support objective

[sə-ˈpȯrt əb-ˈjek-tiv]
nounpl: support objectives
objetivo de apoio
1. A secondary goal or aim that serves to facilitate or enable the achievement of a primary or main objective
Improving team communication is a support objective that helps achieve our main goal of increasing sales by 20%.
Melhorar a comunicação da equipe é um objetivo de apoio que ajuda a alcançar nossa meta principal de aumentar as vendas em 20%.
2. In military or strategic planning, a subordinate goal that provides assistance to the accomplishment of a principal objective
Training personnel is a support objective for the main objective of deploying the new system.
O treinamento de pessoal é um objetivo de apoio para o objetivo principal de implementar o novo sistema.
This term is primarily used in corporate, military, and project management contexts in both English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions. It reflects a hierarchical approach to goal-setting common in organizational planning in Brazil, the USA, and Portugal.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
auxiliary objectivesecondary objectiveenabling objectivesupporting goalintermediate goal
Antonyms / Antônimos
primary objectivemain objectiveprincipal goalcore objective

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
objetivo de apoio
Standard term used in business and military contexts
Portugal
objetivo de suporte
Alternative form more common in European Portuguese
São Paulo
objetivo de apoio
Widely used in corporate environments and project management

Related Words

strategic objectivetactical objectivegoalmilestonedeliverablekey result

Related Idioms & Phrases

support the main objective
achieve support objectives
align support objectives with primary goals
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