OKR frameworks come with fixed collocations that every engineering manager should know. From setting objectives to cascading metrics, this quiz covers the language of quarterly goal-setting cycles.
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At the start of each quarter, engineering teams ___ objectives that are ambitious but achievable.
Set objectives is the standard OKR collocation. The phrase 'set objectives' is deeply embedded in goal-setting methodology — it implies deliberate choice and commitment. 'Define' is also used but more common in technical contexts. 'Create' and 'establish' are too broad and lose the OKR cultural nuance.
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The engineering manager checks in weekly to ___ progress against each key result.
Track progress is the fixed OKR collocation. It means to regularly measure how far along a team is toward a goal. 'Monitor' implies watching passively. 'Review' suggests a formal meeting. 'Follow' is informal and vague. Track progress is the universal language of OKR check-ins.
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The VP of Engineering wants to ___ outcomes rather than output to shift team culture.
Measure outcomes is the key OKR collocation distinguishing impact-based goals from task completion. 'Track' is used for progress. 'Evaluate' implies judgment. 'Focus on' is not a measurement verb. Measure outcomes is the precise OKR language that separates results from activity.
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Leadership asked the team to ___ its goals with the company's annual strategy.
Align goals is the fixed collocation in OKR and strategic planning. It means to ensure that team-level objectives point in the same direction as organizational priorities. 'Connect' and 'link' are more general. 'Match' implies identical content. Align is the verb used universally in OKR frameworks.
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After company OKRs are set, they are ___ down through business units to individual teams.
Cascade metrics (or OKRs) is the technical OKR term for propagating company-level goals downward through organizational layers. 'Passed', 'distributed', and 'shared' don't carry the hierarchical, structured meaning. Cascade specifically implies that lower-level goals derive from and support higher-level ones.