August 2021 Manager Meeting

This month’s topic was annual planning. We had an open conversation about what communities want to accomplish in FY22, how to go about setting goals, monitoring and measuring progress, and achieving success.

During the meeting, we looked at how the Digital.gov team sets specific goals with data to back them up. Examples such as quality over quantity of events, YouTube data returns, and community membership.

Ask yourself these key questions when you start to thinking about setting goals for next year:

• What do you want to accomplish in FY22? What are your goals / desired outcomes?
• How will you monitor and measure success? What are your metrics?
• How will you monitor and measure success? What are your targets?
• How will you achieve your goals? What are your tactics or strategies?

Example goals and metrics:

Digital.gov Goal	Metric	FY21 Current Actuals	FY22 Target	FY22 Strategies