okr-cascade-plannerlisted

# OKR Cascade Planner > Turns strategy into a coherent cascade of Objectives and Key Results - without becoming a task list. ## What this skill is A workflow that translates a company strategy into Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at three levels (company → function → team), enforces vertical and horizontal alignment, distinguishes leading from lagging Key Results (KRs), sets honest scoring conventions, and installs the quarterly rituals that make OKRs work. Built to avoid the two most common failures: KRs that are tasks, and cascades that become wishlists. ## What it solves - OKRs that are restated task lists with no measurable outcome - Horizontal misalignment (teams pulling in conflicting directions) - Sandbagging - KRs set low so 100% is easy - Quarterly reviews that turn into status updates - Functions copying each other's OKRs to look aligned without integration ## When to invoke - First-time OKR rollout - Fixing a broken OKR program after Q1-Q2 disappointment - Annual planning to quarterly OKR translation - Onboarding a new team or function to OKR mechanics - Pre-quarter-end review to score and reset ## Phase 1: Anchor on company strategy Before writing any OKR, get clear on: - The company's 3-year strategic direction (1 paragraph) - The 3-5 strategic priorities for the year - The constraints (capital, talent, time) If strategy is fuzzy, OKRs will be too. Push back upward before starting. ## Phase 2: Write company-level Objectives Each Objective must be: -