Make Tasks Finishable With SMART Edges
Rewrite vague work into a SMART task with a clear finish line.
The task says: "Improve onboarding docs." Three people can interpret it three ways. SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound The common trap is adding more adjectives instead of defining observable completion. Specific Name the exact artifact: onboarding FAQ, not docs. Specific narrows the surface area so the owner knows where work should happen. Measurable List the five May support questions and two screenshot gaps. Evidence prevents subjective "better" debates at review time. Achievable and relevant Confirm the owner can update text and screenshots without engineering help. A task that depends on unavailable capacity is not actually assigned. Time-bound Set Thursday…
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