How to manage Project Key Results (KRs) Using the Performance Management Studio

Overview

Key Results (KRs) are measurable outcomes used to track the progress and impact of your project. The Performance Management Studio in AIZOPlan allows you to define, track, and update KRs in alignment with your project objectives. With the support of AIZO, you can receive intelligent recommendations on KPIs and performance targets tailored to your project's context.

📌Accessing the Performance Management Studio

• Navigate to your Project Office

• Click the Performance Management Studio icon

📌Adding Key Results

Step1 .Click  to open the “Add Key Result”dialog box.

Step2. Select the Project

Choose the project from the available list.

Step3.Complete the Key Result Form

Fill in the following fields to define the Key Result. You can activate AIZO to receive real-time, AI-powered suggestions tailored to your project’s context.

• Title
  Enter a clear, concise name that reflects the goal of the Key Result.

• Description
  Describe what success looks like for this specific project.

• Action
  Select a strategic action verb, such as:
  Increase, Decrease, Improve, Optimize, Develop, Exchange
  and then define the metric or outcome to be influenced.

• When
  Specify the timeframe during which the result should be achieved.

• Frequency
  Define how often progress should be tracked (e.g., monthly, quarterly).

• Reason
  Choose the strategic rationale for the KR (e.g., Growth, Efficiency, Market Share, Innovation, Customer Experience) and describe its relevance to the project.

• KPI Type
  Indicate if the Key Result will be measured as a Percentage or Absolute Value.

• Initial Value
  Enter the baseline or current value for the metric.

• Target Value
  Set the measurable goal or threshold to achieve by the defined horizon.

Step4. Save the Key Result

• Click   to save your entry and associate the KR with the program.

Step5. Add Additional Key Results as Needed

• Repeat the steps to define multiple Key Results within the same program to fully track performance and strategic contribution.

 💡 Tip: Use AIZO

Activate AIZO to receive AI-driven suggestions for Key Result actions, metrics, and targets—tailored to your program’s objectives, performance trends, and strategic context. See example below :

 

📌Tracking Key Results (KR) 

Step 1: Browse or Search for a KR

• Upon selection, the following summary information will be displayed in the left side:

  • Title : The name of the Key Result
  • Action : Associated action or initiative
  • Reason : Justification or strategic rationale
  • Description : Detailed explanation of the KR
  • Initial Value : Starting point or baseline
  • Target : Intended result to be achieved
  • Due date : Target completion date
  • Owner : Person accountable for the Key Result

Step2-Track KR Progress

Each Key Result includes the following indicators:

• Horizon – The  horizon associated with the KR

• Result – The actual performance score achieved scaled from 0 to 1 

  

• Status- Automatically calculated based on the Result value:

• • Stuck : Result = 0 (No progress)
  • Working On it : Result between O.1 and 0.99
  • Done : Result = 1 (Achieved)

• Graphical View – Visual representation of progress over time

Step3-Add a New KPI Entry

To update a KR with a new performance value:

• Click   to open the “Add KPI” dialog box.

• Enter the latest KR value :

• Save the entry to update the performance trend

✅Summary

Defining and tracking Key Results in AIZOPlan is essential for managing project performance and demonstrating impact. The Performance Management Studio, powered by AIZO, enables you to set clear, measurable, and relevant KRs that evolve with your program’s needs and deliver on strategic outcomes.