One of the major challenges while adopting any management framework is to figure out how to get started. Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), the agile goal setting framework is not an exception to this rule. We have already written a few articles around best practices in OKRs (listed at the end of this post), in […]
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One of the major hurdles in adoption of Objectives & Key Results (OKR) is the lack of comprehensive body of knowledge. We have already discussed whether OKRs are compatible with scrum. Here we take that discussion a step further, by revealing 8 similar responsibilities that Scrum masters & OKR champions shoulder. As opposed to OKRs, Scrum has been written
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Objectives & key results have started to gain widespread acceptance beyond Silicon valley giants. The agile goal setting framework emphasises on stretch & measurable targets. Although OKRs have been around since 70s, they became more popular in the last decade or so. Especially after Rick Klau’s workshop at Google ventures lab. Companies like Google, LinkedIn & Zynga attribute a good part of their
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OKRs as a goal-setting framework has gained popularity in recent years. Many large companies such as Google, LinkedIn, Zynga, Sears, etc. have implemented it successfully. Naturally, other companies are following suit. Most of these achieved greater levels of success after implementing OKRs in their organization. Though some have failed to capitalize. Rick Klau’s seminar on
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The popularity of OKR methodology is on the rise as many companies seek to understand and adopt it for their goal setting. Given the lack of a credible & universally accepted body of knowledge around OKRs, some practical problems arise at the time of adoption. While we have seen in a previous article that alignment
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Adoption of Objectives & Key Results, an agile goal setting approach, is on the rise. OKRs are spreading outside the silicon valley, with technology companies worldwide leading the band. In comparison to other goals management techniques such as MBO, OKRs is a new kid on the block. For obvious reasons, the body of knowledge surrounding OKRs
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The rise of Objectives and Key results (OKR) as a goal-setting framework has been evident since its adoption at Google. Many companies are now looking to adopt the OKR methodology. Naturally, number of OKR softwares in the market are growing & it is difficult to pick one over the other. Given that teams are still
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Recently we wrote about how a company should set its objectives. There we discussed how the company needs to focus on clearly articulating its Vision and Strategy before it even starts to think about goals. Setting the goals at Company, Team & Individual level is one of the important recommendations in Objectives & Key Results
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Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) is a goal settings framework championed by Andy Grove at Intel in the 1970s. It was later popularised by John Doerr when he implemented it at Google in 1999 and it’s still being used successfully to this day. In fact some of the top management at Google attributes their disciplined
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Since the time Management became a discipline in itself, most of the companies have been using techniques to efficiently manage performance of their human resources. Although many of them may not be aware of its name, MBO is the prevalent management philosophy adopted by corporates. While there are number of famous techniques in academia, only
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