---
title: Create a goal
description: Create a goal and set targets to measure progress and align with your organization's strategic priorities.
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canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/strategic-planning/create-goal-strategy.html
release: australia
product: Strategic Planning
classification: strategic-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage enterprise goals, Strategy and Goals, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Create a goal

Create a goal and set targets to measure progress and align with your organization's strategic priorities.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apw\_advanced.spw\_goal\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Strategic Planning Workspace** > **Strategy and Goals**.

2.  On the Strategy and Goals page, select the strategy-based board or goal-based board for which you want to create a goal.

    The Strategy page opens if selected a strategy-based or combined strategy and goals-based board. The Goals page opens if selected a goals-based board.

3.  Create a goal using one of the following methods depending on your board type.

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**From the Strategy page**

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1.  From the list of strategic priorities, select the one for which you want to create a goal.

The strategic priority details page opens.

2.  Select the **Goals** related list.
3.  Select **New**.


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**From the Goals page**

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On the Goals page, select **New**.

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</table>4.  On the form, fill in the **Name** and other required fields.

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

5.  Select **Save**.


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