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Objectives and key results (OKRs)

Objectives and key results (OKRs)

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Objectives and key results (OKRs)

- Every January you or someone you know sets a New Year's resolution. And oftentimes by March, that goal is out the window. If your goal isn't clear, or someone else doesn't depend on your results, then you may not follow through. And the same is true for a company. You need to set clear, actionable goals, and measure those to make sure new products are meeting customer needs while staying aligned with business goals. And so the OKR method was created to measure the success of product teams. OKR stands for objectives and key results. And so the OKR method was created to measure the success of product teams. OKR stands for objectives and key results. The OKR method helps to make sure the product teams across your organization are focusing on the right things. We'll start by taking a look at objectives. Objectives offer specific goals for the company as a whole, for product teams, and sometimes for divisions. They use words like increase, decrease, and improve, but don't give a specific…

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