You can add key results to a goal as milestones or indicators of success. Key results (KR) can be measured in several ways, and updated to show overall progress toward a goal.
Key result types
Different types of key results can really help you break progress down into relevant measurements.
When you add a key result to a goal, you can choose from 4 types of measurement:
Completion-Based: A simple check option to indicate a key result has been completed.
Measure by #: A quantity to meet, like the number of new employees to hire.
Measure by $: A dollar amount to hit, like a sales goal.
Measure by %: A percentage toward completion, for measuring progress on an initiative.
Adding key results to a goal
You can add key results when you create a goal, or later in its detail view. When you create goals from a template, key results are added automatically.
To add key results:
Open the goal from the goals list.
Scroll to Key Results and click Add Key Result.
Enter a description of the key result.
Choose a measurement type from the dropdown and add the number, amount, or percent to measure by, if applicable.
Click Add Key Result to create another key result. You can add as many as you like.
Click Save.
You can view a goal’s key results from the goals’ details, or right on the goals list when you expand the goal. The key results will be listed under the goal (with an arrow icon), along with any other goals that are aligned with the same goal (with a bullseye icon).
Updating progress on a key result
You can update progress on a key result (KR) from a goal’s details or from the goals list.
To update key results from a goal’s details:
Open the goal from the goals list.
Scroll to Key Results and find the correct KR on the list.
Hover over the progress percentage at the right of the progress bar and click the edit icon (pad and pen) that appears.
Update completion status or progress in the correct field.
Click OK, then Save.
Click OK to return to the goal.
To update key results from the goals list:
Find the correct goal on the goals list and click the down arrow to expand it.
Find the correct KR and click its title to open it.
Hover over the progress percentage at the right of the progress bar and click the edit icon (pad and pen) that appears.
Update completion status or progress in the correct field.
Click OK, then Save.
Click OK to return to the goals list.