This is the discussion page of the Australian LoCo team for the proposed "Team Goals"

Proposal by -- -- fabricator4 2011-06-19 02:57:31

Australian LoCo team: Team Goals

Do we need a set of "Team Goals"?

• Unlike the question of whether or not we need a mission statement, this question is not as obvious. There are reasons both for and against having a set of team goals
• While teams goals may at first seem to be desirable, it seems that the "Goals" would be partly a re-iteration of the projects that members are working on
• Should the projects be re-iterated in the "goals" of the team, or should this be a more generic statement of of the goals?
  • Arguments for:
    • + Keeping members on track to achieving the goals of the whole group
    • + Positive reinforcement when goals and milestones are met
    • + Shows the commitment of the team for achieving milestones
    • + Defining goals may require more discussion and discussion of specific stategies. This might be a positive thing for the group and may involve more members.
  • Arguments against:
    • - Requires resources to maintain the goals: is this "shaving the yak"?
    • - Goals would need to be updated frequently as things change - several times per year
    • - Setting goals that are not achievable would result in negative reinforcement for the group and individuals involved.
    • - Defining goals may tie up the group on needless discussion of the goals instead of achieving them - more yak shaving.

Currently I seem to be 4 for 4. Please discuss this the reasons for setting team goals

Discussion

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: + 1 We need to set team goals because without goals how can we measure that we are fulfilling our mission statement. If we fail to achieve a goal we need to assess why we failed. Goals do not need to be specific in nature. For Example a goal could be 'We would like to hold release parties in each state capital' as opposed to 'We will hold a release party in each state capital'. The first example is something to aspire to, the second may be more difficult to achieve. -- andrew-gandella 2011-06-19 12:02:19