From the course: Measure What Matters: Succeeding with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

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From the course: Measure What Matters: Succeeding with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

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- Tracking is the ongoing process of checking in on your OKRs over the course of a cycle. This takes up the largest part of each cycle and isn't just a simple thumbs up, thumbs down exercise for key results. It includes the conversation and debate that grows out of measuring progress. So what are you looking for when tracking OKRs? Simply put, you're looking for progress on your metrics and milestones, your key results. I'd like to think about tracking along two vectors: altitude and attitude, just like you'd use to fly an airplane. To gauge your altitude, you're asking, "Where are we?" It's the objective measure of the KR. This is why it's so important that key results have clear measurements attached to them. You should be able to answer easily whether or not you're meeting the metric, and to determine your distance from the goal. To gauge your attitude, you're asking, "How do we feel about achieving our key result?" It's a more subjective look at overall progress. Is our action…

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