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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectives_and_key_results

There is actually a pretty good book about them.

Measure What Matters by John Doerr

It shows the history of how they have worked well at some companies in the Valley. You asked one question about this and now you have to read a book. That's a shame.

Objective & Key Result. IOW a measurable goal with a designated target

What's an IOW?

In other words

It's almost rude not to bother spelling out three words with such unique acronyms. The time one person saves not typing an additional whopping 11 characters is wasted by the number of readers trying to figure out what it means

I don't know about rude, but AKA is a much better known phrase than IOW.

You obviously meant to say: "IAR not to bother spelling out three words...".

> with such unique acronyms

It's been part of netspeak since at least the late 80s

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