https://okrs.chat/blog/Recent content in Journal on OKRs.chatHugoenSun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://okrs.chat/blog/what-makes-an-objective-good/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://okrs.chat/blog/what-makes-an-objective-good/<p>An Objective gives a team direction. It describes a meaningful change that matters to the strategy and helps people decide where to put their effort.</p> <p>The wording matters, but it comes last. First, the team needs to agree on the change it wants to create.</p> <h2 id="are-we-naming-the-change-or-prescribing-the-solution">Are we naming the change or prescribing the solution?</h2> <p>&ldquo;Migrate the legacy platform&rdquo; may be important work. It is not automatically an Objective.</p> <p>Ask what problem the migration should solve. What would become possible if it succeeded?</p>