Objectives and Key Results
by Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte
The practitioner's OKR manual: writing good objectives, measurable key results, cadence, scoring, common failures. More how-to than Measure What Matters.
Read it if…
you are implementing OKRs and need the mechanics.
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Skip it if…
you want the inspirational case; see Measure What Matters.
Try instead: The Next Right Thing →
Three things you will actually use
- Objectives inspire; key results measure.
- Fewer, better.
- Score and learn quarterly.
Do this first
Draft one objective with three measurable key results.
Our verdict
OKRs, implemented.
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