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okr

/ˌoʊ.keɪˈɑːr/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Last quarter's aspirations, reformatted as this quarter's data model.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. Objectives and Key Results: a goal-setting frame pairing a qualitative aim with measurable outcomes.

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See also

north-star metricThe metric everyone steers by until the next reorg picks a different star.
okr-as-dataAutomating the status update so the goal can drift in real time without anyone typing it.
scorecardA scorecard that keeps the score but never names the player who lost.