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title: Add targets for a goal in Strategic Planning
description: Create SMART targets for goals to track and measure the progress of your goals.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/set-targets-for-goal-egm.html
release: australia
product: Scenario Planning in SPW
classification: scenario-planning-in-spw
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Manage portfolio plan goals, Portfolio Planning in Strategic Planning Workspace, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Add targets for a goal in Strategic Planning

Create SMART targets for goals to track and measure the progress of your goals.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apw\_advanced.spw\_goal\_user and \(sn\_align\_core.apw\_user or sn\_gf.goal\_admin\)

## About this task

If you’re using ServiceNow Otto for SPM, you can use the Target generation skill to generate targets for a goal. The skill uses the goal’s details and provided context to create a precise target for the goal. The more specific the input, the stronger the recommendations. For details, see [Generate targets for a goal in Strategic Planning Workspace using ServiceNow Otto for SPM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/generate-targets-for-goal.md).

Configuring a target source for your target updates the **Actuals to date** field on the Target form automatically. For more information on target automation, see [Target actuals automation in Strategic Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-actuals-automation-spw.md).

A SMART target can be defined as S = Specific, M = Measurable, A = Attainable, R = Relevant, and T = Time-bound.

**Note:**

-   Only the owner or contributors of the goal can create targets for the goal.
-   You can also restrict the access for a target record to the specific users by enabling the **Confidential** field on the Target form if the ServiceNow® Operational Sustainability Management application is installed.

## Procedure

1.  Create a target for a goal using one of the following options.

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Steps

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**From the Goals view**

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1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Strategic Planning Workspace** &gt; **Portfolio Planning**.
2.  From the list of portfolio plans, select the required portfolio plan that the goal belongs to.
3.  In the Goals view, select the **Goals and targets** tab.
4.  Next to the goal that you want to create a target for, select the row context menu icon \(\[Omitted image "action-menu-icon.png"\] Alt text: Row context menu icon.\) and select **Add target**.


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**From the Targets tab**

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1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Strategic Planning Workspace** &gt; **Portfolio Planning**.
2.  From the list of portfolio plans, select the required portfolio plan that the goal belongs to.
3.  In the Goals view, select the **Goals and targets** tab.
4.  Select the goal that you want to create a target for.

The Goal side panel opens with the **Details** tab.

5.  From the side pane, select **Full Details** to open the goal form.
6.  On the **Quantitative Targets** or **Qualitative Targets** tab, select **New**.


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</table>2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Target form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/target-form-egm.md).

3.  Select **Save**.

    You can also select **Save and add new target** and add more targets for the goal on the flow.


## Result

The target progress records are automatically created when you save the target post populating the **Actuals to date** field. The target progress records specify the progress of each target for the goal.

**Note:** When you delete a goal, its associated targets \(if any\) and their progress records are also deleted even though the **Allow the deletion of targets** property is set to **No**.

## What to do next

[Update the progress of the target](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scenario-planning-in-spw/update-progress-of-target-egm.md) manually if the target is not enabled for target automation.