--- title: Key goal concepts description: Before you create a goal, familiarize yourself with the key concepts that define how goals work in Engagedly. --- [Skip to content](https://help.engagedly.com/key-goal-concepts#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://help.engagedly.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.engagedly.com/tickets?hsLang=en) ![Engagedly dark.png\]](https://help.engagedly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engagedly%20dark.png?height=31&name=Engagedly%20dark.png) - [About Us](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us) Show submenu for About Us - [Management Team](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us/management-team) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Us](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us) Show submenu for About Us - [Management Team](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us/management-team) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://help.engagedly.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.engagedly.com/tickets) - [Our Website](https://engagedly.com/) [Our Website](https://engagedly.com/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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