OKR in practice: Determine the added value with ConsentStorm©
Channel: Jelle van Wieringen
Date: 08/02/2021

This video is part of a course on OKR. The course is free of cost and ads. You can watch it in an auditorium using the link: https://www.unanimous-consent.eu/free/newSession.html&youtubeV=HdcSVsUc0wc

Agile teams typically use their preferred conferencing tool to watch together. The course includes a post-it board for the exercises. By the end, your team will have a real OKR.

I suggest that each participant turn the sound on their headset so they don't disturb the others in the conferencing session.

Enjoy, 

Jelle van Wieringen (creator of ConsentStorm© and Agile Coach).


You have already practiced the change of perspective. Brilliant! Let's check again if the objective is well described.
A good objective has an added value. Determining the added value is often not as easy as the word suggests. That's why we use a technique from a guru called Reinertsen. He says the following:
Consider a situation where the Objective is not implemented on time. Does this cause any damage? If yes, how much. If no, then consider whether the implementation of the objective is really worth it, because without the added value it cannot be a good objective.
If you have thought it over correctly, then invert the damage and write it as the added value in another Post-It on the far right of the screen. 
Now go back to the board and check it! I will wait here for your return.

Now you have already captured two-thirds of an Objective! The added value is there for all to see! Great job!
The reverse damage assessment approach is called Cost of Delay. It is not directly part of the OKR, but it helps us to estimate the added value for the Objective quickly and effectively.

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