Whether you created a test objective that needs to be deleted or one of your objectives was created by mistake, you can delete these objectives so they no longer appear in 15Five. Deleting an objective permanently removes it from all places in 15Five.
In this article, you will learn...
Access and availability
⛔️ Required access to Objectives.
👥 This article is relevant to all roles.
📦 This feature is available in the Perform, Legacy Focus, and Total Platform pricing packages.
How to delete an objective 🧑💻
Note
You can only delete an objective that you have permission to manage.
- Click on Objectives in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
- You'll land on the 'All objectives' page. From here, apply filters to find the objective you want to delete.
- Click on the name of the objective you want to delete to open the details page.
- Click on the gear icon and then click Delete objective.
- A popup will appear. Check all of the boxes to confirm the objective's deletion, then click Yes. Delete objective.
- The objective will no longer appear anywhere in 15Five.
What happens next? 🐾
When you delete an objective, it will no longer appear anywhere in 15Five. The following notifications will be sent:
The objective owner and their manager will receive the following notification:
Subject: An objective has been deleted
Everyone who follows the objective will also receive the following notification:
Subject: An objective you were following has been deleted
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
Not natively in 15Five. If you need to restore a deleted objective, please reach out to our Support Team.
You also have the option to archive or close an objective. Both of these options retain the objective in 15Five, but prevent updates from being made and remove it from owner Check-ins.
- Archiving an objective holds the last known status, including the overall completion percentage and key result progress, and prevents any updates from being made. The objective will still appear on the owner's Check-in for one cycle before being removed. This process is typically used when an objective is no longer relevant but you want to keep a paper trail of it in 15Five, or when an objective is getting put on a temporary hiatus.
- Closing an objective does the same thing as archiving it, but also allows you to rate and reflect on its performance. This process is typically used when you're done working on an objective and want to assess it.