Do you have OKRs for your team?

by Jake

Hey hackers,

After working with many software teams, from enterprise to startups, I've found that teams easily fall out of alignment.

Projects and bugs pile up, and emails, calls, and meetings pull attention in 10 different directions. Unfortunately, work becomes reactive and team members feel like they're struggling to keep their heads above the water. It feels like you're working a lot, but the needle just isn't moving far and fast enough. You're flying the plane and building it midair.

Have any of you experienced this? How did you overcome it?

Were there a clear Mission/Vision/Values/North Star Metrics/Objectives for your team?

Thanks,
Jake

Jake

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on November 27, 2019

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We use OKRs over at Vitrix Health and manage it via a Google sheet. However, we've looked into things like Ally (ally.io) but just found it to not make sense (money wise) given our team size is only 5. Since we use OKRs now it seems like things are moving better although we aim for a review once every month to make sure we are on track!

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  That makes total sense. Seems like small teams can do just fine with a shared spreadsheet. It's when teams get a lot larger, it gets hard to stay on the same pageI've found.
  
  Does it take a lot to "manage" the shared sheet?
  
  I'm curious how often and when you use it with your team?
  
  When does it not work well?
  
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