[Verse 1] Back in the seventies at Intel's door Andy Grove saw something managers ignored Annual reviews were way too slow Missing the pace of how businesses flow He said we need a better way To track our goals from day to day [Chorus] Objectives and Key Results, that's the O-K-R way Qualitative dreams with numbers that say If we're getting there, quarter by quarter Seventy percent hit rate, that's what we're after Transparent and ambitious, visible to all From the C-E-O down to teams standing tall [Verse 2] Objectives tell you where you want to be Qualitative statements, bold and free Key Results measure if you made it through Quantitative proof of what you can do No more yearly plans that gather dust Quarterly cycles keep up with the rush [Chorus] Objectives and Key Results, that's the O-K-R way Qualitative dreams with numbers that say If we're getting there, quarter by quarter Seventy percent hit rate, that's what we're after Transparent and ambitious, visible to all From the C-E-O down to teams standing tall [Bridge] Cascade it down from the top floor Company goals become department's core Teams translate what matters most Everyone connected, coast to coast No more silos, no more guessing games Everyone rowing toward the same aims [Verse 3] John Doerr wrote it down in twenty-eighteen "Measure What Matters" spread the scene What Grove invented for Intel's fight Became the framework for companies worldwide Replace old M-B-O with something new Shorter cycles and transparency too [Final Chorus] Objectives and Key Results, that's the O-K-R way Qualitative dreams with numbers that say If we're getting there, quarter by quarter Seventy percent hit rate, that's what we're after From rigid annual plans we break away O-K-Rs are built for today [Outro] That's what they were designed to do Connect your work to something true
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