Oboard

Oboard is an international software company specializing in objectives and key results (OKR) solutions. The company was founded in 2018 by Viktor Grekov, with a headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Oboard's OKR software enables businesses and organizations to track strategic objectives and key results. The company's key products include OKR Board for Jira, OKR for Salesforce, and OKR Board for Confluence.
Over the last five years, Oboard has served over 3,000 clients from 50 countries, including S&P 500 companies Volkswagen, Panasonic, Best Buy, Ericsson, and Pfizer.
==History==
Oboard was established on October 8, 2018, and has since become a leading provider of OKR software for businesses and organizations. The company was founded by Viktor Grekov, who also serves as the CEO. Headquartered in Berlin, Oboard operates with a fully remote and distributed team spanning Ukraine, Israel, and the European Union.
The company name "Oboard" is derived from "Objectives Board," a centralized platform for managing and monitoring the company's Objectives and Key Results. Oboard connects OKRs with the related Initiatives (actual tasks) and aligns the team toward achieving these objectives.
The company's OKR software solutions support enterprises, startups, and SMBs, helping them to align teams and execute strategic goals through a single platform. Oboard's OKR software has been credited for increasing business efficiency by 78%.
Oboard operates worldwide across diverse markets, including North America, the DACH region, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Latam region. The company's products include three OKR management apps that have amassed over 10,000 monthly active users from Fortune 500 enterprises and fast-growing startups.
In 2019, Oboard released the OKR Board for Jira, an intuitive tool that enables businesses to set, manage, and report on OKRs directly within Atlassian's project tracking platform, Jira. Oboard offers advanced features such as a dedicated account manager, onboarding assistance and OKR consulting.
In 2022, the company released the OKR Board for Salesforce. In 2023, the Oboard launched the OKR Board for Confluence. This powerful OKR Salesforce app by Oboard enables OKR implementation within the Salesforce ecosystem to focus all the sales teams on the same strategic goals.
In the first quarter of 2024, Oboard intends to launch its web app.
==Products==
Oboard's main products include:
===Oboard Web App===
Oboard Web App is a standalone solution that does not require additional apps. It offers total control of the company OKRs in a single intuitive interface. The app offers features such as company, group, and personal OKRs, key results, linking Initiatives and tasks to track the progress of OKRs automatically, backlog for future OKRs, and private workspaces for teams.
===OKR Board for Jira===
OKR Board for Jira is an intuitive tool that enables businesses to set, manage, and report on OKRs directly within Atlassian's project management platform, Jira. The OKR Board for Jira is available on the Atlassian marketplace for both cloud and server hosting, and supports JQL for managing Jira issues.
===OKR Board for Salesforce===
OKR Board for Salesforce is a powerful app that lets users implement the OKR framework within Salesforce. The app offers features such as customizable dashboards, and one-click reports, making it easy to manage OKRs within the Salesforce platform.
===OKR Board for Confluence===
OKR Board for Confluence is a plugin that allows users to create real-time OKR dashboards with progress reports, enrich them with additional information, and share them with their teams and C-level executives. The plugin syncs the user's OKR Board for Jira with the Confluence Knowledge Base, turning Confluence pages into custom performance dashboards with up-to-date information.
==Awards and recognitions==
* In 2023, Oboard was recognized as the Staff Pick App and #1 OKR App, with over 3,000 installs on the Atlassian Marketplace.
* In January 2024, Oboard was selected as the MARS App of the Month by Contegix.
* Oboard was placed on the list of the 10 Best OKR Tools by PeopleManagingPeople. 
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official website
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* Oboard on YouTube
* Oboard on Medium
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