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About the certification


OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) can be defined as a management methodology that helps to ensure that the company focuses efforts on the same important issues throughout the organization. It's a collaborative goal-setting tool for companies, teams, and individuals. An objective is simply what is to be achieved, no more and no less. By definition, objectives are significant, concrete, action oriented, and (ideally) inspirational. When properly designed and deployed, they're a vaccine against fuzzy thinking-and fuzzy execution. Key results benchmark and monitor how we get to the objective. Effective KRs are specific and time-bound, aggressive yet realistic.

Most of all, they are measurable and verifiable. You either meet a key result's requirements or you don't; there is no gray area, no room for doubt. At the end of the designated period, typically a quarter, we declare the key result fulfilled or not. Where an objective can be long-lived, rolled over for a year or longer, key results evolve as the work progresses. Once they are all completed, the objective is necessarily achieved.
The OKR Foundation is an entry-level certification intended for IT professionals seeking to validate their knowledge of OKRs. This exam includes topics such as definition, the basics of the OKR goal-setting method, the benefits of OKRs, committed vs. aspirational OKRs, how to write OKRs, cascading OKRs, tracking and evaluating OKRs, and OKR tools.

The OKR Foundation certification exam is an online, closed-book, and remotely-proctored exam. It includes 40 multiple-choice questions and the passing score is 70%. You will have 60 minutes to complete the exam. Validate your knowledge of OKRs and advance your career. Register for your online exam now!

Exam details


Exam code

ITC-052

Launch date

July 7, 2020

Exam description

The OKR Foundation exam tests the candidate knowledge in OKRs.

Current version

1.0

Exam format

Multiple choice; computer-based; closed book

Number of questions

40 questions

Passing score

70% (28 out of 40)

Exam duration

60 minutes

Level

Foundation

Languages

English and Portuguese

Exam description

Definition, the basics of the OKR goal-setting method, the benefits of OKRs, committed vs. aspirational OKRs, how to write OKRs, tracking and evaluating OKRs, and OKR tools.

RECOMMENDED HOURS OF STUDY

16 hours

Bloom's Taxonomy

Level 1 (Remembering), Level 2 (Understanding) and Level 3 (Applying)

Recommended reading

• Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this certification

Recommended experience

Six months of work experience in OKRs

Validity period

Lifetime

How to get certified


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Browse our certification programs and choose your certification.

2

Discover the exam objectives and prepare for your exam.

3

Register for your online proctored exam.

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Take your online proctored exam in the comfort of your home or office.

5

Congratulations! You are certified!

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Frequently Asked Questions


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    There are no prerequisites to take the exams. ITCERTS recommends that candidates have at least six months of work experience in the area that the certification exam covers.

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    If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on the first attempt, there is no waiting period between the first and the second attempt. If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on the second attempt, the candidate must wait at least 7 days before retaking the exam for a third time. A candidate may not take a given exam any more than three times per year (12 months).

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    Training is recommended as part of your certification preparation, but it is not mandatory.

  • Which languages are the exams available in?

    Our exams are currently available in English and Portuguese.

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