Course Overview

This focused one-day workshop teaches you how to implement OKRs effectively in embedded systems organizations. While OKRs are industry-agnostic, this course addresses the unique challenges of goal-setting in hardware-software environments: longer development cycles, reliability requirements, and cross-functional dependencies. Learn to create ambitious yet achievable objectives that drive innovation while maintaining product quality.

OKRs can transform embedded organizations, but only when adapted properly. Unlike software companies that can deploy daily, your hardware team might work on quarterly tape-out cycles while firmware iterates weekly. This course shows you how to create OKRs that respect these realities while still driving ambitious outcomes. You’ll learn to balance moonshot innovation objectives with the key results that ensure your products don’t fail in the field, all while keeping teams aligned despite their different rhythms.

Learning Objectives

  • Master OKR fundamentals for embedded systems organizations
  • Create objectives that balance innovation with reliability
  • Define measurable key results across hardware/software teams
  • Align OKRs despite different development cycle times
  • Run effective planning and review sessions
  • Avoid common engineering OKR anti-patterns
  • Build outcome-focused culture in technical teams

Topics Covered

  1. OKR Fundamentals - Core concepts adapted for technical teams
  2. Writing Objectives - Inspiring goals that drive innovation
  3. Key Results That Matter - Measurable outcomes for embedded
  4. Alignment Strategies - Cascading across the organization
  5. Hardware-Software Sync - Managing different cycle times
  6. Planning & Reviews - Running effective OKR sessions
  7. Cultural Transformation - From output to outcome thinking

What You Get

  • OKR framework adapted for embedded organizations
  • Hardware-software alignment strategies
  • Innovation and reliability measurement techniques
  • Real case studies from embedded companies
  • Networking with other technical leaders
  • Certificate of completion