Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Am Anfang das Ende
Englisch translation:
results-driven from the outset
Deutsch term
Translation, Journalism and PR
Native in: Deutsch 
, Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch
"Am Anfang das Ende"
I am wondering: is there a corresponding English saying?
"Gemeint ist, sich am Anfang einer Veranstaltung bereits Gedanken darüber zu machen, was am Ende dabei raus kommen soll und wie diese Ergebnisse umgesetzt werden sollen."
Nov 22, 2019 09:41: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Sonstige" to "Marketing"
Proposed translations
Deutschland
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: Deutsch (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Deutsch, and 1 more.
results-driven from the outset
Go ahead [start] with the outcome in mind
It takes a target to get started
"To have the end goal in sight at all times"
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Textklick
: Yep
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silvia glatzhofer
: What's the difference between "goal" and "end goal"; isn't "end goal" doppelt gemoppelt? or does it just remind me too much of "Endziel", a nono in German?
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There could be a number of goals to be achieved in the course of the event, as well as an all-embracing "end goal", which is what the event set out to achieve in the first place. Doesn't sound doppelt gemoppelt to me at all.
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Jonathan MacKerron
: "ultimate goal"
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Yes, that's better
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"Let's start at the end"
discuss the expected outcome up front
oder
".. with the goal in mind"
oder
"to focus on the expected outcome right from the beginning"
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Ellen Zittinger
: so far best
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thanks
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RNolder (X)
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The Start of the End
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Textklick
: Too Churchillian!
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IanW (X)
: There is no difference between this and "the beginning of the end", which is probably not what they want to say
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silvia glatzhofer
: klingt negativ; der "Anfang vom Ende" hat eine andere Bedeutung
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Last things first
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silvia glatzhofer
: Man rollt das Ganze ja nicht von hinten auf. Es soll nur am Anfang bereits an das mögliche Ergebnis gedacht werden.
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With due respect, "last things first" can mean just that in English. In context it would not be a problem. This is something you either feel or don't feel, as a mother tongue speaker.
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roneill
: That's a great idea!
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Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch
another take..
Vereinigte Staaten
aided expression: multilingual, multiart
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch, Spanisch > Englisch, and 3 more.
anticipate [presage] the conclusion
Vereinigte Staaten
Professional quality, reasonable prices
Native in: Englisch (Variants: US, US South)
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch
Goal-oriented thinking
These may all have different connotations (I did a brief search, and it looked like the links about "results-oriented thinking" were more negative - how to break free of it - whereas goal-oriented thinking seemed more positive) - I don't know about all the subtleties involved, just offering another alternative. The first answer above may still be the best.
Expectations (from the start)
Depending on context, you could possibly even insert "learning"
Expected learning outcomes
Educator/Realtor/Securities Rep/Agent
Native in: Englisch , Deutsch
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch
the end from the beginning
Deutschland
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) 
medical-translator ...the right words!
Native in: Deutsch
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Deutsch, and 1 more.
initial thoughts about the final results
Gruß,
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