Measure What Matters: Succeeding with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Course details

Join Kleiner Perkins chair John Doerr, the author of Measure What Matters, and technical advisor Ryan Panchadsaram as they show you how to successfully leverage the power of objectives and key results (OKRs). Learn to achieve ambitious goals by clearly defining meaningful OKRs, aligning strategy with execution, managing an OKR cycle, and tracking progress through effective teamwork. Along the way, gather insights based on real-world examples from industry leaders to improve your operating excellence and fuel future growth.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Why OKRs

02 - What are OKRs
03 - OKRs - The missing link between strategy and execution
04 - OKRs guide your actions
05 - What's a good OKR
06 - Five benefits of OKRs
07 - OKRs for CEOs

2. Writing Objectives

08 - Are OKRs for my department
09 - Write your first objective
10 - Don't confuse KPIs with OKRs
11 - Revenue OKRs - Dos and don'ts
12 - OKRs for nonprofits
13 - Five tips to improve objectives

3. Writing Key Results

14 - What is a key result
15 - Examples of key results
16 - Committed and aspirational OKRs
17 - OKRs for startups
18 - Inputs, outputs, and outcomes
19 - Three ways to improve your key results
20 - Commit to your OKRs as a team
21 - OKRs for government

4. Managing a Successful OKR Cycle

22 - Part one - Top-down OKRs
23 - Part two - Operation Crush
24 - Part three - Bottom-up OKRs
25 - Four different ways OKRs align
26 - Pause for impact
27 - Build your OKR team
28 - The OKR cadence
29 - The OKR cycle
30 - Track your progress
31 - Conversations, feedback, and recognition - CFRs
32 - Can you change an OKR
33 - Ending the OKR cycle
34 - Setting up for next cycle

Conclusion

35 - Conclusion

Measure What Matters: Succeeding with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

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