What is an OKR? Here are the Basics
A simple primer on what a good OKR looks like and common pitfalls that lead to poor OKR writing.
Aug 20, 2020
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8 min read
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OKRs
Goal Setting
Key Results
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Summary
Objective Key Results (OKRs) are having quite an impact on the business world since their adoption. They have been deployed across companies in a bid to enhance teamwork, achieve organizational goals, and for scalability. This article helps us understand ORKs by detailing the meaning of Objectives, Key Results and how the two building blocks of OKRs come in handy in an organizational environment.
Takeaways
- Key results are the metrics that help quantify the team's success towards achieving objectives.
- Objective Key Results (OKRs) have a greater impact on organizational scalability, goals, and team building when compared to traditional goal-setting systems.
- Objectives are actual goals a team sets to achieve. Good objectives are qualitative.
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