Annual Objectives
Annual Objectives help organizations stay focused on long-term goals while executing them systematically through quarterly OKRs. They provide a strategic anchor that connects high-level priorities with quarterly execution.
Enabling Annual Objectives
Annual Objectives are not enabled by default.
To enable them:
Reach out to the PeopleCues Services team, or
Write to [email protected]
Once enabled, Annual Objectives will appear alongside Quarterly Objectives in the cycle selection dropdown.
Note: Annual Objectives are aspirational in nature and are intended to provide strategic direction to leadership and the organization. They are not included in the performance or review cycle and should not be treated as evaluation criteria.
Creating Annual Objectives
Switch to the Annual Objectives cycle from the dropdown.
Create objectives with an annual timeframe.
Add key results under these objectives to represent high-level initiatives that contribute to annual company goals.
There is no limit on the number of objectives that can be created in the Annual Objectives space.
How Annual Objectives Space Works
The Annual Objectives space has a distinct background to differentiate it from execution cycles.
Only the All Objectives view is available.
Summary Dashboard and Userboard are hidden in this space.
Admins can create annual company objectives.
All OKR users can view annual objectives.
Teams can also create their own annual objectives.
Aligning Annual Objectives with Quarterly Execution
Alignment helps connect long-term goals with quarterly execution, making it easy to track which quarterly objectives contribute to annual progress.
There are two ways to align annual objectives with quarterly cycles:
Option 1: Align Existing Quarterly Objectives
Hover over an annual objective and click + Align.
For each quarter, click the Align button.
Select the relevant quarterly objective and click Align.
Option 2: Create and Auto-Align a Quarterly Objective
Use this option if a quarterly objective does not already exist.
Hover over an annual objective and click + Align.
Click Create & align objective for the desired quarter.
Enter the objective details and click Save.
The objective will be automatically created for that quarter and aligned to the annual objective.
After Alignment
Hover over an annual objective to view all aligned quarterly objectives.
You can unlink an aligned objective if needed.
Alignment helps track contribution and plan future quarterly work more effectively.
Viewing Annual Alignment from a Quarterly Cycle
Yes, alignment is visible from quarterly cycles as well.
To view it:
Click the three-dot (⋮) menu on a quarterly objective.
Select View alignment to annual.
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