To Kill A Mocking Bird Example – Flashcards

A specific desired outcome.

-Specific -Measurable -Attainable -Realistic -Time-Related

A goal that answers who, what, where, when, and why. (e.g., increase product sales by 25% over the next quarter)

A goal that answers "how much", "how many", and "what percentage".

A comprehensive list of the tasks you need to complete in order to achieve your goals. It reminds you of what you need to accomplish.

-Short Term Goal -Long Term Goal

A goal that is achieved in the near future and is a stepping stone that enables you to measure your progress in achieving longer-term goals. (Also known as an enabling goal)

A goal that is achieved over a longer period of time, such as a few months or even years.

-Action Centered -Incremental -Measurable -Scheduled Realisticly

Specific actions that are required to meet your goals.

Breaking actions into smaller, more manageable activities.

Criteria used to measure whether each task has been completed successfully

Working according to a schedule increases the probability that you'll complete each task

A tool used to distinguish between tasks that are urgent and important, those that are important but not urgent, those that are urgent but not important, and finally, those that are not urgent and not important.

Tasks that have the highest priority and should be dealt with first. You should devote as much time and effort to them as possible. Tasks in this quadrant include emergencies, deadline-driven projects, or problems that require immediate action.

Tasks that include planning, relationship building, networking, personal development, or identifying new opportunities. These are often the preferred tasks - the ones you would like to do first because they tend to be more interesting. Don't ignore these tasks, but try to put some time aside each day to work on them. If they are left too long, they can become urgent.

Tasks such as interruptions, some phone calls, e-mails, and meetings, and requests to help out another person. Because these tasks are not important, you don't want to lose too much time on them. They may be urgent but they are not important to you personally, so deal with them as quickly as you can and move on.

Tasks such as dealing with junk mail like direct marketing letters, social talks with colleagues, other time wasters, and things you might prefer but don't need to do. These tasks have the lowest priority. Complete these tasks only when you have nothing more important to do.

Accurate estimates about how long tasks will take to complete make scheduling a lot easier. They ensure that you won't have to keep changing your schedule. If you have a task that you accurately estimate will take six hours, for example, you can allot that time in your schedule and be reasonably confident you won't have to change the schedule. But what if you didn't accurately estimate the time for that task and allotted it only three hours? It would throw your schedule off, and you'd need to rework it.

f you're accurate in estimating the time it will take to complete tasks, you'll be better able to meet your deadlines. If you're estimates aren't accurate, you may need to ask to change deadlines or disappoint others who are relying on you to complete certain tasks. With accurate time estimates, you'll also be more confident about setting deadlines because you know that the time you assign for completing each of your tasks is realistic.

-Most Likely Duration -Shortest Duration -Longest Duration

The time that the task normally takes you to complete. It helps to consider the time it takes to complete the task without interruption. You should also think about a time frame you would be comfortable with based on your workload, the task, and any external factors that may delay or speed up the completion of the task.

The least amount of time that you have taken to complete the task in the past. It may also refer to the shortest time in which you think you can complete the task if there are no interruptions or distractions.

The longest amount of time it may take to complete a task considering what may go wrong when performing the task and then adding this extra time to the task's likely duration. This estimate should be based on your experience of this type of activity in the past, as well as on any foreseeable difficulties