Trying to improve your team productivity? Struggling to close your projects?
You can’t do either without setting clear goals.

Over the decades, several techniques have risen to fame as answers to goals setting. The SMART goals framework is one of the most famous.

What are SMART goals and how did they become so popular? After all, can’t just any goal be more than enough?

In this article, we’ll explain what SMART goals mean – and how managers can put them into place.