This quiz consists of six goal statements that are impostors. A goal impostor is any goal statement that does not meet the SMART criteria. Read each goal statement and determine what SMART criteria is missing.

Here is an example of a SMART Goal:
Profile: An accountant whose company is committed to a 30% increase in profits in the next year.
Goal: Reduce paperwork errors 20% by the end of the fiscal year.

SMART Goal Elements:

If paperwork errors equal labor costs, then reducing errors saves money—which is one way of increasing profits.

Goal Remarks:
This goal is SMART, unless in execution, it indirectly affects another goal. For example, what if the way people in accounting save on paperwork errors, is to bounce incomplete forms from sales back to the salespeople? If salespeople are spending more time on paperwork than selling, it could have a net negative impact on profitability. It ma be wiser to set a goal to make paperwork more efficient and convenient for sales.

Goal Main Point:
Even a SMART goal needs to be considered in the context of the bigger picture to make sure it is compatible with other SMART Goals