10 Ways to Make Everyone Hate OKRs and How to Avoid This

OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a powerful goal-setting framework for aligning teams towards extraordinary performance. However, if implemented wrong, OKRs will quickly turn into a pumpkin — and a huge frustration for the whole team. This talk is devoted to the most common mistakes that make people dread the very mention of OKRs.

Whether you're a developer, product manager, or consultant, this webinar will equip you with the insights needed to approach OKRs effectively and easily connect them to the daily work in Jira. Let's break down the 10 most common ways to ruin your OKRs, and more importantly, learn practical strategies to avoid this.

At the end we’ll check how to set up OKRs in Jira.

Agenda

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Speaker

Margo Sakova - Oboard (Product Marketing Manager)

Moderator

Siddharth Shukla - UKG (Sr. Principal Agile Coach)

Siddharth is a results-driven Agile Coach with a proven ability to inspire and motivate individuals to reach their peak performance. Experienced in helping individuals & teams to identify and overcome barriers, set clear goals, and develop actionable strategies for success. Skilled in active listening, empathy, and effective communication to build strong relationships. Proficient in a …

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Siddharth Shukla, Atlassian Community Leader

Siddharth is a results-driven Agile Coach with a proven ability to inspire and motivate individuals to reach their peak performance. Experienced in helping individuals & teams to identify and overcome barriers, set clear goals, and develop actionable strategies for success. Skilled in active listening, empathy, and effective communication to build strong relationships. Proficient in a wide range of coaching methodologies, including goal setting, mindset training, and accountability techniques. Committed to continuous professional growth and staying current with industry best practices. A passionate advocate for personal development and dedicated to supporting individuals, teams & organization in achieving their highest potential.

Ashish Agarwal, Atlassian Community Leader

An agile enthusiast, servant-leader, system thinker and a self-motivated result orientated professional with extensive work experience in product development and maintenance, along with international work experience. Having good experience in Agile-Scrum-Kanban methodology and Agile transformation. Has helped organization in adopting right practices, processes, & mind-set. Involved in Agile implementation in an account, coaching and mentoring. Has successfully managed and lead cross-functional scrum teams to higher performance by using scrum and agile practices. A follower of scrum rules & encourages open & transparent communication to deal with any kind of impediments. Believes in leading by example & loves mentoring and empowering the team members. Goal for me is to create an awesome working environment by helping & coaching to effectively do the right things in right time.

Deepti Jain, Atlassian Community Leader

Deepti is celebrated for her innovative approach to Agile Capabilities Building, helping clients achieve sustainable transformation and continuous growth.

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⭐She founded "AgileVirgin" in 2015, creating a community that connects Agilists across India and globally.

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⭐ She created 'Women in Agile and Tech' in 2017 to empower and support women in the industry and LGQBT+ community.

⭐ She leads India Community Development and is Initiative Director at Agile Alliance since 2019, and was in execution team between 2020 to 2022.

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