OKRs: Objectives & Key Results
Practical insights from our team of experienced Agile and OKR practitioners.
27 articles in OKRs
5 Reasons OKRs Fail and How OKR Coaching Can Help
Many organisations struggle to implement OKRs effectively resulting in unmet objectives and frustration. Here are 5 reas
Agile Lessons From The Kitchen
"The Bear" meets agile methodology. McKenna Agile Consultant finds surprising connections between the Chicago
Mastering Agile Strategy Execution for Effective Organisational Change
Discover practical strategies for effective agile execution and navigate organizational change with confidence. Read the
Applying Goodhart's Law in OKRs: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Strategic Execution
How Goodhart’s Law derails OKRs and strategy execution, and three practical ways to keep your measures honest and focuse
Being Agile in Practice – Part 1: Healthy Backlogs
If you don't have a clear, well-formulated backlog of work, you’ll likely end up with a whole host of challenges. L
Being Agile in Practice – Part 2: Stable Teams
Stable teams are needed to execute the work that you’ve identified. Committing to this stability is the key to achieving
Being Agile in Practice – Part 3: Deliver Often
The ultimate goal of any development team is to deliver value to their customers. With that in mind, what’s stopping so
Being Agile in Practice – Part 4: Technical Excellence
Part 4 of our Being Agile in Practice series focuses on Technical Excellence. Nick McKenna shares his expertise and top
Being Agile in Practice – Part 5: Speed to Decision
In part 5 of our Being Agile in Practice series, we share some tips and tools that agile leaders can implement today to
Being Agile in Practice – Part 6: Mastering Agile in Practice
Here's the final instalment of our Being Agile in Practice series. Take a look at this post for all of our top tips
OKRs and Change Management: Change That Sticks - Rolling Out OKRs with ADKAR | McKenna Agile Consultants
The ADKAR model helps you build awareness, spark desire, share knowledge, practice consistently & reinforce the habi
Checking Your Agile Pulse: The Agile Health Check | McKenna Agile Consultants
This blog post will delve into the concept of the agile health check and its significance in monitoring and improving th
The 9-Box Agile Implementation Template | Free Download
Download our free Agile Implementation Template used in real UK agile transformation workshops. 9 practical boxes to pla
From Statistics to Stories: Making Strategy Communication Stick | McKenna Agile Consultants
Discover why stories trump statistics in making strategy stick. Learn how you can transform your agile strategy from for
How OKRs and AI Are Shaping the Future of Strategy Execution
Insights from the 2025 OKR Mentors Gathering on strategy execution challenges, AI integration and the role of OKR champi
Key Takeaways from Our Agile Yorkshire Talk on OKRs
Discover insights from our 'Supercharging Alignment with OKRs' talk given at a recent Agile Yorkshire event. W
Making OKRs Stick: Key Lessons from the OKR Forum - An OKR Consultancy Perspective
Aaron Mckenna spoke at OKR Forum about how to move beyond setting OKRs to truly embedding them into the way work gets do
OKR Implementation Guide: Navigating the Landscape with Field-Tested Lessons
In this post, we’re going to share some of our key learnings from a 12 week OKR adoption and execution project with a US
OKR Mentors Annual Gathering - Key Takeaways
Join McKenna Agile at the OKR Mentors Collective Barcelona event. Learn expert insights on Objectives & Key Results,
Top OKR Consultants UK: Driving Success Through OKR Squads
Discover top OKR consultants in the UK who can enhance your performance and drive success through OKR Squads. Read more
Writing OKRs: Guiding Carmy and His Team in 'The Bear'
With the new season of “The Bear” starting, we thought it would be fun to delve deeper into how Carmy and his team could
OKRs: Stop Being SMART, Just be FAST
Traditional goal-setting frameworks like SMART can stifle innovation and slow progress. Instead, consider adopting FAST
Powering Change with the Scarf Model Change Management and User Personas in SAFe LPM | McKenna Agile Consultants
We combine David Rock's SCARF model with user personas for SAFe LPM change management. Learn people-centric approac
Powering Up 2026: Inside Our Denver OKR Squad Kick-off
If you are planning your 2026 OKRs and still debating formats, cadence, or roles, this is one to steal. It blends the be
Running An Agile Book Club
We're often asked what we've been reading, so we asked Aaron, our Enterprise Transformation Director, to share
Streamlining PI Planning in FMCG Manufacturing
Discover insights from our Toronto PI Planning event with a global FMCG company. Business-focused planning across all pl
The Product Operating Model: Transforming How Companies Build and Deliver Products
What is next for agile in 2025 and beyond? One thing that is starting to come up in conversations with our customers is
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