One thing that is often missed in OKRs is the strategic roadmap which shows what teams are doing to achieve their goals. In North, we’ve built Initiatives right under goal and key results so that it helps teams see the actual work they do toward achieving their goals.
Initiatives in North allow teams and leadership to brainstorm and discuss the best path to achieve goals. Think of Initiatives are strategic high-level projects. North helps pick initiatives that have the most impact on your goals.
How initiatives fit in to the bigger pitcure
Software engineering and product teams can think of Initiatives as Epics or a Collection of Epics,
Initiatives:
- Have a clear end date
- Are things that need tracking and executive reporting
- Are things that need executive escalation when not on track
- Are NOT granular tasks that belong to the Projects or Epics
Before you start
What are OKRs?
OKR Meaning
History of OKRs
Benefits of OKRs
Are OKRs right for me?
OKR Mistakes to Avoid
A Brief Guide to OKRs
Aligning with OKRs
Strategic Planning
OKRs in Strategy
SMART, MBO, BHAG
Role of an OKR Champion
Take the OKR Quiz
The North Guide to OKRs
Getting started with OKRs
How North works
A typical OKR Cycle
Planning your OKRs
Weekly OKR Check-In
Stretch vs Committed OKRs
Aligning vs Cascading OKRs
Aligning OKR Teams
OKRs vs KPI
OKR vs KPI: with Examples
Input vs Output metrics
Good and Bad OKRs
OKRs and Agile
OKR Templates
Learning resources
Vision & Mission Templates
Google OKR Template
OKRs for Product teams
OKRs for CEOs’ teams
OKRs for Sales teams
OKRs for Marketing teams
OKRs with Google Workspace
North Features
Getting started with North
Org and Team goals
Goal Initiatives
Goal Check-ins
Give Awards
Goal Alignment
Our take on Product
OKRs for AARRR Metrics
On Product discovery
Communicating well
Metrics for Product teams
Telling stories with data
Data visualisation