How Do Managers Plan?(cont. Establishing Goals(cont.) -Characteristics of Well-Designed Goals should be written in terms of outcomes should be measurable and quantifiable should be clear as to a time frame should be challenging but attainable should be written down should be communicated to all organization members who need to know the goals ©Prentice Hal,2002 7-20How Do Managers Plan? (cont.) Establishing Goals (cont.) – Characteristics of Well-Designed Goals • should be written in terms of outcomes • should be measurable and quantifiable • should be clear as to a time frame • should be challenging but attainable • should be written down • should be communicated to all organization members who need to know the goals © Prentice Hall, 2002 7-20