraint that makes a quarterly set work is number. Three to five objectives can be held in mind, argued about and traded off against each other; twelve cannot.
The cutting is the work. What survives is the actual priority, whatever the earlier list claimed.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The objectives
Each written commitment for the quarter, with a named owner.
3 attributes: Objective · Owner · Rank
LearnWhat was cut
Candidate objectives considered and not taken, with the reason.
2 attributes: Candidate · Why cut
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Objectives carried unchanged into a third quarter are usually ongoing responsibilities rather than objectives, and belong elsewhere.
The other components in quarterly objectives
The measure per objective
One indicator per objective that will settle whether it was met — agreed before the quarter starts.
LearnThe review record
The end-of-quarter scoring with the reasoning behind it — the input to the next set rather than a report on the last one.
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