Goals

PDF: Process + Examples

How to develop and prioritize goals

  • Goals identify what is most important to the user, brand, and business. (See examples below to help you)
  • Try to narrow, focus, and prioritize goals first for the user. Then you can see how those user goals can also benefit the business and the brand in a variety of ways. 
  • You have most likely come up with a lot of features and functionality, but do they all support your business, brand, or user goals? Use your prioritized goals and user needs as a way to help filter the information so you can focus on the features and functionality that matter most.
  • Priority Pyramid: Place goals into three quadrants of a pyramid based on level of importance.
    • High at top, medium in the middle, and low at the bottom.
    • Place 20% of your goals in the high section, 30% in the middle, and 50% in the lowest.
  • Priority Matrix: Create a matrix with two axes –
    • most important and least important to company on one axis,
    • most important and least important to user on the other axis.
    • Place goals in the quadrants along the spectrum. 
    • Try and prioritize – not everything can be important.

How to Turn In:

  1. List of at least 3-5 goals for each: User, Brand, and Business.  
  2. Priority Pyramid or Priority Matrix (choose one method to demonstrate the prioritization of your goals) 
  3. Format is up to you: Can turn in a clear photograph of your hands-on process, or a Google Doc, or link to Figma, Figjam or Invision Freehand board, or designed in Illustrator or Google Slides? Whatever makes the most sense for your team!