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What is the purpose of implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) in the organization?

Achieve ambitious results through focus and alignment

Control what everyone is doing in the organization

Organize regular business processes in a better way

Cascade goals from managers to employees

What is the difference between OKR methodology and project management (PM)?

OKRs focus on measurable outcomes, PM is focused on task completion

OKRs are simple, PM is more complex

OKRs are quarterly, PM is long-term

OKRs are vertical, PM is horizontal

Between OKR and KPI, which approach is more effective?

Neither is effective, organizations should not implement them

They have a different purpose, and organizations should use both

KPI because it helps to make data-driven decisions

OKR because it is used by Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn

How would you explain what the OKR method is in one sentence?

Project management approach to set more ambitious goals

Quarterly goal-setting structure to evaluate the performance of employees

Quarterly goal-setting structure to organize all business activities

Quarterly goal-setting approach to drive change and focus on measurable outcomes

Who should be developing OKRs in an organization?

Leadership sets overarching Objectives, and teams develop contributing OKRs

Every single person in all teams

Leadership develops OKRs and cascades them down to teams

CEO and Team Managers only

How would you define what a Key Result is in one sentence?

Measurable outcome you need to deliver to achieve an Objective

The number of activities you need to perform to reach an Objective

An ambitious KPI target you need to achieve

An action plan you need to execute to reach an Objective

Which of the answers qualifies as a "measurable outcome" to the Objective: Improve the efficiency of our email marketing campaigns?

Improve 5 email copies

Improve "welcome" email open rate from 5% to 15%

Send emails to 100 potential customers

Take a course about email marketing and implement learnings

What could be a good Key Result to an Objective: Improve our sales process to close more deals?

Hire a new sales representative

Increase the number of meetings with new leads from 100 to 300

Start using a CRM system

Achieve $1mln in sales

What is the best practice for how often should you measure progress toward Key Results?

At the end of the quarter

It shouldn’t be measured

Every week

Twice during a quarter

What is NOT needed to launch the OKR process in an organization?

Practical knowledge of the OKR methodology

Leadership involvement in the process

Cultural change and drive to improve

The list of goals cascaded from managers to individuals

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