# Getting started with target agreements With target agreements in easyreview, every employee knows what is expected of them. Whether yearly, quarterly or monthly goals: you define measurable goals together with your colleagues and track progress in real time. ![Overview of target agreement processes in easyreview](/attachments/ziele/erste-schritte-ziele/zielprozesse-uebersicht.png) ## How target agreements are structured Target agreements in easyreview are organized hierarchically: 1. **[Target agreement process](/en/c/target-agreements/what-are-target-agreement-processes)**: the top level, e.g. "Annual goals" or "Quarterly goals". Here you define what kind of goals you agree on. 2. **[Edition](/en/c/target-agreements/what-are-target-agreement-editions)**: a concrete period within a target agreement process, e.g. "01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026". Editions can be repeated and copied. 3. **Target agreement**: one target agreement is created per employee and edition. It contains all key results and shows the overall progress. 4. **Key results**: the individual goals within an agreement. Each key result has its own target date and can be marked as achieved or measured with a numeric value. ## Defining SMART goals Target agreements in easyreview help you formulate [SMART](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria) goals: * **Specific**: you define the success criterion for each key result * **Measurable**: key results can be [quantified](/en/c/target-agreements/quantified-intermediate-goals), so that progress is shown as a percentage * **Achievable**: collaborating on setting goals contributes to motivation * **Realistic**: breaking things down into smaller key results quickly reveals when a target agreement becomes too large * **Time-bound**: all key results and the overall goal are given a target date ## Viewing your own target agreements Every employee can view their own target agreements in their profile. To do so, click "Profile" in the sidebar navigation and then the "Objectives" tab. ![Your own target agreements in the profile](/attachments/ziele/erste-schritte-ziele/profil-zielvereinbarungen.png) Supervisors and HR staff find the company-wide overview of all target agreements under "Objectives" in the sidebar navigation. There you see all target agreement processes with their respective overall progress. For detailed information, see the article [Target agreements overview](/en/c/target-agreements/target-agreements-overview). ## Detail view of a target agreement In the [detail view](/en/c/target-agreements/view-target-agreement-details) you see all the information about a target agreement: the recipient, the progress, the individual key results with their status, and the target date. From here you can update the progress, leave notes and export the agreement as a PDF. ![Detail view of a target agreement with key results](/attachments/ziele/erste-schritte-ziele/detailansicht-zielvereinbarung.png) ## Target agreement concepts easyreview lets you cover different scenarios: * **Classic goal-setting**: supervisors set the goals for their employees * **Collaborative target agreement**: goals emerge from a dialogue between supervisor and employee * **Self-set goals**: employees set their own goals and share their progress across the company The access rights for [editing](/en/c/target-agreements/edit-target-agreement) and [viewing](/en/c/target-agreements/target-agreement-visibility) can be set individually per target agreement process. ## Key results and progress Key results are the heart of a target agreement. For each key result you can define how progress is measured: * **Simple key results**: can be checked off as "achieved" or "not achieved" * **[Quantified key results](/en/c/target-agreements/quantified-intermediate-goals)**: with a start and target value, so that progress is calculated as a percentage (e.g. revenue goal: start 0, target 500,000, achieved 420,000 = 84%) * **[Weighted key results](/en/c/target-agreements/weighted-intermediate-goals)**: individual key results can be weighted differently to reflect priorities How to update progress is explained in [Complete or update a key result](/en/c/target-agreements/complete-or-update-intermediate-goal). ## Cascaded goals With [cascaded goals](/en/c/target-agreements/what-are-cascaded-goals) you can pass company-wide or department goals on to several employees. The goal is integrated into the target agreement of everyone affected, and progress is tracked centrally. ## Notifications and reminders Through [notifications for target agreements](/en/c/target-agreements/notifications) you always stay up to date. Automatic emails inform you before a target date runs out and when a target agreement changes. This applies to employees, supervisors and the HR department. ## Integration with reviews In the questionnaire of a review, the [target agreement review](/en/c/feedbacks/target-agreement-review) element lets you display the current state of a target agreement directly. This gives you an ideal starting point for working out the goals for the next cycle. ## More functions * [Create a target agreement](/en/c/target-agreements/create-target-agreement) * [Copy a target agreement](/en/c/target-agreements/copy-target-agreement) * [Delete a target agreement](/en/c/target-agreements/delete-target-agreement) * [Add notes](/en/c/target-agreements/add-notes-to-target-agreement) * [Export a target agreement (PDF)](/en/c/target-agreements/export-target-agreement-pdf) * [Export target agreements (XLS)](/en/c/target-agreements/export-target-agreements-xls) * [Create a target agreement process](/en/c/target-agreements/create-target-agreement-process) * [Bonus systems and variable compensation](/en/c/target-agreements/bonus-systems-and-variable-compensation)