Talk:Goal Statement

Interesting article by a psychologist about Getting Big Projects Done: Balancing Task-Focus with Goal-Focus that seems to be relevant when discussing Goals, Tasks, and Value Drivers. He suggests keeping the ultimate goal in mind when beginning tasks but staying task-focused when evaluating progress on hard tasks. Once tasks are easier or the end is in sight, a goal focus is again helpful for motivation.

In my opinion, the research he cites seems to indirectly confirm the usefulness of burn-down charts and other visual ways (including Jerry Seinfeld's) of displaying progress towards a Goal by helping us concentrate on the end-goal at the start and end of a Cycle and to concentrate on finishing Tasks during the middle of a Cycle of work, especially when we are "behind schedule".

--User:JoshW, 5 April 2011

Simply having a "stretch goal" is not enough to guarantee success. The team must measure progress and work together consistently.

--User:JoshW, 14 April 2011