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[Case Study] OKR Training, Consultancy and Implementation for Numatic International Ltd

Transforming Strategy Execution: OKR Implementation for Numatic

At McKenna Agile Consultants, we’re passionate about helping businesses achieve their goals through effective strategy execution. Recently, we had the opportunity to partner with Numatic International Ltd,…

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OKRs from the Kitchen- Guiding Carmy and His Team in The Bear

OKRs from the Kitchen: Guiding Carmy and His Team in “The Bear”

In one of our most popular previous posts, we explored the parallels between running a high-functioning kitchen and implementing Agile principles in a restaurant setting. With the…

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5 Reasons OKRs Fail and How to Avoid Them

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a proven framework for setting and achieving strategic goals. However, many organisations struggle to implement OKRs effectively, resulting in unmet objectives…

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OKR Mentors Collective Barcelona, Spain

OKR Mentors Annual Gathering – Key Takeaways

McKenna Agile Consultants have recently joined the OKR Mentors Collective – a group of diverse, thought leaders and experts in using, creating, and deploying OKRs (Objectives and…

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Streamlining PI Planning in FMCG Manufacturing - McKenna Agile Consultants

Streamlining PI Planning in FMCG Manufacturing

In April, we travelled to Toronto, Canada to help prepare for and facilitate a 1-day Planning Interval (PI) Planning event for a global FMCG Company. This was…

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Strategic Execution - McKenna Agile Consultants

The Future of Agility: Overcoming 3 Strategic Execution Hurdles

We have recently been working with a set of diverse clients, from a cyber security company and logistic providers to manufacturers of a household British electronics brand….

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Unlocking Business Success with McKenna Agile Consultants AI-Powered Strategy and OKR Assessment Tool

Unlocking Business Success with our AI-Powered OKR Assessment Tool

In our experience of helping clients implement Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), we’ve noticed that each client starts the project with a different level of knowledge and…

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Aaron McKenna giving a talk at Agile Yorkshire on OKRs

Key Takeaways from Our Agile Yorkshire Talk on OKRs

After an 8-year gap, we finally made it back to Agile Yorkshire in March 2024 where Aaron Mckenna delivered a talk on “Supercharging Alignment with Objectives and…

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The Power of Agility- Why Choose a Boutique Agile Consultancy? - McKenna Agile Consultants

The Power of Agility: Why Choose a Boutique Agile Consultancy?

At McKenna Agile Consultants we pride ourselves on the quality of our work. In the early days of our company, our internal motto was “Great Relationships, Solid…

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Lessons from the Kitchen - McKenna Agile Consultants

Agile Lessons From The Kitchen

I spent a lot of time in 2023 working in Chicago, helping connect strategy with execution by adopting agile techniques with my clients. Coincidentally, one of my…

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