Launching the OKRs in your company
The first training for your team to start successful OKRs implementation.
We can adapt this program for your needs
Language English or Russian
We can adapt this program for your needs
Language English or Russian
Day 1
2 hours
Day 1
2 hours
Why and where OKRs?
Practice: Synchronizing the views of all participants: what is OKR and why do we need it?
OKR process: basic concepts, principles and elements.
Cynefin framework: checking if OKR process is relevant and suitable for your company.
OKR process as part of the organizational strategy execution.
Strategic goals – yearly goals (or seasonal goals) – teams’ quarter goals - initiatives (tasks). Vertical alignment – aligning team goals with the strategy.
OKR process: basic concepts, principles and elements.
Cynefin framework: checking if OKR process is relevant and suitable for your company.
OKR process as part of the organizational strategy execution.
Strategic goals – yearly goals (or seasonal goals) – teams’ quarter goals - initiatives (tasks). Vertical alignment – aligning team goals with the strategy.
Day 1
2 hours
Day 1
2 hours
OKR’s drafting workshop for the chosen period (quarter)
Practice: Brainstorming - Where should we focus our efforts in order to successfully reach our strategic goals? Setting strategic priorities: “run”, “change”, crucial strategic goals.
Basics of Objectives’ and Key Results’ formulating.
Basics of Objectives’ and Key Results’ formulating.
Day 2
4 hours
Day 2
4 hours
Company OKR’s drafting workshop: developing the OKRs for the chosen period (quarter)
Practice:
Step 1. Creating inspiring Objectives.
Step 2. Кey Results. Types of Key Results. Tasks - Output - Outcome. “Ambitious goals” concept. Check-list: check the OKR’s quality.
Step 1. Creating inspiring Objectives.
Step 2. Кey Results. Types of Key Results. Tasks - Output - Outcome. “Ambitious goals” concept. Check-list: check the OKR’s quality.
Day 3
2 hours
Day 3
2 hours
Vertical and horizontal alignment.
Practice: Team OKR’s drafting workshop: developing the OKRs for the chosen period (quarter).
Horizontal alignment.
Horizontal alignment.
Day 3
2 hours
Day 3
2 hours
Monitoring the progress.
Different metrics for progress monitoring.
Practice: Modeling the progress measurement for several weeks’ period. Refining OKRs.
Software for monitoring the progress of OKRs - Excel (google sheet) templates.
Weekly “Check-ins” scenario - weekly progress updates regarding goals and priorities. Using the information dashboard.
Practice: Modeling the progress measurement for several weeks’ period. Refining OKRs.
Software for monitoring the progress of OKRs - Excel (google sheet) templates.
Weekly “Check-ins” scenario - weekly progress updates regarding goals and priorities. Using the information dashboard.
Day 4
2 hours
Day 4
2 hours
OKR as the system of strategy execution.
4 types of regular meetings setting the right rhythm of your OKR Cycle.
“Friday’s” scenario - sharing success stories.
“Retrospectives” - quarterly or monthly meetings for analyze the progress and discuss the problems and blockers.
Practice: Retrospective
“Friday’s” scenario - sharing success stories.
“Retrospectives” - quarterly or monthly meetings for analyze the progress and discuss the problems and blockers.
Practice: Retrospective
Day 4
2 hours
Day 4
2 hours
Living OKRs - the framework.
Introducing the implementation template. Refining OKRs. Agreeing on regular practices and setting the arrangements for trainers’ support.
What Will You Get on This Training
Your OKRs for 1 or 2 levels
On training you will set up your real OKRs. Usually we work deeply on the 1 level (company level) and preparing just drafts for the 2 level (teams level), just for demonstrating tools for alignment.
Your need to involve team members, who are not participating this training, to discuss and correct those drafts.
Your need to involve team members, who are not participating this training, to discuss and correct those drafts.
Materials provided
- Participant’s workbook: basic OKR principles and methodology, examples of successful OKRs and formulation rules, methods and techniques of vertical and horizontal goal alignment, scenarios of regular meetings, progress monitoring methods
- “OKR formulation” instruction booklet
- OKR implementation template
- OKR progress monitoring table
Implementation support
Online implementation support within 3 months from the date of the workshop:
- consultations on the check-ins, retrospectives, planning sessions;
- discussions of the set objectives and key results as well as the chosen metrics for progress monitoring with the training participants, etc.;
Format: group 1 hour online meetings once a week upon request.
- consultations on the check-ins, retrospectives, planning sessions;
- discussions of the set objectives and key results as well as the chosen metrics for progress monitoring with the training participants, etc.;
Format: group 1 hour online meetings once a week upon request.
