This online training course embeds a complex research in the field of the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) System and relies on best practices identified in the real business environment.
Acquire knowledge at your own pace and learn how to face the most challenging aspects of working with OKRs. You will be guided through each course module by different lecture videos and complete the learning experience with exercises, individual readings, evaluation tools, and quizzes.
Key Features
- Modules: 10
- Learning process estimated duration: 40 hours
- Pre-course stage: 4.5 Hours
- Course stage: 23.5 hours, consisting of:
- Video presentation: 2.5 hours
- Practical assignments and exam preparation: 20 hours
- Evaluation: 1 hour
- After-course stage: 12 hours
- Language: English
- Instruction method: self-paced
- Availability: anytime
The Certified OKR Professional recognition is unique at the global level, given the certification process thoroughness and the in-depth expertise dedicated to OKR system implementation that participants acquire in this educational program.
This certification is the result of a complex, experiential learning program that has 3 sections: pre-course activities, core-course exercises, and post-course assignments.
You will acquire the tools, skills, and the necessary knowledge to differentiate yourself from other professionals through a rigorous and structured approach to OKR implementation.
Validate your expertise!
Benefits
- Improve the strategy execution of your company by identifying the main short term objectives and key drivers of success
- Obtain better business results by focusing on key stretched objectives for each quarte
- Increase employee accountability by enabling them to practice OKRs alignment and by fostering flexibility.
Course Content
Module 1
Understanding OKRs
- What are OKRs?
- Stretched goals
- Measurable Key Results
- Action-oriented initiatives
Module 2
OKRs and other Performance Management Systems
- OKRs vs KPIS
- OKRs and KPIs integration
- OKRs vs MBO
Module 3
Performance Management System based on OKRs
- Challenges in working with OKRs
- OKRs lifecycle
- The value added by OKRs
- Governance
Module 4
OKRs typology
- Strategic vs tactical OKRs
- Aspirational vs committed OKRs
Module 5
Setting OKRs
- OKRs setting process
- Common mistakes in setting OKRs
- OKRs setting in practice
Module 6
Using OKRs in different environments
- OKRs in general organizations
- OKRs in innovative/project-based organizations
- OKRs in bureaucratic entities
Module 7
Aligning OKRs
- OKRs alignment approaches
- OKRs alignment in practice
Module 8
OKRs review
- OKRs review process
- Types of OKRs review
- OKRs review in practice
Module 9
Learning from OKRs
- Decision-making process based on OKRs
- Initiative management
- OKRs refinement
Module 10
Changing the organizational culture
- Change management
- Employee engagement
- Gamification
Course Provider
Alina Miertoiu,
Senior Management Consultant ,
The KPI InstituteAlina Miertoiu is a Senior Consultant within The KPI Institute, a research institute specialized in business performance improvement, considered today the global authority on Key Performance Indicators research and education. She is a Certified KPI Professional and Certified OKR Professional and has delivered over 1000 training and consulting hours last year.
Alina’s recent research and consulting work in the field of strategy execution and performance improvement lead to the development of the training course and advisory services on OKRs, as well as to the establishment of the GCC Utilities Performance Program, dedicated to electricity utilities. Moreover, Alina’s significant research projects focused on developing a benchmarking study in the utilities sector for Water, Gas and Electricity; and a National Development Indices Catalogue, containing 57 fully documented indices in a standardized format.
Alina is also frequently writing research-based articles for the Performance Magazine, The KPI Institute’s online magazine dedicated to strategy and performance.
As an educator, Alina delivered the Certified KPI Professional and Practitioner, Certified Benchmarking Professional, Certified Performance Management Professional and Certified OKR Professional, both as an in-house and open course in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa and several webinars on the topic of performance management and benchmarking.
As a consultant, one of Alina’s significant projects focused on the implemenation of an OKR system in a governmental entity from Middle East. Moreover, she worked on developing and implementing customized performance management systems based on KPIs for companies from different sectors, such as government, manufacturing, IT, financial and asset management.
Who Should Attend
Professionals interested in measuring performance
Professionals from different fields, such as finance, human resources, production, logistics, information technology, and others, interested in objectives and key results, will acquire the competencies needed to measure the performance of their team, department or organization.
Top/middle management professionals
Executives or operational managers, regardless of their field of expertise, will gain the ability and knowledge to measure performance and maximize the value of using OKRs. The tools and resources offered as part of the Certified OKR Professional Training Course enable managers to apply the concepts learned within their organizations, immediately after the course.
Performance measurement experts
For professionals like Data Analyst, Strategy Manager, Performance Management Officer or Performance Architect, it is important to develop competencies in measuring performance, especially in terms of OKR selection and data gathering. Usually, this particular audience already has a performance measurement system set in place and the Course offers them the opportunity to learn the best practices used in this field and identify how their current processes and approaches regarding OKRs can be improved.
