what is project goal
The project goal refers to achieving a desired outcome (performance goal) at a specific end date (time goal) employing a specific amount of resources (resource goal).Performance. 1  To be used as a measure for goal achievement, performance goals must be clearly formulated and the degree of accomplishment verifiable. The goals should be defined in such way that it is possible to attain them in the framework of the project (i.e. they should not be unrealistic or outside the project ownerâs sphere of competence). 2  Also, care must be taken to ensure that, when defining time goals, the planned project end date is realistic.