We are quickly approaching the end of the first quarter of 2023. It is important to review and update your OKRs in the Betterworks Platform. Take some time to review and plan your OKRs for the second quarter.

OKRs are a collaborative, goal-setting framework that helps teams and organizations reach their goals through identifiable and measurable results. By design, the OKR framework works across teams to create a standard the whole company can adopt.

Here are some best practices for writing OKRs that foster discipline and alignment. 

Objectives:

Objectives should be inspiring but achievable. They should be practical accomplishments but described in a way that motivates teams to tackle them.

The ideal number of objectives varies, but ideally should be no more than three. 

Because they are meant to be achievable, objectives should be gradable. At the end of the given period (a month, a quarter, or a year), you’ll have a clear idea of how you performed.

Key Results:

Key results should be specific, time-bound, and measurable. (That framework is called SMART goals) A great way to think about them is that they’re itemized outcomes, not task lists. 

The ideal number of Key Results can vary depending on things like team size–start with 3-5 and work from there!

Key results are trackable outcomes, so you should assign them numeric values, like “increase video viewership by 150%” or “launch 12 new features.”