OKR is an agile goal management method, while Scrum is an agile project management method. Both find their place under the “Agile” methodology and, when properly integrated with each other, can form a powerful framework for holistic agility.
OKRs support agile project planning because they can be reworked on a quarterly basis and can easily be adjusted to support changing needs. They’re similar to KPIs in that they are metric-based, but they represent aggressive goal-based metrics, instead of just measurements.
Deciding to adopt an OKR framework is not just about monitoring the data of the established objectives and key results, but this framework provides a way for entire organizations to align every day’s tasks to the company’s top priorities. OKRs allow a company to be fully transparent and avoid wasting time on tasks that won’t benefit or contribute to the company’s growth.