> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.junojourney.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Goals

> Set, track, and complete development goals — with action items, skills, mentors, and AI assistance.

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## What is a goal?

A goal in Juno is a structured development objective with action items, target skills, a timeline, and optional mentor support. Goals help you track professional growth — whether learning a new skill, preparing for a role change, or hitting a business target.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/juno-76d1c392/9XAQs_cejix-tgQJ/images/development/my-development.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=9XAQs_cejix-tgQJ&q=85&s=5544f806001a4e170545cc14b1adec75" alt="Goals overview in My Development" width="1280" height="800" data-path="images/development/my-development.png" />

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## Creating a goal

Click **Create Goal** in My Development. You'll walk through a guided flow:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select your approach">
    **From scratch** — define your own goal, or **AI-assisted** — let Juno suggest goals based on your role and position.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the details">
    Add a title, description, focus area, and end date.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add an image">
    Select an AI-generated image or upload your own to personalize the goal card.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a mentor (optional)">
    Invite an expert or learning buddy to support you. They'll be able to see and comment on your goal.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Launch">
    Commit to the goal to make it active. You can also save it as a draft first.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/juno-76d1c392/9XAQs_cejix-tgQJ/images/development/goal-creation.gif?s=bb71793f8df07f0257928e4dd9598281" alt="Creating a goal — select a category, review AI suggestions, or create manually" width="1280" height="800" data-path="images/development/goal-creation.gif" />

### Focus areas

When creating a goal, select a focus:

| Focus            | What it means                             |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Balanced**     | General development across multiple areas |
| **Professional** | Career and skill growth                   |
| **Business**     | Business outcomes and targets             |

### End date options

You can set a fixed date or select a preset duration: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months, or 6 months.

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## Goal lifecycle

| State         | What it means                                                              |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Draft**     | Created but not yet committed — visible only to you                        |
| **Launched**  | You've committed to the goal — it's now active and visible to your manager |
| **Completed** | You've marked the goal as done — completion date recorded                  |
| **Archived**  | Hidden from your main view but still accessible                            |

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## Action items

Each goal contains **action items** — the specific tasks you need to complete. Action items fall into three categories:

| Category    | Purpose                                        |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **Learn**   | Acquire knowledge — courses, reading, research |
| **Prepare** | Get ready — practice, plan, organize           |
| **Execute** | Do the work — deliver, present, build          |

Action items can link to:

* **Internal content** — courses from your Company Academy
* **External content** — courses from the On-Demand Catalog
* **External links** — any URL
* **General tasks** — freeform to-do items

Track progress on each action item individually. When all items are complete, the goal is ready to be marked done.

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## Skills and competencies

Goals can include **skills** and **competencies** you're working to develop. Each skill has a target level (1–5). As you progress, update your skill level to track growth over time.

Skills in your goals connect to your organization's competency framework — see [Competencies & Skills](/development/competencies-and-skills).

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## Mentors and learning buddies

Goals support two types of support relationships:

**Expert / Mentor:**

* You select a mentor when creating the goal
* The mentor receives a notification and can accept or decline
* Once accepted, they can view your goal, track your progress, and leave notes
* Mentors see all goals they're mentoring in a dedicated **Expert** view

**Learning Buddy:**

* A peer who supports your development
* They can see and collaborate on your goal

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## Who can see your goals?

| Role                    | What they see                                  |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **You**                 | All your own goals (drafts, active, archived)  |
| **Your manager**        | Your launched and completed goals (not drafts) |
| **Your mentor/expert**  | Only the goal(s) they're mentoring             |
| **Your learning buddy** | Only the goal(s) they're partnered on          |
| **Admins**              | All company goals in the admin view            |

<InternalNote>
  Goal access logic in `GoalController`: user can access a goal if they are ADMIN+, OR the selected expert, OR the learning partner, OR the goal owner, OR the goal creator, OR the goal owner's manager (or ancestor in org hierarchy). The `listMyTeamGoals` endpoint returns paginated goals for the manager's direct and indirect reports. `listCompanyGoals` is admin-only.
</InternalNote>

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## Manager goal management

Managers can:

* **Create goals for team members** — from the My Team view
* **View team progress** — table with columns for title, user, committed status, completed status, mentor, and end date
* **Export team goals** — download as CSV

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## Notifications

Juno sends notifications for key goal events:

* Manager notified when you create or update a goal
* Manager notified when you complete a goal
* Expert notified when invited to mentor a goal
* You're notified if a manager creates a goal for you

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## Completing a goal

When you've finished all action items and feel the goal is met, mark it as **Completed**. This:

* Records the completion date
* Notifies your manager
* Moves the goal to your completed list

You can also archive goals you no longer want to pursue.