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Confused Vocabularies

Confused Vocabularies

Confused Vocabularies

(OP)
I am not an American person. There are some vocabularies confuse me all the time when making a plan or report.

Is anybody can tell me what the difference among the words list below is?
If an example of the usage can be provided, it will be appreciated.

To reach the
              Vision
              Goal
              Target
              Purpose
              Destination
              End
              Aim
              Objective


Thank you for your help.

RE: Confused Vocabularies

From a management speak bingo point of view they are up to a point interchangeable.

If you are the one making the plan or report use whichever is clearest to you.

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

RE: Confused Vocabularies

All of these could, in some respects, mean the same thing.

Vision would be a bit more hopeful and possibly abstract.  "We have a vision of a new mall at this location."

Goal is a bit more concrete.  It would describe something you hope to accomplish.  "My goal is to write better reports."

Target is similar to goal in this instince, but may be more focused.  More of a priority.  "Our target is to put out 10% more reports this quarter."

Purpose would describe an end to be obtained.  "The purpose of this report is to explain why you need to use a foundation for this building on this site, instead of standard spread footings."

Destination is where you hope to go.  Could be a physical place, "Your destination is New York City."  Or could describe a purpose (predestined), "You are destined to become a great engineer."

End could mean the results you are looking for, or have acheived.  "The end product of this investigation should be a 50% improvement on the current model." "This meeting has come to an end."  "We end this report with the following..."

Aim, is again something you are hoping to acheive or accomplish.  Probably more concrete and purposeful in intent.  "We aim to finish this project by Christmas."

Objective might relate to an actual object, but still indicates something you are hoping to accomplish.  "Our objective is to finish this car by Christmas."

"Our vision is to complete this project by New Years Eve."
"Our goal is to finish this project by Saint Patricks Day."
"Our target date is April 15th."
"Our purpose is to build this mall."
"Our destination is own this mall."
"The mall project has come to an end."  "The mall project is about to come to an end."  
              

RE: Confused Vocabularies

"Our vision is to complete this project by New Years Eve."
= so we can get a drink to celebrate

"Our goal is to finish this project by Saint Patricks Day."
= so we can get a drink to celebrate

"Our target date is April 15th."
= because it's my birthday and we can get a drink to celebrate

"Our purpose is to build this mall."
= which will have a range of bars, so we can get several drinks to celebrate

"Our destination is own this mall."
= and as shareholders, we can have a drink to celebrate

"The mall project has come to an end."
= so now we can admire the view, then have a drink to celebrate

"The mall project is about to come to an end."  and I've had too much to drink

Bill

RE: Confused Vocabularies

To be perfectly honest, the difference between those words comes down to which business guru/consultant has been the latest one on site, or which book has been most recently read.



RE: Confused Vocabularies

My advice is to write it in terms like "we need to........" and let your boss have the satisfaction of changing it to say "In an environment characterised by dynamic change, our medium term vision is to....."

A.

RE: Confused Vocabularies



If your vision is blurry you cannot take aim to hit any target and in the end your objective of scoring a goal results in the ball reaching the wrong destination and the purpose is lost!!!

RE: Confused Vocabularies

I've seen questionaires that ask for both Aim and Objective.  I fill in one and in the other, I write "What is the difference between Aim and Objective".  Never got an answer.

RE: Confused Vocabularies

Objective is what you are shooting at, aim is where you shoot.

RE: Confused Vocabularies

Our mission statement:

"The objective purpose of our goal is to target our end aim vision."

Seems obvious to me. clown


corus

RE: Confused Vocabularies

Dang, missed one out.

"The objective purpose of our goal destination is to target our end aim vision"

corus

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