The SMART GOALS for Software Engineering

Alberto Cubeddu

8 min readNov 13, 2022

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BHAG, SMART Goals, Tasks & Time Prioritarisation

In this article, we will explore the SMART GOALS and various other techniques, which we will use to our advantage to achieve results efficiently by understanding how our brain works.

The Smart Goals for Software Engineering — Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash

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Alberto Cubeddu

Written by Alberto Cubeddu

Management, Effective Coaching and Software Development. Currently Head Of Engineering @ CreditorWatch

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