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SPECTRUM – APPLIED RESEARCH 48 / UdZ 2-2021 Unfolding the Potential Benefits of OKR through an SME-specific Implementation Concept In order for German SMEs to benefit fromOKR, an accessible and practicable concept for its introduction is necessary. In the research project ‘OKReady’, OKR is first differentiated from other management systems. This is followed by the identification of concrete use cases for OKR deployment. After a cause-effect analysis of the OKR application on the specific fields of action of the project implementation, the influencing factors that determine the project success are defined. Subsequently, a catalog of measures is developed Clara Herkenrath, M.Sc. Project Manager Business Transformation FIR e. V. at RWTH Aachen University Phone: +49 241 47705-303 Email: Clara.Herkenrath@fir.rwth.aachen.de If you are interested in the topic of OKR, are currently implementing or already using the OKRmethod, please feel free to contact us. The project accompanying committee is always looking for newparticipants. You will benefit from a regular exchange with research and industry, can benefit from the results at an early stage and use them beneficially in your company. Participation is free of charge and without obligation for you. Project Title: OKReady Funding/Promoters: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi); Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen “ Otto von Guericke ” e. V. (AiF) Funding no.: 21740 N Project Partner: International Performance Research Institute (IPRI); 3win® Maschinenbau GmbH; DERICHS u KONERTZ Projektentwicklung GmbH; DigitalWinners GmbH; doubleYUU GmbH & Co. KG; ESTA Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG; Metropolitan Cities MC GmbH; noltewerk GmbH & Co. KG; SMS digital GmbH; Steigenberger Hotels AG; TOP Mehrwert-Logistik GmbH & Co. KG; WARGITSCH & COMP. AG; Westaflexwerk GmbH Website: projekt-okready.de The IGF project 21740 N of the FIR e. V. research association at RWTH Aachen University is being funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) via the AiF as part of the program for the promotion of joint industrial research (IGF) on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag . in cooperation with the project-supporting committee, which helps to systematically reduce acceptance-specific barriers associated with the introduction of OKR. All the insights gained from the project are finally incorporated into the development of a company-specific introduction concept. This concept also includes concrete support for the selection of a suitable OKR tool. Finally, the qualitative and quantitative effects of the introduction are transparently revealed with the help of a before/after analysis based on a project-accompanying implementation of OKR in companies of the project-accompanying committee. hr