Quarterly planning with OKRs: a template with weekly check-ins
Plan a quarter with OKRs: look back, choose at most three objectives, write measurable key results, check in weekly and score them at the end. Free in Plenzu.
9 stepsAbout 7h 50m of workPlanned back from your start of the quarter
What this plan is based on
Objectives and key results as described in Measure What Matters (John Doerr): few goals, measurable results, a weekly check-in.
The plan, step by step
2 weeks before
Look back at last quarter: what worked, what did not?1h
1 week before
Choose at most three objectives1h
Write two to four measurable key results per objective1h 30m
5 days before
Discuss them with the team1h
2 days before
Stop or postpone what does not fit30m
Start of the quarter
The quarter starts
Weekly check-in on the key results20m
Per key result: how sure are you that you will make it? What is the next step?
Repeats every week
After the start of the quarter
Mid-quarter review: adjust where needed1h
Score the key results and look back1h 30m