Department objectives in 15Five let multiple team members contribute key results under a single owner. When you align a department objective to a company-wide objective, your team can see how their work drives company goals forward.
Before You Begin
- You must have manager permissions in 15Five.
- At least one company-wide objective must exist to align your department objective with a parent goal. Alignment is optional but recommended.
Steps
- Navigate to the Objectives tab in the main navigation.
- Click + New Objective.
- Select Department as the objective type.
- Enter the objective title in the Objective field.
- Set the Owner to yourself or the accountable team member.
- Set the Time Period (quarter or custom date range).
- Click Align to Objective and select the relevant company-wide objective.
- Click + Add Key Result to create the first key result.
- Enter a title for the key result in the Key Result field.
- Assign the key result to the team member responsible for it.
- Set a measurable Target value for the key result.
- Repeat steps 8–11 for each additional key result.
- Click Save to publish the department objective.
If Something Goes Wrong
| Issue | Check | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Department option is not available as an objective type | Confirm your account has the Objectives feature enabled | Contact your 15Five account admin to verify feature access |
| A direct report cannot be assigned to a key result | Confirm the direct report has an active 15Five account | Ask your admin to verify the user's account status |
| No company-wide objectives appear in the alignment selector | Confirm at least one company-wide objective exists and is active | Ask the objective owner to publish the company-wide objective first |
| Objective does not appear on your team's dashboard after saving | Check that the time period is set to the current quarter | Edit the objective and correct the time period, then save again |
Not Covered Here
This article does not cover editing an existing objective, setting individual or self-development objectives, or reporting on objective progress.
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