From 66e57f4a349317a496529d1c498d3b09c987c777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Lamm Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:04:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] added section on goals --- strategy/goals.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 strategy/goals.md diff --git a/strategy/goals.md b/strategy/goals.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f153eb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/strategy/goals.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Goals + +"Bad goals are indistinguishable from numbers." - Will Larson + +Good goals are made up of 4 specific kinds of numbers: + +1. A target - where you want to go +1. A baseline - where you are now +1. A trend - your current velocity +1. A time frame - the bounds for the change + +The tests for a good goal are: + +1. Someone that doesn't know the details of the project can tell its difficulty. +1. Someone that doesn't know the details of the project can determine if it was successful. + +## Investments and baselines + +An investment describes where you want to be in the future, a baseline describes what you have now that you want to keep. + +It is often a great idea to pair investments with baselines in your goals to help narrow the scope you use to find a solution. Baselines can also be useful in identifying when you should pause on an going after a goal and instead invest in platform quality.