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Alignment
Alignment
Lex Kovalenko avatar
Written by Lex Kovalenko
Updated over 2 years ago

The Alignment section on the detail pages of an objective and the key result has replaced Contributing items section.

The Alignment section gives you a perspective on where the OKR is located in the whole OKR structure. It consists of 5 elements (for an objective) or 3 elements (for a key result):

  • Sub-objectives (for objectives)

  • Key results (for objectives)

  • Dependencies

  • Contributions

  • Copies

You can see all of the aligned elements together inside the All tab.

Sub-objectives

In this tab, you can see all the sub-objectives aligned directly to the objective you’re viewing along with the basic data about their progress.

  • You can update the sub-objective’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option
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  • You can delete the sub-objective by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Delete option

  • You can change the sub-objective’s weight by clicking the pencil icon on the sub-objectives card

  • You can also add a new sub-objective by clicking on the “+ Add” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing “Sub-objective”. You’ll be redirected to the objective creation form.
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Key results

In this tab, you can see all key results aligned directly to the objective you’re viewing along with the basic data about their progress.

  • You can update the key result's status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option

  • You can delete the key result's by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Delete option

  • You can change the key result's weight by clicking the pencil icon on the key result’s card

  • You can also add a new key result's by clicking on the “+ Add” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing “Key result”. You’ll be redirected to the key result’s creation form.
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Dependencies

In this tab, you can see all OKRs that are linked to the one you’re viewing via a dependency link along with the basic data about their progress.
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Linking inside the OKR for Jira app works similarly to the Jira issue linking and is bi-directional.
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In the case of dependency links, there are 2 links that can be created:

  • blocks

  • blocked by

Choosing any of them will create a link on both the OKR you’re adding the link to and the OKR that is linked, i.e. when adding a blocked by link from O-3 to O-4, it will also add a blocks link from O-4 to O-3.

  • You can update the OKR’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option

  • You can unlink the OKR by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Unlink
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  • You can link a new dependency by clicking on the “Link” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing the Dependency option. You will then see 2 dropdowns: the link type selector and the OKR selector. After choosing both, click the “Link” button. The OKRs are now linked.
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Contributions

In this tab, you can see all OKRs that are linked to the one you’re viewing via a contribution link along with the basic data about their progress. Contribution links can show OKRs that are not in a direct hierarchy but do contribute to one another, i.e. OKRs from one team supporting an OKR from another team.
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Linking inside the OKR for Jira app works similarly to the Jira issue linking and is bi-directional.
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In the case of contribution links, there are 2 links that can be created:

  • supports

  • supported by

Choosing any of them will create a link on both the OKR you’re adding the link to and the OKR that is linked, i.e. when adding a supported by link from O-5 to O-6, it will also add a supports link from O-6 to O-5.
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In the next iteration of this feature, we’ll add a possibility to contribute to the OKR’s progress and to add weight to the linked OKR in a similar manner that KRs contribute to an objective and have a weight assigned.

  • You can update the OKR’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option

  • You can unlink the OKR by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Unlink
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  • You can link a new contribution by clicking on the “Link” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing the Contribution option. You will then see 2 dropdowns: the link type selector and the OKR selector. After choosing both, click the “Link” button. The OKRs are now linked.
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Copies

In this tab, you can an OKR from which the one you’re viewing was copied (if it was copied from another OKR) or all OKRs that are a copy of the OKR that you’re viewing (if there were any copies made). These links are created automatically after a copy is created.

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