Chapter 12
Scoring and Analyzing OKRs Results
IN THIS CHAPTER
Learning how to score OKRs
Translating numbers into meaningful insights
Deciding how to analyze OKRs results
The “score” of an OKR is the numerical representation of progress you’ve made, typically recorded on scale of 0.0 to 1.0. OKR scores are vital because they delineate performance, informing you whether you’ve crushed your goals, achieved just so-so outcomes, or missed the mark entirely.
After you’ve tabulated scores for your OKRs, you’ll want to record them somewhere, and that somewhere could be a Google sheet or doc, an Excel spreadsheet, a PowerPoint document, or a gigantic, triangle-shaped rolling board with numbers affixed to all sides (yes, I’ve seen it). If those “old school” methods aren’t for you, perhaps you’ll want to invest in one of the many dedicated OKRs software platforms whose functionality and ease of use never cease to amaze me.
In this chapter, you find out what to score (objectives, key results, or both?) and I dive into the technical process for scoring your OKRs; but don’t be alarmed by the word “technical,” because whether you’re dealing with metric or milestone-based key results, scoring ...
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