Objectives

Turn a North Star into team-owned goals measured by Key Results.

OverviewCopy Anchor Link

An objective is a team-owned strategic goal. It needs a title and a Team. Connecting a North Star is optional.

Status is the lifecycle: Planned, Active, Completed, or Canceled. Default on create is Planned. Progress is computed from Key Results — you do not write it.

If Objectives is missing from the sidebar, ask a workspace admin to enable it. The row is shown to managers.

Using objectivesCopy Anchor Link

Use the workspace list to scan status, team, dates, and computed progress. Open an objective to add Key Results and set properties.

• Use an objective for what the team will achieve in a period
• Use a key result for the measurable evidence
• Use an initiative for the workstream that delivers it

Who can see objectivesCopy Anchor Link

Managers see Objectives in the sidebar when the feature is on. Create requires objective create permission — if New Objective is missing, ask your team manager.

An objective belongs to one team. Members of that team can open it when they have access.

Create an objectiveCopy Anchor Link

• Open Objectives (/objectives) and click New Objective
• Open the command menu with Cmd/Ctrl K and choose Create new objective…

The composer needs a title and a Team. Status defaults to Planned. Set Owner, North Star, and dates as needed. Unfinished composers persist locally until you create or cancel.

Objective propertiesCopy Anchor Link

StatusCopy Anchor Link

Communicate the stage with Planned, Active, Completed, or Canceled. Keep status up to date so stakeholders can see what is being considered, what is in progress, and what is no longer moving.

This is not Key Result health. A key result under an active objective can still be At Risk. See Lifecycle and permissions.

OwnerCopy Anchor Link

One person responsible for driving the objective. Optional. Set Owner from the composer, the list, or the sidebar.

TeamCopy Anchor Link

The team that owns the objective. Required. Change it from the sidebar Team control.

WeightCopy Anchor Link

A 0–100 weight on the objective. Use it when you compare objectives; it does not replace computed progress.

ProgressCopy Anchor Link

A percentage computed from Key Results as a weighted average of each result's progress. If there are no Key Results, or all weights are 0, progress is 0%. You cannot edit this field.

North StarCopy Anchor Link

Optional roll-up to a workspace theme. Set North Star in the composer or on the objective. No north star clears it.

Start and end datesCopy Anchor Link

Optional window. If you set both, the start date must be before the end date. The list and Timeline use these dates.

DescriptionCopy Anchor Link

Write the outcome in the composer editor. Attach supporting pages from the objective — see Documents.

Key ResultsCopy Anchor Link

Each objective can have many Key Results. From the objective, click Add Key Result. Weights on those results drive the objective's progress.

Objective viewsCopy Anchor Link

Workspace Objectives opens as a table. Switch to Timeline for a Gantt of start and end dates. Group by status, owner, or team. The default range is weekly.

Press F to filter. Display options (Shift V) control columns, grouping, and ordering. Save the current filters with Add new view.

FAQCopy Anchor Link