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Certificate in Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages

Managers and supervisors use Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to connect priorities with day-to-day management in a five-day course organised into six modules. Planning, organising, leading and controlling provide the framework. Delegates develop objectives and measurable results, align teams and examine review cycles, resources and resistance to change.

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  • 20–24 Dec 2027Abu Dhabi£4,200 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

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With a trainer, on dates to suit your team

This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.

£1,850 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

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Course overview

Managers achieve work through people while meeting time, quality and resource constraints. Objectives and Key Results offer a way to connect that work with strategic and operational priorities. The programme examines the four management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling, known as POLC, and how OKRs introduce agility into that framework.

Preparation matters. Delegates consider executive sponsorship, mission, vision and strategy before developing an OKR plan and roadmap. They work on writing objectives, defining key results and scoring them, then examine how often to set and review OKRs and how resources and budgets relate to them. Connected OKRs are checked for alignment across individuals and teams.

Management sessions follow the interaction cycle from weekly meetings to mid-quarter check-ins and quarterly reviews. Different forms of control, team and project performance, and periodic updates are examined using OKR tools and techniques. The final module considers ownership, organisational performance measures, performance reviews and incentive compensation, together with resistance to change and implementation pitfalls. Activities, discussions and daily case studies provide practice in analysing and developing OKRs for delegates' organisations.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

  1. Use OKRs to introduce agility into the POLC management framework
  2. Prepare a structured approach to developing and implementing OKRs
  3. Develop OKRs focused on strategic and operational business priorities
  4. Improve alignment between individuals and teams through OKRs
  5. Maintain an OKR working environment that supports performance

Target competencies

  • Agile planning
  • Operational effectiveness
  • Strategic management and focus
  • Alignment of objectives with results
  • Performance and productivity improvement
  • Employee engagement
  • Collaboration

Who should attend

This course suits:

  • Managers improving OKR skills to plan, organise, control and meet objectives within time, standards and constraints
  • Supervisors developing the same OKR management capabilities

Training methodology

  • Activities give delegates practice in analysing and developing different kinds of OKRs.
  • Group discussions and daily case studies support the management and supervisory applications.

Course modules

  1. Module 1

    Introducing OKRs within agile POLC management

    • Origins and development of OKRs
    • Defining Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
    • Connecting OKRs with management functions
    • Organisational challenges that prompt the use of OKRs
    • OKR benefits and the distinction between efficiency and effectiveness
    • An introductory case study
  2. Module 2

    Preparing an OKR implementation approach

    • Reasons for implementing OKRs
    • Executive sponsorship in successful implementation
    • Choosing where to develop OKRs
    • Preparing a development plan for OKRs
    • Mission, vision and strategy as OKR foundations
    • Roadmap strategy and reconsidering the planning process
    • A preparation case study
  3. Module 3

    Writing objectives and measurable key results

    • Developing effective objectives
    • Descriptions and guidance for writing objectives
    • Key result characteristics and guidance for writing them
    • Different types of key result
    • Scoring objectives and key results
    • Setting OKRs: frequency, number, reviews and adjustments
    • Allocating resources and budgets in relation to OKRs
    • A development case study
  4. Module 4

    Connecting OKRs and measuring performance through POLC

    • Linking objectives and key results
    • Connecting OKRs from a POLC perspective
    • Establishing alignment
    • Checking alignment among connected OKRs
  5. Module 5

    Reviewing and managing work with OKRs

    • The OKR interaction cycle
    • Holding weekly meetings
    • Conducting mid-quarter check-ins
    • Reviewing results quarterly
    • Forward, concurrent and feedback controls with OKRs
    • Effects of OKRs on team and project performance
    • Updating OKRs periodically to link planning with control
    • Main OKR tools and techniques
    • A management case study
  6. Module 6

    Change resistance and ongoing OKR management

    • OKRs as a project or culture and the transformation involved
    • Ownership of the OKR process
    • Connecting OKRs to organisational performance measures
    • OKRs in performance reviews
    • The relationship between OKRs and incentive compensation
    • Main OKR issues to recognise
    • Avoiding implementation pitfalls
    • A change management case study

Certificate

Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

Frequently asked questions

How do I register?

Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.

Are fees shown with VAT?

Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.

Can this course be delivered for our team only?

Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.

Is this course available online?

Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.

Is there a group discount?

Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.

Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?

Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.

What certificate will I receive?

An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

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  • Cancel in writing 30 or more days before the start date (45 for in-house) for a refund. Later than that, the full fee is payable.
  • No refund for non-attendance or partial attendance.
  • Places are for the named delegate only; another person cannot attend instead.
  • Moving to another date or city is only possible if ARUK agrees in writing.
  • Travel, accommodation and visas are your responsibility. A refused visa does not change the cancellation terms.

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