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FOCUS goal-quality test
Is a goal focused, objectively assessable, challenging, user-oriented, and stated as an outcome?
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A practical framework / model addressing this question: Is a goal focused, objectively assessable, challenging, user-oriented, and stated as an outcome?
The question it helps answer
Use the FOCUS goal-quality test to organise the reasoning behind this question: Is a goal focused, objectively assessable, challenging, user-oriented, and stated as an outcome? The working view makes five-part test, scoring rubric, and rewrite examples visible so discussion can move from general opinion to a specific action or decision.
When to use it
Use the FOCUS goal-quality test when people working on metrics, goals, and business reviews are using different mental models for five-part test, scoring rubric, and rewrite examples, and that difference is changing choices or coordination.
What it is
The FOCUS goal-quality test is a set of connected concepts for examining one situation from several necessary angles. Its core working elements are five-part test, scoring rubric, rewrite examples, and facilitation prompts. Those elements belong together because each changes how the others should be interpreted or acted on.
Core elements
Five-part test
Define the standard before judging the work, and make each criterion specific enough for two reviewers to apply consistently. Within the FOCUS goal-quality test, connect this entry to scoring rubric so the relationship can be reviewed rather than inferred.
Scoring rubric
Capture scoring rubric only at the level needed to answer: Is a goal focused, objectively assessable, challenging, user-oriented, and stated as an outcome? Use observable evidence, name any unresolved judgment, and state what action or choice this entry can change. Within the FOCUS goal-quality test, connect this entry to rewrite examples so the relationship can be reviewed rather than inferred.
Rewrite examples
Use a short fictional scenario to show how the structure changes a choice or action. Keep the example neutral and label any illustrative values as examples. Within the FOCUS goal-quality test, connect this entry to facilitation prompts so the relationship can be reviewed rather than inferred.
Facilitation prompts
Capture facilitation prompts only at the level needed to answer: Is a goal focused, objectively assessable, challenging, user-oriented, and stated as an outcome? Use observable evidence, name any unresolved judgment, and state what action or choice this entry can change. Within the FOCUS goal-quality test, connect this entry to rewrite examples so the relationship can be reviewed rather than inferred.
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