Writing SMART objectives

2009

(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)

Information

Manual
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This brief is about writing Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-phased (SMART) objectives. It includes an overview of objectives, how to write SMART objectives, a SMART objectives checklist, and examples of SMART objectives.