Implementing OKRs and Product Thinking

In this workshop, we explore activities based on real-world scenarios and examples from large organizations that have struggled with OKRs. We introduce a framework of tools that help create OKRs and support Product Thinking. We highlight thoughtful OKR implementation approaches and crowd-source ways to help you avoid common pitfalls and unleash the power of your organization using OKRs and Product Thinking.

Workshop Details:‍

Date: August 20th, 2024
Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm (doors open at 5)
Location: Platform Calgary, East Annex Room
407 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2K7
Food & Beverages: Pizza and refreshments will be provided!

Cost:

$30+ gst (non-members)
$20+ gst (members)

Tickets:

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Workshop Description:

The desire to align organizational strategy using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has been around since before the former CEO of Intel coined the term and introduced OKRs to Intel in the 1970’s. In the past few years interest in using OKRs to drive organizational performance has seen a resurgence thanks to thought leaders such as Marty Cagan, Jeff Patton, and Jeff Gotthelf. Confusion remains about using OKRs and how leaders achieve true alignment to a strategy. What's more - implementation in the context of an organization that wasn’t designed to align to OKRs is hard.

This lively workshop will cut through all of the confusion by exploring real-world scenarios and discussing examples from organizations that struggle with OKRs. We will work through a framework of strategic tools that help with OKR implementation and get practice with approaches that help make using OKRs and KPIs make sense. Product Managers will go home with helpful tools, an understanding of what is possible and where to start in their own organizations.

Workshop Goals:

1. Help product leaders differentiate between OKR types and the goals of each through real-world examples and case studies.
2. Demonstrate common pitfalls of “adopting” OKRs  without Product Thinking and organizational support.
3. Give product leaders a path to start implementing product OKRs in a sustainable way while they are working to remove larger organizational barriers.

Workshop Facilitator:‍

Holly Bielawa

Head of Coaching and Consulting at Jeff Patton & Associates

As a tech start-up founder and transformation executive, Holly launched many successful products around the globe and has had the pleasure of working alongside some of the most talented engineers and thought leaders in the field. Her experience working with organizations large and small as they work to create Products has revealed patterns of both success and failure. Along the way, she has dedicated herself to helping individuals and organizations use Product Thinking as the predictable path to organizational alignment. At Jeff Patton & Associates, she and her team of experts help organizations implement ways of working that shift their focus away from creating output and empower teams to optimize delivery of valuable outcomes and impacts.

Read more about Holly at hollybielawa.com and jpattonassociates.com