I’m not a big fan of SMART goals. For as long as I’ve been involved in goal and objective setting for myself and others, I’ve been advised that the right way to construct objectives is to make them SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound. None of this sounds bad on the surface, yet I recall in the early 2000’s making an impassioned plea to my VP at the time against SMART objectives, and I’ve brought up concerns (though less passionately) to other managers since. Why would I argue against such a widely accepted best practice?
Random thoughts on software development