{"id":710,"date":"2025-02-14T15:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=710"},"modified":"2025-03-23T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:23:20","password":"","slug":"goal-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/docs\/web-good-day\/goal-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal action plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The activities, actions and changes in behaviour required to complete a goal may be encapsulated into an &#8216;action plan&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Day support the  notion of an &#8216;action plan&#8217; where by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A larger goal may be decomposed into smaller &#8216;stepping stone&#8217; goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One or more tasks may be associated with a goal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of more habits may be associated with a goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, edit the goal to create an action plan. When the &#8216;Edit Goal&#8217; form appears, a new set of goal-level buttons appears in the action panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-165.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1636\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the &#8216;Action plan&#8217; button and the data display will change to show the goal action plan form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168-1024x380.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168-360x134.png 360w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-168.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The action plan form has three sections, one for sub goals,  a second for related habits, and a third for the tasks associated with completing a goal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two approaches for defining an action plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For very large goals that span an extended timeframe, use the &#8216;sub goals&#8217; section to define a set of stepping stone goals that, when all completed, will lead to the completion of the parent goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alternatively, for more straightforward goals add a mix of habits and tasks that in total will lead to the completion of the parent goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of the three sections has a set of toolbar buttons that are used to add content to the section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-169.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the &#8216;Actions&#8217; section has a &#8216;Open only&#8217; slider control that when activated will filter the tasks lists to show just the open tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each of the toolbar options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"37\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-170.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1651\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the &#8216;Search&#8217; toolbar button to find an existing entry and add that to the action plan.  For example, within the &#8216;Habits&#8217; section, clicking on the search button will open a popup form that allows the user to select one or more existing habits to associate with this goal.\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-171.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1652\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the &#8216;Add&#8217; toolbar button to create a new entry and have the new entry included as part of the action plan.  For example, within the &#8216;Actions&#8217; section, click on the add button to define a task that will be associated with this goal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"43\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-172.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1653\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Where an action plan section has existing entries, then this button can be used to remove the connection between the entry and this goal.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-173.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-173.png 575w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-173-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-173-360x173.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, to remove selected tasks from the &#8216;Actions&#8217; section without deleting the tasks, then first select the tasks and then click on the &#8216;unlink&#8217; button to remove them from the action plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"39\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-174.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1655\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clicking on the &#8216;Delete&#8217; button will both remove the selected entries from an action plan and delete those entries at the same time.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"39\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-175.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1656\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clicking on the &#8216;Reorder&#8217; button will allow the user to change the display order of the entries in the plan section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177-1024x283.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177-1024x283.png 1024w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177-768x212.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177-360x99.png 360w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-177.png 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking on the &#8216;Reorder&#8217; button, the display will change to show the section entries with a new &#8216;=&#8217; drag action icon on the right side.  Click and drag on an entry&#8217;s drag icon to move it to a new position in the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the reordering stage is completed, the user should click on the &#8216;Save order changes&#8217; button to save the new revised entry order <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The activities, actions and changes in behaviour required to complete a goal may be encapsulated into an &#8216;action plan&#8217;. Good Day support the notion of an &#8216;action plan&#8217; where by: First, edit the goal to create an action plan. 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