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In December 2024, Microsoft <a href="https://www.cxtoday.com/customer-data-platform/microsoft-scraps-viva-goals-gives-customers-a-year-to-move-off-the-app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced the sunset of Viva Goals</a>. The product will be discontinued on December 31, 2025. Therefore, customers need to find an alternative within this year. &nbsp;Thankfully, Microsoft is helping customers transition away from Viva Goals with API, Excel, and more migration options. They’ve committed to keeping the platform accessible and secure until its retirement, giving teams time to find the right alternative.But as the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens.That’s where <a href="https://quantive.com/solutions/okrs-and-goal-tracking">Quantive StrategyAI</a> comes in. In this article, we’ll explore how shifting to Quantive StrategyAI is an upgrade to your goal management and not just a replacement.&nbsp;<a href="https://info.quantive.com/hubfs/Downloadables%20%5Btemplates%2c%20scorecards%2c%20cheatsheets%5D/Migration-Cheatsheet-Viva-Goals-to-Quantive-StrategyAI.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1743516381/site-v5/Quantive_and_Viva_Goals_1_1_comparison_73b269a664.svg" alt="#1 Alternative to Microsoft Viva Goals - 1:1 comparison banner"></a>

We know that it’s important for every Viva Goals customer to transition away as smoothly as possible. Therefore, you might be looking for a solution that focuses on <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/goal-setting">goal management</a> similarly to Viva Goals. Familiar functionalities reduce the learning curve and suggest easier adoption.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739958333/site-v5/Goal_overview_3cdfc397ec.png" alt="Viva Goals vs. Quantive StrategyAI - goal overview">Quantive StrategyAI shares several key features with Viva Goals:<h3>Alignment and goal-tracking</h3>Quantive StrategyAI and Viva Goals ensure that team goals and company objectives are connected and working toward a shared <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/mission-vs-vision">vision </a>through:<ul><li>Centralized goal management</li><li>Visual representation of goals (OKRs) and their interconnectedness&nbsp;</li><li>Integration with existing productivity tools</li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739958333/site-v5/Goal_alignment_37057e2dc0.png" alt="Viva Goals vs. Quantive StrategyAI - goal alignment"><h3>Collaboration and communication</h3>Both platforms prioritize <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/strategic-collaboration-guide">team collaboration</a>, transparent communication, and shared visibility into goal achievement through:<ul><li>Real-time progress tracking and updates</li><li>Comments on goals, goal check-ins, and feedback features</li><li>Integration with communication tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams)</li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739958333/site-v5/Goal_tracking_2de2ba2bc4.png" alt="Viva Goals vs. Quantive StrategyAI - goal tracking"><h3>Data-driven decision-making and reporting</h3>By utilizing insights into <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/what-are-kpis">performance metrics</a>, teams can identify what’s working, adjust strategies proactively, and stay on track: &nbsp;<ul><li>Analytics dashboards</li><li>Performance metrics tracking</li><li>Custom report generation</li><li>Visual progress indicators</li><li>Shareable goal summaries&nbsp;</li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739958333/site-v5/Dashboards_509f9e5654.png" alt="Viva Goals vs. Quantive StrategyAI - dashboards">

While Quantive StrategyAI offers similar goal management experience, it also goes further — offering a holistic approach to <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/10-benefits-of-strategic-management">strategy management</a> and embedding AI-powered capabilities at every step. &nbsp;Instead of tracking goals during <a href="https://quantive.com/solutions/operational-efficiency">strategy execution</a>, Quantive StrategyAI helps you shape your strategy, execute it effectively, and refine it, when necessary, in real time.Let’s explore how both platforms differ in every stage of the strategy management process: Plan, execute, and adapt.<h3>Goals and strategy execution</h3>Here’s where Quantive StrategyAI and Viva Goals share most of their core features. However, Quantive takes collaboration to the next level.<h4>Team check-ins</h4>With weekly team check-ins, you get real-time status updates, blockers, requests, and wins — all in one place. This gives you a clear picture of strategic progress and helps teams adjust before issues become roadblocks.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739961064/site-v5/Check_ins_Quantive_Strategy_AI_1e8a4aef6b.png" alt="Weekly check-ins by Quantive StrategyAI"><h4>Whiteboards and AI-guided OKR creation</h4>With interactive whiteboards, teams brainstorm, prioritize, and fine-tune objectives in one place. Setting your OKRs live is very easy — with just a click, you turn your ideas into live objectives visible to the whole organization. The best part is that goal creation is powered by AI suggestions for faster and more accurate generation. &nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739959205/site-v5/Guided_OKR_Creation_c0f1752906.png" alt="AI guided OKR creation by Quantive StrategyAI"><h4>Integrations and platform connectivity</h4>Quantive StrategyAI <a href="https://quantive.com/products/results/integrations">connects 170+ data sources</a>, turning them into a single source of truth for your strategic initiatives. Teams get real-time, AI-generated insights on what’s working and what needs extra focus. This gives you complete transparency, better visualization of business performance, and support for <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/leadership-decision-making-guide">smarter decision-making</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1740643487/site-v5/Goals_and_strategy_execution_c96995cae0.png" alt="Quantive StrategyAI vs. Viva Goals - strategy execution and goal setting comparison table"><h3>Strategic planning and evaluation</h3>With Viva Goals, your journey starts with setting goals—it’s a great platform if you already have a plan in place. But what if your strategy needs to be adjusted? Quantive helps you decide where to focus and set the right direction before execution begins. Thanks to the advanced AI capabilities, you can now shorten the decision-making process to hours, not weeks or even months. &nbsp;Here’s how:<h4>AI-assisted strategy refinement and formulation</h4>With Quantive StrategyAI, you can evaluate the health of your current business performance and identify strategic directions with a built-in AI assistant. The virtual AI assistant helps you analyze massive datasets, uncover hidden opportunities, and turn insights into actionable strategies. &nbsp;To pick the right direction, you can further analyze each decision with built-in strategic frameworks like <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/swot-analysis">SWOT</a>, <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/pest-analysis">PESTLE</a>, <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/porters-5-forces">Porter’s 5 Forces</a>, etc. From there, you can brainstorm with your leadership team to determine the best approach for your unique business context.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1730734130/site-v5/STEP_1_Identify_the_Challenge_783aab270f.png" alt="Identify the challenge with Quantive StrategyAI"><h4>Smarter and faster decisions</h4>The decision-making power stays in your hands. AI won’t take over — it will help you accelerate your processes, challenge assumptions, and offer fresh perspectives that stimulate <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/strategic-decision-making">discussions</a>. All insights and analyses provide data-backed validation before committing resources and effort.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1739959947/site-v5/decision_maps_Quantive_Strategy_AI_b210f5d8f1.png" alt="Decision maps by Quantive StrategyAI (hypotheses generation)">Microsoft Viva Goals lacks these advanced planning capabilities and focuses primarily on goal setting within established strategies. However, successful strategy execution relies on well-done <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/strategic-planning-process">strategic planning</a>.<h4>Advanced OKR and KPI reporting</h4>Once you determine your direction, you can generate an executive summary that is easy to understand and follow. This summary will allow all teams to align with the company’s strategic direction and start planning goals and tactics to support it. &nbsp;During the strategy execution phase, Quantive StrategyAI equips your teams with sophisticated analytics and a clearer view of performance, trends, and impact. All this is powered by <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/ai-for-decision-making">AI recommendations</a> at every step to ensure you understand what’s going on and act on it as quickly as possible. &nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gtmhub/image/upload/v1740643508/site-v5/Strategic_planning_and_evaluation_4717daeb49.png" alt="Quantive StrategyAI vs. Viva Goals - strategic planning comparison table">

Disruption is never fun. Many teams worry about losing continuity in tracking goals as they look for an <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/best-viva-goals-alternatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">alterative to Microsoft Viva Goals</a>. That’s why Quantive’s team is here to make your transition as smooth as possible with our support team, seamless built-in and API integrations, and flexible migration options.<hr>Using Microsoft Viva Goals? The platform is sunsetting at the end of 2025. <a href="https://quantive.com/lp/ss/viva-goals-migration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn how to migrate</a> your users, teams, and goals effortlessly with our automated tool.&nbsp;

1:1 Comparison of Quantive and Microsoft Viva Goals

Quantive Launches the First Automated Migration Tool for Viva Goals Customers

Quantive StrategyAI vs. Viva Goals: Finding a New Home For Your Business Goals

We’re happy to announce that we’ve launched the first (and only) automated migration tool for Microsoft Viva Goals power users.We know how overwhelming it can be to manually transfer all the data you’ve built up — sometimes over months or even years. That’s especially true for enterprise teams. To save you the headache of complicated import/export workarounds, Quantive StrategyAI now lets you switch in just a few clicks.No spreadsheets. No stress. No waiting.<h2>How did it all start?</h2>In December, we all got slapped with the news: Microsoft Viva Goals is retiring.Their customers were given a year to pack up and move on to a <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/best-viva-goals-alternatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Viva Goals alternative</a>— ideally, without losing momentum. Since then, we’ve talked to dozens of Microsoft Viva Goals users who’ve been candid about what they need a:<ul><li>1:1 alternative that feels instantly familiar</li><li>migration process that doesn’t take an entire quarter</li><li>partner they can trust with something as important as strategy</li><li>matching pricing offer for the transition</li></ul>We listened, and we built a tool that makes switching incredibly simple.<h2>How to migrate from Microsoft Viva Goals automatically with Quantive StrategyAI?</h2>Our automated migration tool connects directly to your Microsoft Viva Goals account via API. The process is fully guided and takes just three simple steps:<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Map your users, teams, and goals</li><li>Select what you want to transfer</li><li>Click and go</li></ol>That’s it. &nbsp;You’re ready to pick up where you left off — this time with a smoother user experience, more flexibility, and easier adoption. Try the process for free – <a href="https://signup.us.quantive.com/?planId=quantive-teams-repack-2024&amp;edition=quantive-teams&amp;campaign=viva-goals" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign up now</a>. &nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><script src="https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/v8r5asjwyk.jsonp" async=""></script><script src="https://fast.wistia.com/assets/external/E-v1.js" async=""></script><div class="wistia_responsive_padding" style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><div class="wistia_responsive_wrapper" style="height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;"><div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_v8r5asjwyk seo=true videoFoam=true" style="height:100%;position:relative;width:100%"><div class="wistia_swatch" style="height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;"><img src="https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/v8r5asjwyk/swatch" style="filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;" alt="" aria-hidden="true" onload="this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;"></div></div></div></div>&nbsp;</div><h2>What can you transfer from Microsoft Viva Goals to Quantive StrategyAI?</h2>You probably already wonder what exactly you can transfer to your new Quantive StrategyAI account. Good news: You don’t have to start from scratch. &nbsp;Our migration tool covers all the essentials for a smooth transition: &nbsp;<h3>Users and teams &nbsp;</h3>Transfer user profiles and team structures, including names, emails, member IDs, and team descriptions. &nbsp;<h3>Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) &nbsp;</h3>Move over titles, descriptions (with formatting), timelines, parent and owner IDs, and progress for all your OKRs. Relationships like alignment and ownership are preserved where sessions match. &nbsp;<h3>Progress data &nbsp;</h3>Bring in starting values, targets, actual values, and latest check-ins to keep historical context and current performance intact. &nbsp;<h3>Alignment and hierarchy &nbsp;</h3>Maintain parent to child OKR structure when timeline compatibility allows and ensure your goal relationships remain clear. &nbsp;<h3>Edge cases? We’ve got you. &nbsp;</h3>For child metrics or manual progress tracking in Microsoft Viva Goals, we automatically adjust the structure in Quantive and flag it in the description so nothing gets lost.Want to migrate something beyond this list? &nbsp;Whether you need custom fields, unique workflows, or additional data, our support team is here to make your migration seamless. Reach out, and we’ll take care of the rest. &nbsp;<h2>Quantive StrategyAI: Your 1:1 match for Microsoft Viva Goals</h2>Adopting a new platform can feel like a big change management project. But it really doesn’t have to be. We’re confident you’ll find everything you love in Microsoft Viva Goals and much more.With Quantive StrategyAI, you get:<ul><li>Seamless OKR management: AI-assisted OKR creation, cascading goals, bulk editing, and alignment views to stay in sync and control.</li><li>Collaborative tools: Check-ins, feedback, celebrations, comments, and mobile access — all built into the platform to fit your team’s flow.</li><li>Real-time updates and reporting: Automated OKR tracking, KPI monitoring, customizable dashboards, and performance summary exports.</li><li>Microsoft integrations: Connect your favorite MS tools like Excel, Power BI, Planner, Azure DevOps, and Teams. Not only that, but 170+ built-in integrations await you at Quantive StrategyAI.</li><li>Enterprise-ready controls: SSO, role-based permissions, audit trails, and compliance with SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, and Microsoft SSPA/DPR.</li></ul>Want to learn more about how Quantive StrategyAI matches the capabilities of Microsoft Viva Goals?&nbsp;<a href="https://info.quantive.com/hubfs/Downloadables%20%5Btemplates%2c%20scorecards%2c%20cheatsheets%5D/Migration-Cheatsheet-Viva-Goals-to-Quantive-StrategyAI.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download</a> the full side-by-side comparison.&nbsp;The best part is that Quantive StrategyAI’s pricing starts at just $6/seat — and you can try everything, including the automated migration, with a 30-day free trial. &nbsp;<a href="https://quantive.com/lp/ss/viva-goals-migration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a> and see how easy it is.<h2>What does this mean for Microsoft Viva Goals customers?</h2>It means you no longer have to settle for half-solutions or painful transitions.With Quantive StrategyAI, you’re not just getting a 1:1 replacement for Microsoft Viva Goals’ OKR features — you’re stepping into a full, end-to-end strategy management platform that adapts to your needs.<ul><li>AI capabilities that save you tons of time</li><li>Strategic planning tools for collaborative strategy and goal management</li><li>Advanced analytics and insights to keep you always in the know</li><li>Reliable support every step of the way — especially when you need it most</li></ul>Quantive StrategyAI is your single source of truth for all strategic initiatives (including your OKRs). Ready to scale as you grow.<hr>Ready to switch?&nbsp; <a href="https://quantive.com/lp/ss/viva-goals-migration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start a free trial </a>and explore Quantive StrategyAI or contact us to discuss your needs for custom migration or enterprise-grade solutions. We’re happy to help you transition smoothly from Microsoft Viva Goals!&nbsp;

Quantive Launches the First Automated Tool to Migrate from Viva Goals

Maria Yap

Adobe

<h2>Challenge</h2>Adobe is a well-known and influential software company offering a wide range of digital tools and services, alongside groundbreaking innovations, to empower everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. Ask any creative professional what tools they use, and an Adobe product is almost certainly in their digital “toolbox.”The Digital Imaging (DI) organization, a part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud Product (CPG) organization, which is responsible for some of Adobe’s most iconic products like Photoshop and Lightroom, began using <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okr-meaning" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">objectives and key results (OKRs)</a> in 2020 through collaborative tools and spreadsheets, and other manual methods. They could see the <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okrs-in-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">value of OKRs</a>, however, managing them with their existing methods was difficult and resulted in a lack of standardization and consistency across the organization when it came to communicating strategy.&nbsp;For Adobe to be successful with OKRs, the leaders knew it was critical to leverage a reliable, single “source of truth” for the organization. They started the search to find a solution that would give them a visual representation of the interconnected outcomes across Adobe and a holistic view of the organization’s performance.<h2>Solution</h2>In late 2021, Quantive Results was approved as Adobe’s enterprise OKR solution. Leaders from Creative Cloud Product and Digital Imaging joined other OKR endorsers within Adobe to participate in an Early Adopter program using Quantive Results as the centralizing platform for strategy management.The Early Adopter program was designed to validate how Quantive Results can help organizations standardize a system of record around <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/business-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strategy</a> and outcomes, integrate planning efforts, and help teams align investments with strategic <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/mission-vs-vision" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">vision</a>. By unlocking data-driven decision-making for leaders at all levels of the organization leaders can engage and empower the workforce with confidence, ultimately energizing an outcome-oriented organization.&nbsp;As part of its evolving OKR adoption strategy, CPG and Digital Imaging continued to onboard more teams, and it quickly became necessary to think about scaling their OKR framework. Many CPG OKRs involve product data that helps the teams understand their customers, which led to challenges as more teams across the organization started using Quantive Results.<blockquote>“As we embarked on this journey of OKR adoption within Digital Imaging, we soon realized the complexities when dealing with product-based metrics and key results.”,&nbsp;Jack Sisson, Sr. Director of Engineering for Photoshop and OKRs at Adobe Super Champion, explained. “Working with the Data Science team, we initiated a research project to understand how we can efficiently deliver hundreds of these metrics in a repeatable way, to make sure we have the latest values readily available for making quick product decisions.”</blockquote>The Data Science team identified specific challenges related to the number of OKRs, data and analytics inconsistencies, and the different frequencies of metric updates. It became critical to address these obstacles and build a metric reporting strategy to support the growing OKR framework. In keeping with Adobe’s innovation-focused culture, the Data Science team tackled this challenge head-on. Kunal Khadilkar, Data Scientist at Adobe, was at the forefront of this “OKR Automation framework” initiative.As a new joiner to Adobe’s Digital Imaging organization, Kunal was getting his first introduction to the world of OKRs, <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/what-are-kpis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KPIs</a>, and understanding how a product organization like DI manages its broad portfolio of products. Kunal’s main <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/goal-setting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">goal</a> was to understand what needed to be measured and determine how to measure it. His new employee journey led him first through the on-demand OKR training developed internally and available through Adobe Learning Manager. Equipped with OKR training, Kunal then got started in Quantive Results where he could see a hierarchical view of how each product team contributes to higher-level leadership OKRs. This <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okrs-for-business-alignment" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR alignment</a> view furthered his understanding of the critical data points and guided him in knowing how they could build a data science framework with OKRs in Quantive Results.<blockquote>“In order to reduce confusion about the numbers and enable the scale at which we operate across different products while reducing the friction of human intervention, it made sense for us to explore an automated way in which key result updates are published. Doing so enables product leaders on-demand access to information so they don’t need to come back to the data science team for the latest numbers.”, Kunal expanded.</blockquote>Scalable, adaptable, and fully automated: Kunal had his marching orders. In the end, Kunal and the data scientist team were able to build a state-of-the-art and scalable OKR Automation framework that brought full transparency to stakeholders with root cause insights on any gaps in data, building trust across DI in the data being shown.<h2>Outcomes</h2>Through the use of Quantive Results, the Digital Imaging organization saw a lot of positive changes, including overall consistency in the OKR framework, OKR reporting, strategy communication, and the rigorous establishment of standards for team performance. These benefits increased exponentially after Kunal and the Data Science team launched their automation solution, developed in collaboration with Quantive.Maria Yap, Vice President of Digital Imaging at Adobe, expounded on their evolution of OKRs and the immense value added for their customers and <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/digital-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">product innovation</a> once a single source of truth was established:<blockquote>“The Digital Imaging (DI) organization, which is responsible for some of Adobe’s most iconic products like Photoshop and Lightroom, has evolved over the last few years when it comes to adopting OKRs as part of our overall strategy. Many of our OKRs, defined by various teams within the organization, involve product data that helps us better understand our customers. The Automated OKR Reporting framework that our data science team created helps DI OKR owners easily track their team’s progress towards their goals. With a single source of truth, and an enterprise-level view available in Quantive, DI product leaders are empowered to make quick decisions backed by data science. The adoption of OKRs and the automated framework across the organization has helped us meet the needs of our customers and increase the pace of our product innovation.”, Maria shared.</blockquote>Across DI, they now have accurate data-based <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okr-tracking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR tracking</a>, including fully automated Key Results and Insightboards with no human intervention required. Ultimately, this means DI has a consistent place to view all OKRs instead of having to ask Product Managers or Data Analysts for progress. Achieving this across eight different products and services is no small accomplishment. Since 2022, DI has over 60 OKRs completely automated in Quantive Results and over 1,000 KRs updates sent to date.The value of Quantive Results and automation is touching all points of Digital Imaging since its successful integration two years ago. At an individual level, employees are guided in learning OKRs, free from the burden of manual updates.&nbsp;Teams have a full line of sight to goals and are clear on expectations, resulting in <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/strategy-execution" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">faster execution</a> and delivery. Executives have instant access to the latest data and metrics on Monday morning, unlocking the ability for senior leaders to better prepare for executive reviews, quarterly summaries, and OKR reviews without depending on the data science teams.Renae Fisher, Senior Manager, OKRs at Adobe Practice Lead, has spearheaded ‘OKRs at Adobe’ and championed a project to build an enterprise solution patterned off the DI automation. This body of work has sparked rich conversations about <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/cross-functional-collaboration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">communication</a> of strategy, rigor around measurement, and embedding an outcome mindset within Adobe.<blockquote>“Through this process of creating and refining insight delivery to leaders, we're fostering critical conversations about establishing consistent best practices for business performance and strategy execution reporting at scale.”,&nbsp;Renae shared.</blockquote>This goes beyond Digital Imaging, as Renae believes Adobe is laying the foundation for strategy execution excellence through an OKR framework.With the power of automation and Quantive Results on their side, the Digital Imaging organization and Adobe can focus more on changing the world through digital experiences.<hr>Quantive empowers modern organizations to turn their ambitions into reality through strategic agility. It's where strategy, teams, and data come together to drive effective decision-making, streamline execution, and maximize performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;As your company navigates today’s competitive landscape, you need an Always-On Strategy to continuously bridge the gap between current and desired business outcomes. Quantive brings together the technology, expertise, and passion to transform your strategy from a static plan to a feedback-driven engine for growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whether you’re a visionary start-up, a mid-market business looking to conquer, or a large enterprise facing disruption, Quantive keeps you ahead — every step of the way. From OKR software to <a href="https://quantive.com/okr-consulting-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR consulting</a>, we help you plan and meet your goals. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.quantive.com/">www.quantive.com</a>.&nbsp;

Automating Success: How Adobe is revolutionizing Strategy Execution with OKRs and Quantive Results

Lutz Jansen

Deutsche Telekom 

<h2>Challenge</h2>When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Deutsche Telekom Services Europe (DTSE), the European shared service provider for Deutsche Telekom Group, realized they had to find new ways of working with remote teams and <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/align-hybrid-workforce" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">remote collaboration</a> to adapt to the <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/business-challenges" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">changing work environment</a>. As the company <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/future-of-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">planned for the future</a>, they wanted to establish a common mindset to unite their efforts across departments. While DTSE &nbsp;teams were successful at collaborating on a project level, there was still room for improvement in fostering greater <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/cross-functional-collaboration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">interdepartmental cooperation</a> and ensuring transparency of company priorities. The realization was that they needed a better way to connect the everyday work being done to their strategic goals as a company, providing transparency from top to bottom and bottom up.Thus launched the new way of working initiative. DTSE identified three main outcomes they wanted to achieve before identifying the right solution. First, solve the <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/strategy-execution" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strategy execution</a> disconnect they needed a better way to breakdown their strategic goals and <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/mission-vs-vision" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mission</a> into tangible results that their individual employees can act on. Second, change their mindset: they needed to go beyond only top-down goals and unleash the power of teams and employees to <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/goal-setting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">set their own goals</a> and decide what’s important to them. And third, make both transparent: managers and employees should understand the impact of their work, fostering more discussions around what’s expected and intensifying collaboration between the silos.<h2>Solution</h2>DTSE decided on using <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okr-meaning" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">objectives and key results (OKRs)</a> as the method to achieve their desired outcomes. The priority was to find an <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/okr-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR software</a> that would not constrain them to follow only the platform’s rules but would instead be a vehicle for their OKR methodology. &nbsp;The goal was to first teach the teams the OKR methodology, have them learn how to embed OKRs into their existing ways of working, then be able to provide a configurable tool that could seamlessly support them on their OKR journey.After selecting <a href="https://quantive.com/solutions/results/okr-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quantive Results as the right OKR software</a> solution for their requirements, they started an <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/how-to-run-okr-pilot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR pilot</a> where volunteers could explore using OKR, offering training, coaching, and access to Quantive Results to begin evaluating tangible successes. The technical implementation of Quantive Results went quite smoothly.&nbsp;<blockquote>“Your support team was extremely supportive, in methodology training and technical questions. Which is something I haven’t seen in other projects.”, Lutz Jansen, the Head of Technology Portfolio and Strategy at DTSE, shared.</blockquote>During the OKR pilot phase, managers and employees alike found the Quantive Results OKR software to be configurable, flexible, and easy to use, with most functionality being only two clicks away. The most benefits for DTSE came from being able to adapt the platform to the unique needs of different teams and not having to force them to only use OKRs one way. They were able to create a baseline of agreed-upon rules, then offer a range of different ways to adapt Quantive Results to each team’s ways of working. Not to mention the power of extensibility and <a href="https://quantive.com/products/results/integrations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">integrations</a> like Jira and MS teams, and embedded Platform Intelligence that guides users in creating OKRs, even natively in German.The Insightboards were especially valuable for the managers and team leads to implement OKRs into their day-to-day work. The dashboards provide an easy way to flag goals that require attention at the management level, making it possible to react and interact quickly, encouraging more discussions and greater collaboration across different departments.<h2>Outcomes</h2>The leadership at DTSE learned two key takeaways from their OKR pilot program. To achieve success with OKRs, it was important to have management buy-in and involvement at all levels.&nbsp;<blockquote>“The methodology is quite easy, your tool is super supportive in it, but it's really, something of a mindset shift; it's a journey and everybody has to take part.”, Stefan Rose, Senior Project Manager and project lead on the new ways of working initiative at DTSE, shared.&nbsp;</blockquote>Stefan further emphasized the importance of training and empowering key players to create a lighthouse into their <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/business-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strategy</a>, setting a good example that motivates their teams to start with OKRs.In light of these lessons learned, DTSE has now begun moving beyond their pilot and <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/how-to-implement-okrs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">implementing OKRs</a> in more departments. They are expertly navigating their next steps by focusing on building the foundation and key sponsors within their management board first. Utilizing Insightboards, they have drafted a transparent and clear strategic plan that maps their five strategic initiatives to their three supporting targets and further down into quarterly OKRs that are visibility aligned and actionable. With the transparency, knowledge-sharing, and efficiency improvements they have already gained, they are excited to realize even more benefits as additional teams start using Quantive Results.Deutsche Telekom Services Europe’s strategy revolves around digitally transforming its products and processes, forming the core of their approach. In an industry continually experiencing <a href="https://quantive.com/resources/articles/digital-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">increased automation</a> and emerging of new competitors, they recognize the need for clever solutions, techniques, and digital technologies.&nbsp;“And OKRs are really one of the leverages to get there, to be ahead of the wave; I am convinced of this.”, Lutz stated, and if you establish successful methods, “then it's about scaling. And finding more cases where you can apply it and be able to scale your internal teams and then acquire new business again.”The efforts of DTSE have been further validated by other Telekom entities looking for OKR solutions, who are reaching out to hear about Quantive Results and learn from their experience with OKRs. As an already established market leader, Deutsche Telekom’s ability to leverage OKRs to stay ahead of the curve will be invaluable for supporting their missions of transforming themselves from their position as Leading European Telco into the Leading Digital Telco.<hr>Quantive empowers modern organizations to turn their ambitions into reality through strategic agility. It's where strategy, teams, and data come together to drive effective decision-making, streamline execution, and maximize performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;As your company navigates today’s competitive landscape, you need an Always-On Strategy to continuously bridge the gap between current and desired business outcomes. Quantive brings together the technology, expertise, and passion to transform your strategy from a static plan to a feedback-driven engine for growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whether you’re a visionary start-up, a mid-market business looking to conquer, or a large enterprise facing disruption, Quantive keeps you ahead — every step of the way. From OKR software to <a href="https://quantive.com/okr-consulting-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OKR consulting</a>, we help you plan and meet your goals. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.quantive.com/">www.quantive.com</a>.&nbsp;

Driving Digital Transformation: How DTSE Leveraged OKRs for Success

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