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Plan your development
Key “W” questions are invaluable to helping create a plan for future development.

Goals


 * What do you want/need to learn? - Identify your goal.
 * What is your objective?

The SMART guidelines are very useful to framing your goal or objective.


 * Specific
 * Measurable
 * Achievable/ Actionable
 * Relevant/ Realistic
 * Time Framed

For some great tips on SMART objectives refer to page 3 of this pdf Step 3 - A SMART Action Plan.

Actions


 * How to you intend to achieve the learning?
 * What will your actions be?
 * What time settings will you put around those actions?
 * When do you aim to have achieved your goal?

Resources


 * What do you need to enable you to learn?
 * What are your resources?
 * Where will you find them?
 * Who can support and encourage your learning?
 * How will you make the most of that support?
 * What are the barriers (if any) to your learning?
 * How you will avoid or overcome those barriers?

Evidence


 * How will you know you have learned what you wanted/needed to learn?
 * What can you show as an output of that learning?
 * What will demonstrate that you have achieved your goal?

After considering these four areas a plan can then be recorded in whatever format works best for you. Below is an example of a useful table.