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My OKR

Audience: All users (individual contributors and team leads)
Page Type: How-To Guide
Phase: Phase 4 — Execution
Duration: Ongoing (weekly check-ins recommended)


What is My OKR?

My OKR is the personal workspace for every COS user. It shows:

  • All Objectives and Key Results assigned to you across all active OKR cycles
  • Your current progress and health status per OKR
  • Check-in history and trends

This is the page most users visit most often — it is your weekly task list for strategy execution.


Finding Your OKRs

  1. Go to Execution → My OKR
  2. The page shows your OKRs grouped by:
    • OKR Cycle (e.g., Q1 2025)
    • Unit (if you belong to multiple org units)

Each Objective shows:

  • Title
  • Owner
  • Progress percentage
  • Status (On Track / At Risk / Off Track)
  • Number of Key Results with their individual progress

Creating a New Objective

Who can create OKRs?

By default, you can create OKRs for yourself if you have the TEAM_LEAD role or above. Your admin may have configured approval requirements. Check with your Strategy Manager if the + New OKR button is not visible.

  1. From My OKR, click + New OKR
  2. Fill in:
FieldDescriptionExample
ObjectiveThe qualitative goal (what you want to achieve)"Improve customer onboarding experience"
CycleWhich OKR Cycle this belongs toQ1 2025
OwnerUsually you — can delegate sub-ownersYou
Strategic ThemeWhich theme does this OKR support?Customer Experience
VisibilityPublic (visible to others) / PrivatePublic
  1. Click Save

Adding Key Results

Each Objective needs 2–5 Key Results that measure whether the objective was achieved.

  1. From the Objective detail, click + Add Key Result
  2. Fill in:
FieldDescriptionExample
TitleWhat specifically will be measured"Reduce onboarding time from 14 to 7 days"
TypeNumeric / Percentage / Binary (Done/Not Done)Numeric
BaselineStarting value14
TargetGoal value7
Unit of MeasureWhat the number representsDays
Measurement FrequencyHow often you updateWeekly
OwnerWho tracks this KRYou (or a colleague)
  1. Click Save

Weekly Check-ins

Check-ins are the heartbeat of OKR execution. They answer: "How are we progressing this week?"

Adding a Check-in

  1. Open a Key Result
  2. Click + Add Check-in
  3. Fill in:
    • Current Value: The actual measurement today
    • Status: On Track / At Risk / Off Track
    • Confidence: How confident are you you'll hit the target? (High / Medium / Low)
    • Note: Optional — explain what happened, blockers, actions
  4. Click Save

The system automatically updates the progress bar and health indicator.

Check-in Cadence

OKR FrequencyRecommended Check-in Cadence
Quarterly OKRsWeekly
Annual OKRsBi-weekly or Monthly

Understanding Progress Indicators

Progress vs. Expected Progress

COS calculates expected progress based on the time elapsed in the cycle. If you're at 30% completion at 50% through the quarter, you're behind expected pace.

VisualStatusMeaning
🟢On TrackProgress ≥ expected pace
🟡At RiskProgress is 10-25% below expected
🔴Off TrackProgress is >25% below expected
Not StartedNo check-in recorded yet

Cascading OKRs

OKRs can be cascaded — a Key Result at one level becomes an Objective at the level below. This ensures alignment from company strategy down to individual work.

To cascade:

  1. Open the parent Key Result
  2. Click Create Child OKR
  3. The child OKR is linked to the Key Result — progress rolls up automatically

Asking the AI Assistant About Your OKRs

The AI Assistant has full context of your OKRs. Try asking:

  • "Which of my OKRs are off track this week?"
  • "Suggest three actions to get my Q1 OKR back on track."
  • "Show me my OKR progress trend for this quarter."

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