Quick answer
Open Goals, find the key result, and click Check in. Put in where the number stands now and save — the objective's progress recalculates itself from every key result under it. At the end of the period, click Close on the objective and say whether it was achieved, missed or cancelled.
Checking in
Find the key result
Every objective on your list shows its key results underneath, each with a progress bar and where it stands against its target.Click Check in
The dialog opens with the last value you recorded already filled in.Enter the new number
As you type, the dialog tells you what it does to your progress — so you know before you save, not after.Add a note if it helps
One line about what moved. It shows under the key result from then on.Save
The progress bar, the objective's percentage and the tile at the top of the page all move together, because all three are worked out from the same numbers.
Where progress comes from
An objective's progress is the average of its key results. Each key result's progress is how far it has travelled from its starting value to its target — so a key result that has moved halfway is at 50%, whichever direction the number goes in.
Nothing about this is typed in by hand. There is no progress field on an objective, which means the percentage can never disagree with the key results underneath it. An objective with no key results reads Not measured yet rather than 0% — those are different facts and the page says so.
Closing an objective
At the end of the period, close it:
- Achieved — you got there.
- Missed — you did not. That is information, not a failure; recording it honestly is what makes next period's goals better.
- Cancelled — it stopped mattering partway through, and leaving it open would misrepresent the period.
Add a closing note if there is something worth remembering. Your manager is notified. The objective stays on your list as a record, and its key results are settled — no further check-ins.
If you manage people
The Team tab shows the objectives your reports have set, with the same progress figures they see. You can read everything and change nothing: check-ins and closures belong to the person who owns the objective. Drafts stay private to their owner until they are activated.
Frequently asked questions
- How often should I check in?
- Often enough that the number is never a surprise. Weekly or fortnightly works for most teams. The point is to have the progress conversation while the period is still running, not to discover the answer during a review.
- Can I check in on someone else's key result?
- No. Only the person who owns an objective can move its key results — including their manager and HR admins. Managers can see where their reports are, which is what the Team tab is for.
- What if I overshoot the target?
- Record the real number. Progress shows as 100% rather than something higher — an objective is not 140% achieved — but the value you entered is what is stored.
- I typed the wrong number. What happens?
- Check in again with the right one; the latest value is what counts. If the number was wildly out — an extra three zeroes, say — it is refused outright rather than quietly recorded, so the mistake surfaces immediately.
- Can I reopen an objective I closed?
- No. Closing is final, and deliberately so — the record of how the period went is not rewritten afterwards. If the work continues, set a fresh objective for the new period.
- Does my manager find out when I close one?
- Yes — they get a notification saying which objective closed, how it landed, and the progress it finished on.