A Singapore-based Financial services institution was looking to aid its product managers to achieve organizational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs with epics & stories in their Jira so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align with their day-to-day activities

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Our partner organization, a Singapore based Financial services institution, was looking to
aid its product managers achieve organisational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs
with epics & stories in their Jira, so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align
with their day to day activities.
BALANCING THE LEDGERS
RţʅƪĻěŀƖʅƞěðƖčĻʅƪůʅȆţĔʅƪĻěʅƖŀĴĻƪʅe¦ʅƪůůŘɋʅƪĻěʅƓðƖƪţěƖʅůƖĴðţŀǛðƪŀůţʅěNJðŘƲðƪěĔʅ
another OKR app built for Jira with not so great results – and that turned
them towards UpRaise for Employee Success. The features of the app were
closely aligned with the requirements of the organization.
The maturity of the product & its integrated approach to performance
management made an impression on the organization too.
A Singapore based Financial services institution was looking to aid its product managers
achieve organisational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs with epics & stories in their Jira,
so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align with their day to day activities.
RţʅƪĻěŀƖʅƞěðƖčĻʅƪůʅȆţĔʅƪĻěʅƖŀĴĻƪʅe¦ʅƪůůŘɋʅƪĻěʅƓðƖƪţěƖʅůƖĴðţŀƞðƪŀůţʅěNJðŘƲðƪěĔʅ
another OKR app built for Jira with not-so-great results and that turned them
towards UpRaise for Employee Success. The features of the app were closely
aligned with the requirements of the organisation. The maturity of the product
& its integrated approach to performance management made an impression
on the organisation too.
A Singapore based Financial services institution was looking to aid its product managers
achieve organisational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs with epics & stories in their Jira,
so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align with their day to day activities.
RţʅƪĻěŀƖʅƞěðƖčĻʅƪůʅȆţĔʅƪĻěʅƖŀĴĻƪʅe¦ʅƪůůŘɋʅƪĻěʅƓðƖƪţěƖʅůƖĴðţŀƞðƪŀůţʅěNJðŘƲðƪěĔʅ
another OKR app built for Jira with not-so-great results and that turned them
towards UpRaise for Employee Success. The features of the app were closely
aligned with the requirements of the organisation. The maturity of the product
& its integrated approach to performance management made an impression
on the organisation too.
A Singapore based Financial services institution was looking to aid its product managers
achieve organisational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs with epics & stories in their Jira,
so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align with their day to day activities.
In their search to find the right OKR tool, the partner organisation evaluated
another OKR app built for Jira with not-so-great results and that turned them
towards UpRaise for Employee Success. The features of the app were closely
aligned with the requirements of the organisation. The maturity of the product
& its integrated approach to performance management made an impression
on the organisation too.
A Singapore based Financial services institution was looking to aid its product managers
achieve organisational alignment. The aim was to link OKRs with epics & stories in their Jira,
so that their mid-term & long-term goals would align with their day to day activities.
In their search to find the right OKR tool, the partner organisation evaluated
another OKR app built for Jira with not-so-great results and that turned them
towards UpRaise for Employee Success. The features of the app were closely
aligned with the requirements of the organisation. The maturity of the product
& its integrated approach to performance management made an impression
on the organisation too.

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BOOKING IN THE PROFITS
The progress calculation feature enabled the partner organization to save at
least 50000 USD/year by forecasting project success or failures. These
ƓƖěĔŀčƪŀůţƞʅðƖěʅĔůţěʅƪĻƖůƲĴĻʅe¦ʅčůţȆĔěţčěʅƞƪðƪƲƞěƞʅƓƖůNJŀĔěĔʅČǑʅƪĻěʅðƓƓɐ
LEARNINGS ON THE JOB
OKRs are a great tool for aligning the vision of the organization with that
ůijʅƪĻěʅěšƓŘůǑěěƞɋʅČƲƪʅŀƪʅðŘƞůʅƓƖůNJŀĔěƞʅšðţǑʅðţðŘǑƪŀčðŘʅČěţěȆƪƞɐ
The forecasting of project’s success rates is one novel way of doing so,
and can give any organization a better overview of its immediate future,
while working towards bettering it in the long term.
RE-TOOLING AN ACCOUNT
The partner organization had plenty of questions about the process during the
evaluation phase, and these came in handy while identifying tweaks and other
ðĔŒƲƞƪšěţƪƞʅƪůʅŀţčƖěðƞěʅðĔůƓƪŀůţɐʅ»ĻěʅðƓƓʅNjðƞʅčůţȆĴƲƖěĔʅŀţʅčůŘŘðČůƖðƪŀůţʅ
between UpRaise customer success team and the partner organization’s Jira
administrator & Process improvement expert. The iterations were quick and
responsive, and eventually the required progress calculation was set up.
The automated progress calculation of OKRs feature, based on linked
Jira stories & epics, is one of the key selling points of
UpRaise for Employee Success.
+1 455 334 9876 www.upraise.com
+1 455 334 9876 www.upraise.com
The partner organisation had plenty of questions about the process during the
evaluation phase, and these came in handy while identifying tweaks and other
ðĔŒƲƞƪšěţƪƞʅƪůʅŀţčƖěðƞěʅðĔůƓƪŀůţɐʅ»ĻěʅðƓƓʅNjðƞʅčůţȆĴƲƖěĔʅŀţʅčůŘŘðČůƖðƪŀůţʅ
between UpRaise customer success team and the partner organisation’s Jira
administrator & Process improvement expert. The iterations were quick and
responsive, and eventually, the required progress calculation was set up. The
automated progress calculation of OKRs feature, based on linked Jira stories &
epics, is one of the key selling points of UpRaise for Employee Success.
The progress calculation feature enabled the partner organisation to save at
least US $50,000 per year by forecasting project success or failures. These
ƓƖěĔŀčƪŀůţƞʅðƖěʅĔůţěʅƪĻƖůƲĴĻʅe¦ʅčůţȆĔěţčěʅƞƪðƪƲƞěƞʅƓƖůNJŀĔěĔʅČǑʅƪĻěʅðƓƓɐ
OKRs are a great tool for aligning the vision of the organisation with that of the
ěšƓŘůǑěěƞɋʅČƲƪʅŀƪʅðŘƞůʅƓƖůNJŀĔěƞʅšðţǑʅðţðŘǑƪŀčðŘʅČěţěȆƪƞɐʅ»ĻěʅijůƖěčðƞƪŀţĴʅůijʅ
project’s success rates is one novel way of doing so, and can give any
organisation a better overview of its immediate future, while working towards
bettering it in the long term.
The partner organisation had plenty of questions about the process during the
evaluation phase, and these came in handy while identifying tweaks and other
ðĔŒƲƞƪšěţƪƞʅƪůʅŀţčƖěðƞěʅðĔůƓƪŀůţɐʅ»ĻěʅðƓƓʅNjðƞʅčůţȆĴƲƖěĔʅŀţʅčůŘŘðČůƖðƪŀůţʅ
between UpRaise customer success team and the partner organisation’s Jira
administrator & Process improvement expert. The iterations were quick and
responsive, and eventually, the required progress calculation was set up. The
automated progress calculation of OKRs feature, based on linked Jira stories &
epics, is one of the key selling points of UpRaise for Employee Success.
The progress calculation feature enabled the partner organisation to save at
least US $50,000 per year by forecasting project success or failures. These
ƓƖěĔŀčƪŀůţƞʅðƖěʅĔůţěʅƪĻƖůƲĴĻʅe¦ʅčůţȆĔěţčěʅƞƪðƪƲƞěƞʅƓƖůNJŀĔěĔʅČǑʅƪĻěʅðƓƓɐ
OKRs are a great tool for aligning the vision of the organisation with that of the
ěšƓŘůǑěěƞɋʅČƲƪʅŀƪʅðŘƞůʅƓƖůNJŀĔěƞʅšðţǑʅðţðŘǑƪŀčðŘʅČěţěȆƪƞɐʅ»ĻěʅijůƖěčðƞƪŀţĴʅůijʅ
project’s success rates is one novel way of doing so, and can give any
organisation a better overview of its immediate future, while working towards
bettering it in the long term.
+1 455 334 9876 www.upraise.com
+1-(760)-284-8009 www.upraise.com
The partner organisation had plenty of questions about the process during the
evaluation phase, and these came in handy while identifying tweaks and other
adjustments to increase adoption. The app was configured in collaboration
between UpRaise customer success team and the partner organisation’s Jira
administrator & Process improvement expert. The iterations were quick and
responsive, and eventually, the required progress calculation was set up. The
automated progress calculation of OKRs feature, based on linked Jira stories &
epics, is one of the key selling points of UpRaise for Employee Success.
The progress calculation feature enabled the partner organisation to save at
least US $50,000 per year by forecasting project success or failures. These
predictions are done through OKR confidence statuses provided by the app.
OKRs are a great tool for aligning the vision of the organisation with that of the
employees, but it also provides many analytical benefits. The forecasting of
project’s success rates is one novel way of doing so, and can give any
organisation a better overview of its immediate future, while working towards
bettering it in the long term.
+1 455 334 9876 www.upraise.com
+1-(760)-284-8009 www.upraise.com
The partner organisation had plenty of questions about the process during the
evaluation phase, and these came in handy while identifying tweaks and other
adjustments to increase adoption. The app was configured in collaboration
between UpRaise customer success team and the partner organisation’s Jira
administrator & Process improvement expert. The iterations were quick and
responsive, and eventually, the required progress calculation was set up. The
automated progress calculation of OKRs feature, based on linked Jira stories &
epics, is one of the key selling points of UpRaise for Employee Success.
The progress calculation feature enabled the partner organisation to save at
least US $50,000 per year by forecasting project success or failures. These
predictions are done through OKR confidence statuses provided by the app.
OKRs are a great tool for aligning the vision of the organisation with that of the
employees, but it also provides many analytical benefits. The forecasting of
project’s success rates is one novel way of doing so, and can give any
organisation a better overview of its immediate future, while working towards
bettering it in the long term.
+1 455 334 9876 www.upraise.com
+1-(760)-284-8009 www.upraise.io