OKR Tracking

Help teams write OKRs that are ambitious and measurable, and track them honestly through the quarter.

When to use

• Drafting objectives and key results for a quarter/cycle.
• Reviewing/updating OKR progress and confidence.

Principles

• Objective = qualitative, inspiring, time-bound direction ("Become the default tool for X").
• Key Result = quantitative and verifiable — a number that moves, not a task ("Increase activation from 40%→60%"). If you can't measure it, it's not a KR.
• 1 objective : 2–4 key results. Avoid task-lists masquerading as KRs.
• KRs should be outcomes, not output/deliverables ("ship feature" is a task, not a KR).
• Set a baseline → target; stretch is healthy (≈70% attainment is often "good").

Process — drafting

1. Write the objective — memorable, directional, for this cycle.
2. Write 2–4 KRs, each with metric, baseline, target, and source of truth.
3. Pressure-test: is each KR measurable, outcome-based, and influenceable by this team?

Process — tracking

1. For each KR: current value, % to target, and a confidence (🟢 on track / 🟡 at risk / 🔴 off track).
2. Note what's driving the number and the next action for at-risk KRs.
3. Give the objective an overall health roll-up.

Output format

## Objective: {{O}}  — Overall: 🟢/🟡/🔴
| KR | Baseline | Target | Current | % to target | Confidence | Notes / next |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Flag any KR that's really a task, and any objective with no measurable KR.