OKRs are set four times a year, and each set directs work for 13 weeks, so why not invest a few hours to improve every set?
Writing good OKRs is hard. Good OKRs demand numbers in the right places, and this is where most newcomers (but not only) struggle.
Too often, leaders and teams struggle to define clear objectives and measurable key results, falling into the trap of writing to-do lists instead.
If you’ve ever found yourself with OKRs that feel like nothing more than tasks to check off, it’s time to break the cycle and learn to do it right.
Join this 3-hour Writing OKRs class with Allan Kelly to overcome any initial blockers and experience and practice writing OKRs that effectively cover the next three months and produce meaningful improvements.
In this class, you’ll practice setting OKRs in a safe environment, ask questions, and discuss some of the dos and don’ts.
It will be an extremely practical learning experience limited to 12 attendees.
The Trainer
Allan Kelly is a leading software development expert specializing in agile practices, product development, and organizational transformation.
With decades of experience in the field, Allan has worked with a wide range of organizations, helping them implement robust software systems, drive innovation, and navigate the complexities of scaling teams and processes.
Allan wrote several influential books about agile and software development, including the best-selling Succeeding with OKRs in Agile, The Art of Agile Product Ownership, and Business Patterns for Software Developers.
His technical and business-oriented perspective makes him the perfect interpreter of the needs of an agile engineering team facing strategic business-driven challenges.
Target audience
Are you in charge of setting OKRs for others? Or are you one of those who “need” to use OKRs because someone decided to? Whether you’re a leader or part of the team using OKRS – this workshop is for you.
Some of the roles that will benefit from this workshop the most:
- managers of all descriptions,
- product owners and managers,
- Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches,
- analysts and team members included in the processes,
- aspiring leaders who are expected to use OKRs now or in the future.
Topics
- The nature of objectives and key results, what makes a good objective, what they are not, and why objectives are subjective,
- Objectives in the organizational context and goals-within-goals,
- Rules of thumb for writing OKRs,
- How to measure key results, how to put numbers against intangible results and quantify changes,
- Refining OKRs with feedback,
- The difference between leading and lagging indicators, the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Agenda
- Reviewing example OKRs,
- Writing Objectives – and what makes a good objective,
- Writing Key Results – and how to quantify key results,
- Identifying measuring tools for key results,
- Using OKRs in an agile setting: an API for the team and bottom-up OKRs rather than top-down management objectives.
The workshop is a single 3-hour online session divided into modules. It includes time-boxed breaks and some chill-out time at the end.
Chill-out time: Unstructured, informal conversations after the workshop’s official end.
Learning objectives
- How teams and individuals with limited experience will learn to write good OKRs to cover the next 3 months
- Creating good OKRs with measurable key results
- What a good objective looks like and how to create one
- How to compose measurable key results which describe the objective outcome
- How to interpret OKRs in an agile-compatible way.
How does it work
Attendees will practice writing objectives and measurable key results in the workshop.
The 3-hour session alternates between group exercises, such as writing objectives, and reflective discussions.
It will happen online and in live streaming.
