OKRs help focus our efforts, align our team's tasks with our company's objectives, promote teamwork, establish a sense of responsibility through measurable results, and motivate us to strive for what might seem impossible.
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), unlike traditional management methods, are a framework to enable each team member to shape meaningful company goals and derive success metrics.
OKRs help to streamline work (e.g. SCRUM) and provide purpose & accountability for execution. They guide team members to focus on user stories that contribute to the company objectives and measure their contribution using key results.
The OKR framework improves the business skills of team members by deriving company goals and increases comprehension for C-Level decisions.
Objectives are the goals we aim to achieve during the coming quarter. To ensure their effectiveness, they should:
Key Results are the metrics tied to the strategies for achieving objectives. To ensure they serve their purpose, they should: