On state-of-the-art goal management platforms, OKR scores are system-generated; the numbers are objective, untouched by human hands. (With less automated, homegrown platforms, users may need to perform their own calculations.) The simplest, cleanest way to score an objective is by averaging the percentage completion rates of its associated key results. Google uses a scale of 0 to 1.0: 0.7 to 1.0 = green.* (We delivered.) 0.4 to 0.6 = yellow. (We made progress, but fell short of completion.) 0.0 to 0.3 = red. (We failed to make real progress.) Intel followed a similar formula.
