Projects are the pursuit of defined objectives in a defined time span with defined resources. Everything in projects depends on realistic planning of objectives and milestones, so SMART can be interpreted as the five basic rules for planning a feasible project. Projects which are not well defined in these terms may more easily be turned down in a priori evaluations, e.g., expert panels deciding on grants. In a wider context, SMART can constitute the five basic rules of effective and efficient communication on co-operation, i.e., of planning collaboration in a context marked by a division of labour, something like the five commandments behind Tool 4A1 (To-do form).
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(2009). Planning and managing projects. In: Franz, HW., Sarcina, R. (eds) Building Leadership in Project and Network Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-93956-6_22
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