Core Platform Team/Goals/FY1920/Q1

Each quarter, members of the team can add goals below that support their development plans and the team. Everyone should have at least one of each type of goal they are working on at a time. You can have more than two if you like, but keep in mind that it is better to have fewer goals you can complete rather than a lot of goals that you might "half finish".

While not required, team members may use 10% time to work on these goals, or to put it another way, the output of your 10% can be these goals.

Definitions
Professional Development Goal

This is a goal that is designed to help you build towards a larger goal of your career or professional growth. This can be about learning a new skill, helping you grow into a new role in the organization, or stretching yourself in ways such as public communication.

Team Goal

A goal that is designed to help you directly improve daily work for our team and teammates. As a team we are trying to focus on knowledge sharing, and this will always be a good basis for a team goal. You can also choose goals that are built around fixing/clarifying/documenting team processes or figuring out how to help others achieve their development goals (helps someone learn a new technical skill)

Writing a good goal
You should try to write your goals using the SMART goal philosophy:


 * Specific - you know what the goal is
 * Measurable - you can tell when you have finished
 * Achievable - you can actually get it done
 * Relevant - you understand how it ties into your bigger goals (like your development plan, our knowledge sharing intuitive, our team mission, etc…)
 * Time-bound - you set a time for you to be done in order to to keep yourself accountable

Sharing back
In addition to the above, you should always think about how you will share back with the team. This may be implicit for some goals (like giving a presentation), but for others you should think about how you will take what you learn and did and turn it into something for the team.