Team
goal-setting framework

A framework for planning annual and semi-annual goals

The challenge

Product teams often approached goal setting inconsistently, making it difficult to connect individual priorities with team and business objectives. A unified framework was needed to support both annual and semi-annual planning cycles.

Approach

The framework defines key goal categories, provides detailed guidance for formulating clear and measurable goals, and formalizes the complete cycle—from initial planning and alignment to progress reviews and final evaluation. It was refined over several years and tested by multiple product teams across different companies.

Outcome

The framework established a transparent and repeatable goal-setting process, improved alignment between teams and business priorities, and made long-term planning more consistent. Its flexibility allowed it to be adapted to different organizational structures and levels of product maturity.

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The team goal-setting framework document, showing the goal categories and the annual and semi-annual planning cycle