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Table 2

Distinction between OKRs and other performance management tools

Criteria	OKRs	MBO	BSC	KPIs
Fundamental Question	What is to be achieved? How to get there?	What is to be achieved?	How can strategy be translated into measurable outcomes?	How can the performance be measured?
Creation Cycle	Quarterly	Annual	Annual	Diverse
Visibility	Public and transparent	Private and isolated	Usually private	Usually private, but the level of transparency can vary
Involvement	Bottom-up and Top-down	Top-down	Top-down	Top-down
Relation to Compensation	Detached from compensation	Often tied to compensation	Often tied to compensation	Often tied to compensation
Characteristic	Aggressive and aspirational	Risk averse	Risk averse	Risk averse

Criteria	OKRs	MBO	BSC	KPIs
Fundamental Question	What is to be achieved? How to get there?	What is to be achieved?	How can strategy be translated into measurable outcomes?	How can the performance be measured?
Creation Cycle	Quarterly	Annual	Annual	Diverse
Visibility	Public and transparent	Private and isolated	Usually private	Usually private, but the level of transparency can vary
Involvement	Bottom-up and Top-down	Top-down	Top-down	Top-down
Relation to Compensation	Detached from compensation	Often tied to compensation	Often tied to compensation	Often tied to compensation
Characteristic	Aggressive and aspirational	Risk averse	Risk averse	Risk averse

Source(s): Author’s own work