Divide the main objective of your project into specified key results, add more concrete sub-key results, and look only onward and upward!
A key result is a measurable outcome that indicates what you should do to accomplish your project objective.
The sub-key result is a more concrete (and therefore more understandable) key result. It’s common practice to split a complex key result into more detailed and easy-to-manage sub-key results. A sub-key result, in turn, can have its own sub-key results.
Crafting such a detailed multi-level key result structure makes it easier to achieve.
Overview of Key Results and Sub-Key Results in the Goals App
Both key result and sub-key results have the same properties in the Goals app:
Objective: Improve 1-month customer retention rate by 20%
Key result: Update email welcome series
Possible sub-key results:
Specify your key results and make them more concrete by adding more detailed sub-key results. Create a comprehensive structure of your sub-key results and turn them into an actionable plan!
A multi-level key result allows you to create a comprehensive project structure and easily navigate throughout it. Thanks to the illustrative key result dependencies, you can easily understand what should be done to achieve a specific key result or sub-key result. As a result, you shouldn’t waste a lot of time on understanding what key results are in progress and what should be done to complete them.
Key results are often long-term complex pieces of a project. Sub-key results are less time-consuming and less complicated. Thus, it becomes obvious that assigning responsible team members to appropriate sub-key results is more effective as they can clearly understand what should be done to complete this sub-key result.
Multi-level key results and the Objectives Outline feature work perfectly together. Figure out your main objective, add related key results, divide them into more manageable sub-key results, assign responsible team members to each sub-key result, and easily navigate throughout your project plan using the Objectives Outline view.
Acknowledging the results of the work helps your team members stay motivated. Not seeing the results of the great efforts is upsetting. Also, a detailed sub-key results structure helps you to see if you are still on the right track and simply need more time to complete some milestone, or if you spend time and money on works that won’t give any outcome at all in the outlook.
First of all, specify what you mean by a particular Key Result. If you have a key result “To implement new features”, then “New feature” could mean different things to different team members: from 2FA to dark theme. Sub-key results enable you to specify what exactly the particular key result means.
Secondly, make sure that completion of all defined sub-key results brings you to the key result achievement. Otherwise, it means that you set wrong sub-key results or these sub-key results are not enough to complete your key result. Collaborating with your team is a great tip not to miss important sub-key results during project planning.
And finally, figure out how you are going to measure your sub-key results efficiency. Key Performance Indicators and Key Success Factors are convenient measurements that help to evaluate the success and effectiveness of your key results, sub-key results, and objectives.
Complete all key results and reach your project objective with the KeepSolid Goals app and multi-level key results option.
Among other benefits, you can obtain with the KeepSolid Goals app, implementing multi-level key results allows you to:
Try our convenient multi-level key result feature and see how its benefits work for your objective and key results!
