Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are clever, but sometimes tricky, ways to track your organization's progress toward what’s most important. For each Objective, there should be 3ish measurable Key Results.
But these KRs need to be balanced. Make sure you are tracking new customers as well as retaining your base, for example. Or consider balancing aggressive cost reductions with employee satisfaction. Agree? Disagree? Tell me a story. See Chapter 4 of Product Roadmaps Relaunched on OKRs.
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