Objectives is a goal-tracking feature in 15Five that enables individuals, teams, and organizations to set measurable goals, track progress, and align work to company priorities. Admins, managers, and employees can all create and update objectives using the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework.
> Note: Your organization may have renamed this feature. If you don't see "Objectives" in your navigation, check with your admin for the name used in your account.
Access and availability
- Requires access to Objectives.
- Relevant to all roles: Admin, Manager, Employee.
- Available in the Perform, Legacy Focus, and Total Platform packages.
Feature Structure
Objectives in 15Five consists of the following surfaces and objects:
Objective types Objectives can be scoped to four levels: company, group, individual, and self-development. Each objective can contain one or more Key Results owned by different individuals.
Objectives tab All users with access can view objectives in the Objectives tab. Filtering options allow users to find objectives by owner, group, status, and time period.
Objective details page Each objective has a details page showing: objective type, due date, last updated date, owner(s), key result owners, progress, parent objective (if aligned), and an activity feed of all updates and comments.
Aligned objectives Objectives can be aligned to a parent objective during creation. This creates a visual hierarchy between related objectives. Child objective progress can be configured to impact or not impact parent objective progress.
Objectives Dashboard Account admins and managers have access to the Objectives Dashboard, which provides a high-level view of objective completion across individuals and teams. Additional reports are available for deeper data analysis.
What You Can Do
Set Up
- Understand Objectives and OKRs in 15Five — replace with correct URL when available
- Who can see objectives in 15Five? (Visibility and permissions)
- Enable group visibility for objectives
- Assign weights to Key Results when creating an objective
Manage
- Align an objective with a parent objective
- How to create a collaborative objective in 15Five
- Reopen a closed or archived objective
Track Progress
- How to track objective progress in a Check-in
- Link a priority to an objective in your Check-in
- Enable Objectives in a performance review cycle
Permissions and Visibility
Key Rules
- Objectives require access to be enabled for the account. Contact your admin if Objectives do not appear in your navigation.
- Four objective types are available: company, group, individual, and self-development.
- Three visibility options exist when creating an objective: Public (visible to all), 15Five permissions (visible to anyone who can see your Check-ins), and Specific people (visible only to the objective owner's reviewer and any specified individuals or groups — not visible to global viewers unless explicitly added).
- If global objective viewers are configured in Objectives feature settings, those users receive visibility according to that configuration. Visibility settings are respected everywhere the objective appears in 15Five.
- Child objectives can be set to either impact or not impact the parent objective's progress. See .
- Role-based permissions for creating, managing, and editing objectives differ by role (Admin, Manager, Employee). See Who can see objectives in 15Five? (Visibility and permissions) for the full permissions reference.
- Objectives and key result progress can be updated from the Objectives tab or from within a Check-in.
- The Objectives Dashboard is available to account admins and managers only.
Related Articles
- Who can see objectives in 15Five? (Visibility and permissions)
- How to create a collaborative objective in 15Five
- How to track objective progress in a Check-in
- Align an objective with a parent objective
- Assign weights to Key Results when creating an objective
- Link a priority to an objective in your Check-in
- Enable Objectives in a performance review cycle
- Reopen a closed or archived objective
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