**"ideas are easy. execution is everything." john doerr**

tl’dr

okras (aka okrs) are a systematic way to track and measure progress in goals.

• o = objectives, large outcomes
• kr = key results, the progress and milestones to track to achieve outcomes
• a = action items, tasks to hit key results

intro

the current best practice for goal setting for teams and individuals has come from the bay area’s search for collective excellence in execution.

starting with andy grove, the ceo and co-founder of intel, and adapted by the founders of google, okrs are what businesses and individuals around the world use to set their quarterly and annual goals.

this helps provide clear direction, measurable progress, and alignment for teams to achieve great things.

one example from sports can show how measurable key results help roll up to achieve main objectives like 1) win the world cup as an overall team goal and 2) geneate 700m per game passing streak for an offensive coach.

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walk through of okrs

each objective breaks down into a key result, which then further breaks down into different action items. you can think of this like a tree structure.

some quick things to note:

• everything cascades down like a tree structure as well as builds back up.