{"id":396,"date":"2017-03-04T04:08:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T04:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/pman103\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2017-03-04T04:08:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T04:08:20","slug":"matching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/pman103\/learning-pathways\/setting-goals-objectives-and-measures\/matching\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\"><div class=\"panel iDevice WEquizMultipleChoice WEquizMix\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"assessment\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/pman103\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_qmark.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Is it a goal, an objective or a measure?<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:302px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Stairs-918735_1920.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/a\/ab\/Stairs-918735_1920.jpg\/300px-Stairs-918735_1920.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Reaching for your goal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this section you are going to further explore the differences between goals, objectives and measures. Here is a list of statements. Decide whether each one is a goal, an objective or a measure. Click on each option to see whether you are correct or incorrect and why.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> This year, the organization is aiming to increase its revenues by 25%.\n<ul>\n<li> Goal\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Correct<\/b>.  Setting an overall increase in revenue is a broader aim the organization is striving for.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Objective\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. This is not precise or measurable enough to be an objective.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Measure\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. There are no specific metrics that indicate how this will be measured.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> In the next six months, all our stores will improve their &#8220;green&#8221; status by launching a program by which customers will be able to return all their packaging for recycling.\n<ul>\n<li> Goal\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. This is too precise to be a goal.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Objective\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Correct<\/b>.  This is a precise objective, set in time and measurable.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Measure\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. There are no specific metrics that indicate how success will be measured.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> This year, the organization will increase its revenues by 25% by increasing its profitability.\n<ul>\n<li> Goal\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. This is too precise to be a goal.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Objective\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. This is close to being an objective as it is precise and measurable but the timeframe is too vague.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Measure\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Correct<\/b>.  The way the goal will be achieved is clearly supported by a metric.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> The organization will increase its revenues by 25% by opening 10 stores in new areas of the continental United States in the next year.\n<ul>\n<li> Goal\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. This is too precise to be a goal.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Objective\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Correct<\/b>.  This is a precise objective, set in time and measurable.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Measure\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. There are no specific metrics that indicate how this will be measured.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> The company has announced its new mission.\n<ul>\n<li> Goal\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Correct<\/b>.  A mission statement sets overall goals for the organization.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Objective\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. The statement doesn&#8217;t spell out how the mission will be accomplished so it&#8217;s not an objective.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Measure\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Incorrect<\/b>. 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