Unlock Your Team’s Full Potential with OKRs!

One of the most challenging aspects of the job of an engineering leader is ensuring that our team executes on the strategy we define. We need more than a great plan; we must ensure we deliver the results our stakeholders expect. OKRs are a way to execute on our strategy effectively.

What is strategy execution?

Before we dive into how to use OKRs for strategy execution, let’s briefly discuss what strategy execution is. Strategy execution involves translating high-level strategic goals into specific actions and results that can be measured and tracked. The objective of strategy execution is to ensure that the organization is focused and aligned on achieving its strategic goals.

What are OKRs?

OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting framework that John Doerr popularized in his book “Measure What Matters.” OKRs are a simple and powerful way to define and track goals, align teams around them, and ensure everyone is working towards the same objectives.

The basic idea behind OKRs is to set specific objectives that you want to achieve, along with a set of key results that will measure progress towards that objective. An easy way to remember what OKRs are is to think about this statement: “I will [Objective] as measured by [a set of Key Results].”