OKR Scoring

OKR Scoring is the practice of evaluating how much progress was made on each Key Result at the end of an OKR cycle. The most common scoring system uses a 0.0 to 1.0 scale, where 0.0 means no progress, 0.3 means minimal progress, 0.7 means the target was substantially met, and 1.0 means full or exceeded achievement.

In Google's OKR system, a score of 0.6-0.7 is considered the "sweet spot" — it indicates that the goal was ambitious enough to be challenging but that significant progress was made. Consistently scoring 1.0 suggests targets aren't ambitious enough, while consistently scoring below 0.4 suggests they may be unrealistic or that execution needs improvement.

Scoring serves multiple purposes: it provides closure to the current cycle, generates data for retrospectives, and informs goal-setting for the next cycle. The score itself is less important than the learning it generates. A Key Result scored at 0.4 paired with insight into why it fell short is more valuable than a Key Result scored at 1.0 with no reflection.