Célorientált

Célorientált is a Hungarian adjective meaning oriented toward goals or outcomes. It is formed from the word cél (goal) and the suffix -orientált (oriented). In Hungarian, it is used to describe strategies, plans, or behaviors designed to achieve specific objectives. The term is employed across disciplines to emphasize results and end outcomes rather than processes alone.

The concept appears in multiple contexts. In management and project planning, a célorientált approach focuses on defining clear, measurable objectives, aligning activities with those objectives, and evaluating success by results. In education, célorientált oktatás uses explicit learning targets, aligned assessment, and feedback to help students achieve defined outcomes. In psychology and motivation, goal orientation refers to individuals’ predisposition to focus on mastering tasks (mastery orientation) or on performance outcomes (performance orientation), influencing effort and persistence. In product and software development, célorientált tervezés or eredményorientált fejlesztés emphasizes delivering features that realize user or business goals; frameworks like SMART goals or OKR provide concrete goal-setting methods.

Pros and cons accompany a célorientált stance. It can improve clarity, prioritization, and accountability, but excessive focus on outcomes may neglect process quality, creativity, and long-term sustainability if goals are poorly chosen or measured only by short-term metrics.