4.4 Key Takeaways
Step 4: Key Takeaways
- Establishing the purpose, goals and objectives for a recreation program or event is quite straightforward;
- The key to developing S.M.A.R.T. goals and objectives is understanding the “why“ of a program or event;
- Experienced programmers keep an eye on the established goals and objectives during a program’s rollout to make subtle on-the-fly adjustments to ensure the goals are met;
- Afterwards, goals and objectives can be used as tools to measure the success of a program during the evaluation process (Step 11 – Evaluation).