OKRs vs. KPIs

kpis and okrs are different types of goals imagine your organization is a car and you're driving that car towards the destination your ultimate goal the mission of vision your kpis are what you'll find on your car's dashboard like the fuel gauge and the engine temperature gauge they prevent the engine from overheating and make sure you won't run out of gas which are all things that you'll constantly need to watch okrs are like your roadmap they'll guide you to your destination okrs are temporary they'll change from time to time once you've passed a landmark towards your destination you'll focus on the next one results driven organizations need both kpis and ocrs if you were only watching kpis you'd have no clue how you're advancing towards your destination where you're only watching okrs you wouldn't see that you're running out of gas