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Alignment shows how goals support each other, for example how a Team OKR contributes to a Company OKR. Each goal aligns to one parent goal.
What a goal can align to
Objective: A Strategic Pillar, a KPI, or another Objective. If a Superadmin turned on Align Objectives to Key Results or Initiatives in Features, also a Key Result or Initiative.
Key Result: An Objective or another Key Result.
Initiative: A Strategic Pillar, a KPI, an Objective, a Key Result, or another Initiative. You can also leave it standalone.
As a rule of thumb:
Align Company OKRs to a Strategic Pillar.
Align Team OKRs to the Company or department OKR they support.
Align an Objective to a KPI when the OKR should improve that KPI. See Create an OKR to improve a KPI.
Align a goal
When you add a goal, select its parent goal in Align to. If you add the goal with + Add sub-goal, Align to is already filled in.
Alignment is optional for Objectives, but we recommend it. If you're not sure yet, leave Align to empty and align the Objective later.
Change the alignment
On Home, Explore, a user's page, or a team's page, hover over the goal and click the kebab menu (1).
Select Re-align (2).
Choose the new parent goal and click Save.
Good to know
Why can a goal only align to one other goal?
A goal often affects several others, but alignment should show the most important reason you're working on it. Mapping every relationship quickly turns into a web that's hard to read and maintain.
Can a goal align to a goal of another team?
Yes. For example, a Team OKR can align to a KPI of another team.
Can a private goal be aligned?
No. Aligned goals can't be private, so remove the alignment first. See Private goals.
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