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OKRs → Individual KRAs

L9Project ManagementExecutionexecutionStages 2 to 6

Reference model

OKRs cascading to individual KRAsA parent objective from the scorecard or OGSM feeds one objective for the quarter. Beneath it sit three key results, each a measure with a start value and a target shown as a progress bar. Under each key result are two individual KRAs, the slice of the key result that one person owns. A note says three to five key results, confidence about three out of five, reviewed every week.Parent objective (scorecard or OGSM)ObjectiveAmbitious, qualitative — no number in itKey result 1A measure, not an activityStartTargetPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsKey result 2A measure, not an activityStartTargetPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsKey result 3A measure, not an activityStartTargetPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsPersonIndividual KRA:the slice oneperson ownsThree to five key results · confidence about 3 out of 5 · reviewed every weekEvery key result needs someone who owns a slice of it, with a measure.

An objective, its few measurable key results, and below each the slice a named person owns.

About this model

An Objective says where to go this quarter, in words that inspire; three to five Key Results say how you will know you got there, each a number with a start and a target. Individual KRAs then cut each key result into the slice one person owns, so the plan reaches every person’s week.

Andy Grove (Objectives and Key Results at Intel, 1970s) and John Doerr — Measure What Matters (2018) · 1970s / 2018

How to read it

  • Start from the parent objective in the scorecard or the OGSM, and write one Objective for the quarter that is ambitious and has no number in it.
  • Give it three to five Key Results: each a measure with a start value, a target and the current value. A key result is an outcome, not an activity, and should feel like a stretch (confidence about 3 out of 5).
  • Cut each key result into individual KRAs: the slice one person owns and how it is measured. Check that every key result has someone owning a slice, and review confidence every week.

What this does

Cascades scorecard and functional-model objectives into quarterly Key Results, then into the slice of each Key Result one person owns.

When to use it

Every quarter, once a Balanced Scorecard or functional decision model exists to decompose from.

What happens next

Terminal — this is where the golden thread reaches an individual's actual accountability.

Golden thread

Builds on ←

  • bsc
  • ogsm
  • ninebox
  • first90

Feeds into →

    An end point: its result is the output.

    Framework library: Execution (layer L9), lifecycle stages 2 to 6.

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    Hand-built by Eccellere and reviewed by Eccellere on 02/11/2026. Guidance, not advice: apply your own judgement.