Goal Owner / DRI
What is a goal owner?
The directly responsible person accountable for driving a goal forward, coordinating decisions, and reporting progress.
A goal owner, sometimes called a DRI (Directly Responsible Individual), is the person accountable for moving a goal forward. Ownership does not mean doing all the work personally. It means maintaining momentum, removing blockers, coordinating contributors, and ensuring the goal gets reviewed honestly.
Without clear ownership, goals drift into committee territory. The fastest way to lose discipline in an OKR program is to create metrics that 'belong to everyone' and therefore to no one.
Without clear ownership, goals drift into committee territory. The fastest way to lose discipline in an OKR program is to create metrics that 'belong to everyone' and therefore to no one.
Clear Ownership
One product leader owns the activation KR and coordinates design, lifecycle, and analytics work around it.
No Real Owner
Five departments are listed as owners, so nobody drives follow-up when the metric stalls.
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