OKRs vs. KPIs: Breaking Down The Difference
ClearPoint Strategy
MAY 9, 2023
Comparing OKRs vs. KPIs is an apples and oranges discussion.
ClearPoint Strategy
MAY 9, 2023
Comparing OKRs vs. KPIs is an apples and oranges discussion.
ClearPoint Strategy
APRIL 28, 2021
Comparing OKRs vs. KPIs is a hot topic you’ll hear in performance management meetings, but it’s an apples and oranges discussion. What is a KPI? An acronym for key performance indicator, KPIs are used to evaluate performance over time for an organization, individual, program, project, action, etc. What is an OKR?
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OnStrategyHQ
JUNE 23, 2023
KPIs are the holistic basket of measures of the most critical, quantifiable outcomes that express the health and success of an organization. Key Results from OKRs are the strategy execution tool and the basket of measures to achieve an objective and can be cherry-picked for KPIs. Don’t tie compensation to OKRs.
OnStrategyHQ
JUNE 23, 2023
One of the most common pitfalls in using OKRs is creating objectives that are outputs instead of outcomes. And since we live in the Key Results in our day-to-day activities, this is where you create measurability in your OKR structure. Don’t miss the examples of the entire OKR stack from slide 20 of the deck!
OnStrategyHQ
JUNE 15, 2023
Play Watch the video [Q]: How do I keep my team focused on their OKRs A: Keep your team focused on their OKRs by creating OKRs that are strategic, ensuring they’re measured clearly, celebrating wins, being consistent with reviews, and using “off-target” OKRs as an opportunity to focus and improve. Great question!
OnStrategyHQ
JUNE 23, 2023
We dug deeper into the topic on identifying results that are meaningful and motivating through KPIs, Measures, and Metrics. We outlined two case study examples of a strategic pillar plan structure and an OKR aligned plan structure within a functional group. We saw some excellent real-world examples led by Kamryn Mock and Leigh Abbott.
ClearPoint Strategy
AUGUST 2, 2021
It opens with an account of the day he visited “young” Google in 1999—the day he presented an ambitious goal-setting practice called OKRs that would, he told the assembled group, “guide you to the mountaintop.” All these years later, it’s pretty clear this OKR system worked. Chapter 1: What’s An OKR? In this article.
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