An update on SMART

I previously mentioned how the target being set should be SMART, (management-speak!), and then I immediately couldn't recall what it stood for - well I've done my research (first answer in Google actually)

S.M.A.R.T. is

Specific
Do your targets say exactly what it is you need to do?
Measurable
Can you show proof that you have achieved your targets?
Achieveable
Are your targets easy enough to achieve in the time you have been given?
Realistic
Are your targets things that you can really do something about?
Time-bound
Have you decided dates for achieving your targets?

I think my target meets the above - it's specific, well the overall aim is pretty general I suppose but the breakdown of the 10 possibilities pins it down a bit more.
It's measurable - there'll be something published - that will be an obvious measurable.
It's achievable - well yes it is achievable in general, if any of the 10 items occur then the target will be achieved and there shoudl be enough time to do some of them - probably more than one of them if I get my finger out!
Realistic - well yes again, the list of 10 gives some very hard things and some relatively straightforward things to be aimed at and I can do something about them by doing some bloody writing!
Time-bound - easy, must be by the end of the year.

I feel so much better now knowing that I've managed to manage my targets using management-speak!!