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Outgrew spreadsheets

Your OKRs are <strong>buried in Asana</strong> and nobody's tracking them

You moved goal tracking into Asana to consolidate tools. Now your quarterly objectives are <strong>lost in task noise</strong> and check-ins aren't happening.

For: VPs & Heads of Department Company size: 51–200 Time to ship: One afternoon Reading time: 8 min
TL;DR

Asana is built for project execution, not strategic goal tracking. When OKRs live alongside tasks, they compete for attention—and tasks always win. You need a dedicated system where <strong>goals are the main event</strong>, owners are enforced at the data model, and weekly nudges drive accountability without you chasing people. OKRs Tool sets up in an afternoon and guarantees 60% adoption in 30 days.

The situation

<p>The logic made sense: Asana handles work, OKRs are work, so OKRs should live in Asana. But three weeks into the quarter, you realize nobody's updating key results. The CFO asks for a progress report and you spend 45 minutes hunting through projects, portfolios, and custom fields to piece together the picture.</p><p>Goals in Asana don't have dedicated owners—they have assignees who also own 47 other tasks. There's no forcing function for weekly check-ins. Your strategic objectives sit in the same feed as "Update slide deck" and "Book conference room." When everything's in one place, <strong>nothing stands out</strong>.</p><p>You're not consolidating tools anymore. You're hiding your strategy in a task manager.</p>

Your four <strong>options</strong>

The <strong>playbook</strong>

    Real example · Stift
    We tried keeping OKRs in our project tools but they just disappeared into the noise. Having a dedicated space where goals are front and center changed how the team engages with them.
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    Everton
    CTO, Stift · moved from project tool consolidation
    What this looks like in OKRs Tool

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