Difference between Mission and Vision

Every business or organisation starts with some basic motives that they plan to achieve during a particular course of time. Goals can be classified into two types, Missions and Visions. Mission can be described as the quantitative goals of the organisation which needs to be achieved in the near future. Vision can be described as the qualitative goals of the organisation which are to be achieved in the long term.

What is Mission?

Mission can be defined as the quantitative goals of the organisation which are planned to be achieved in the near future. Missions are the short-term and near-future goals of the organisation. Mission focuses on the present stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, competitors, shareholders, board of directors, etc. For example, the commerce department of Geeksforgeeks has a mission of achieving traffic of 3 lacs during August. This target/goal is a short-term goal, which will be known as a mission.

Key Takeaways from Mission-

• Missions are short-term, more of a quantitative goal of the organisation.
• Missions have limited scope and focus majorly on achieving short-term and near-term goals.
• Missions are more specific and concrete.

What is Vision?

Vision can be defined as the qualitative goals of the organisation which are planned to be achieved in the long-term future. Vision is the long-term goal of the organisation. Vision focuses on society as a whole and works towards the betterment of society. For example, the commerce department of Geeksforgeeks has a vision to provide the best content out of all the education technology companies.

Key Takeaways from Vision-

• Visions are long-term goals set up by the organisation, mainly qualitative goals.
• Visions have a broader scope and focus on long-term goals.
• Visions are more abstract and aspirational goals.

Difference between Mission and Vision

Basis	Mission	Vision
Meaning	Mission can be described as the quantitative goals of the organisation which need to be achieved in the near future.	Vision can be described as the qualitative goals of the organisation which are to be achieved in the long term.
Purpose	Mission defines the fundamental purpose of the organisation.	Vision describes the outlines of the long-term aspirations and goals of an organisation.
Timeframe	Mission includes short-term and near-future activities.	Vision includes long-term aspirations.
Scope	Missions have a limited scope.	Visions have a broader scope.
Main Focus	Mission focuses mainly on specific activities, target audiences, and other specific activities.	Visions focus on broader goals, values, and aspirations.
Tangibility	Missions are more specific and concrete.	Visions are more abstract and aspirational.
Stakeholders	Missions focus more on present stakeholders, including shareholders, directors, employees, customers, suppliers, etc.	Visions focus on society or the world as a whole.
Dynamic nature	Missions tend to remain more dynamic as per the prevailing conditions.	Visions more or less remain the same.