Objectives and Key Results in Software Teams: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact on Development · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2311.00236/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTObjectives and Key Results in Software Teams: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact on Development — mentioned by koliberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38642212urn:hackerpapers:mention:2311.00236:38642212Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:13:57 GMT<p>The key results are not a problem just for you! You are hitting the nail on the head. Check out section 6 of this study ( https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.00236.pdf ) - defining good OKRs is problem number 1, and data issues are the 2nd most cited concern! I wrote a piece about the common issues that people face creating OKRs. There are a few common mistakes that people make which makes key results unmeasurable: https://koliber.com/articles/top-okr-mistakes &gt; the gradual accumulation of small fixes/hacks is not something you can put a metric on I&#x27;ve done it before. On one team, we had a goal to…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2311.00236/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SE