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Key results

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What are key results?

You use key results to capture and track progress toward different elements of an objective​. When creating a key result, you can specify the following information:

  • The metric to be measured as part of the progress of the objective, such as Reduce the acquisition cost for customers.
  • The owner of the key result: Available owners are users who have at least view access to the work item or strategy. The owner of a key result can be different from the owner of the parent objective.
  • One or more targets to measure with this key result. For more information, see Working with Multiple Targets in a Key Result.
  • The source of the metric data.
  • The values for any custom attributes that a Planview Admin administrator added for OKRs.

You can also change the target dates and parent objective to be different from the parent objective.

Within each OKR level section on the Objectives and Key Results screen, key results can appear in a Key Results row. Each key result on the screen shows the following information:

  • The percentage of the key result that has been completed, based on the progress updates.
  • The number of work items (Key Results Icon.png) connected to the key result.
  • The target end date for the key result.

You can hover over a key result for additional details or click a key result to open it. A Key Result screen includes the following tabs:

  • Details: Shows information that you can modify, such as the key result name, owner, and current progress; a link to update progress; and the following subtabs:
    • Target(s): Shows the start and end dates for each key result's target as well as the target value and ID for each target.
    • Progress Entries: Lists the entered progress values for the key result. Also allows you to edit or delete progress values.
    • Time Chart: Shows the key result's trajectory from the progress updates relative to the specified dates and target value.
  • Activities: Shows all work items connected to the key result. You can click a work item to open it or remove the connection. You can also connect more work items.
  • History: View the activity stream for the key result, which contains the history of modifications made to the key result, including data for multiple targets.

For more information about working with key results:

Working with multiple targets in a key result

Multiple targets for a single key result can facilitate more thorough progress tracking, such as when users need to monitor progress across various timeframes or durations within a single key result. Target date ranges are sequential and cannot overlap. Examples of how you can use start and target values include the following scenarios:

  • For a new project where you want to measure by percent, you could enter 0 as the Start Value and 100 as the Target Value for Target 1.
  • For an existing metric where you want to move acceptance from 10% to 15%, you could enter 10 as the Start Value and 15 as the Target Value for Target 1.
  • For a project where you want to measure progress by percent in multiple stages, you could enter 0 as the Start Value, 50 for the Target Value for Target 1, 90 as the Target Value for Target 2, and 100 as the Target Value for Target 3. 

               

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    The Start Value and Target Values can also go in a negative direction. For example, if you want to reduce customer acquisition cost from $80 to $50 in the next year, you could enter 80 as the Start Value and 50 as the Target Value.

               

               

    NOTES

    • You must always have at least one target.
    • Each key result can have up to 12 targets.
    • For targets after Target 1, the Start Date for the target is automatically set to one day after the previous target's End Date.
    • The End Date for the last target cannot exceed the End Date for the parent objective.