We’re rolling out a new way to view OKRs that makes it easier to understand how goals are structured across your organization - without changing how OKRs work or how you create them.
This update focuses purely on clarity and navigation. Your OKRs, progress, ownership, and workflows stay exactly the same.
Why we built this
As teams grow, OKRs naturally spread across organizations, departments, teams, and individuals. Without structure, understanding that landscape takes unnecessary mental effort.
We built Hierarchical Grouping based directly on customer feedback to:
- Reduce cognitive load when scanning OKRs
- Make ownership clearer at every level
- Help you quickly find the goals you care about
The goal is simple: let the UI do the thinking, without changing your OKRs.
What’s changing (and what’s not)
What’s changing
- OKRs are now visually grouped by level:
- Organization
- Department
- Team
- Individual
- Organization
- You can expand and collapse each level to explore the hierarchy
- Indentation and subtle styling make relationships obvious at a glance
What’s not changing
- No changes to your OKRs, data, or progress
- No new setup or configuration
- No changes to how you create or update OKRs
This is a UI-only improvement (see the old OKR view below).
How Hierarchical Grouping works
When you open a cycle (Quarterly, Monthly, or Annual), OKRs are grouped automatically using existing data.
Hierarchy levels
- Organization (top level)
- Department
- Team
- Individual
Each level acts as a container that can be expanded or collapsed.
Expanding vs. drilling into details
To keep things predictable, each arrow has a single, clear purpose:
Left arrow = structure
- Expands or collapses the next level in the hierarchy
- Shows OKR cards only (objective + progress)
- Does not open details
Right arrow (on an OKR card) = execution
- Expands the OKR itself
- Shows Key Results, charts, updates, and comments
This separation makes it easy to explore structure without accidentally opening details.
Do I need to create the hierarchy myself?
No. Hierarchical grouping is fully automated using existing OKR ownership and scope.
If your OKRs already belong to an organization, department, team, or individual, they will appear in the right place automatically.
Can I have multiple objectives in the same cycle?
Yes.
You can have multiple objectives at the same level within a single cycle, including:
- Multiple Organization OKRs
- Multiple Department OKRs
- Multiple Team OKRs or Individual OKRs
They’ll simply appear as separate cards within their respective sections.
Who can see which OKRs?
Nothing has changed about permissions.
You will see the same OKRs you could see before:
- If you had access to an OKR previously, you’ll still see it
- Hierarchical grouping does not expose new OKRs or restrict access
The view is clearer - not broader.
What to expect when this goes live
- The new view will appear automatically - no action required
- Your existing cycles (Monthly, Quarterly, Annual) stay the same
- Quarterly OKRs remain the primary, most interactive view
- Annual OKRs remain available as context
If something looks different, it’s because the structure is now visible - not because your OKRs changed.
