Objectives and Key Results — the OKR implementation book, now in Ukrainian
The first complete OKR implementation guide in Ukrainian: what is inside, who should read it, how the Ukrainian edition came to be — and why our community lead was its scientific editor.
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In May 2026 the Ukrainian publisher Laboratoria released the translation of Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs by Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte — the practical implementation guide to the method used by Google, Genesis and Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation.
The OKR UA community co-organised the Kyiv launch, and community lead Oleksandr Novikov served as the scientific editor of the edition. This page collects everything about the book: what it covers, who it is for, who worked on the translation and where to buy it.
What the book covers
The original came out with Wiley in 2016 and has remained the desk reference for OKR practitioners ever since. Niven and Lamorte are consultants who have guided hundreds of rollouts, and the book stays close to that practice: how to draft your first objectives, align them across teams, run the quarterly cycle and recover when things go off script.
- how to write an Objective that motivates and Key Results that actually measure progress;
- how to align goals across levels without cascading orders from the top;
- how the quarterly cycle works: planning, check-ins, scoring, retrospective;
- the typical first-cycle mistakes and how to avoid them;
- how OKR coexists with KPIs, bonuses and strategy.
The Ukrainian edition is a 280-page hardcover — the first complete OKR implementation guide available in Ukrainian.
Doerr or Niven and Lamorte: what to read first
Until now the main OKR book in Ukrainian was John Doerr's Measure What Matters — and it remains the best answer to the question of why. Doerr tells the method's story and shows the cases. But there is a gap between believing in OKR and launching OKR in your own team, and that is exactly what Niven and Lamorte close: their book answers how. If you are new to the method, start with our guide What is OKR, then take Doerr for motivation and Niven with Lamorte for the manual.
Who made the Ukrainian edition
The translation and editing were done by the Laboratoria team. The scientific editor and critical reader of the edition is Oleksandr Novikov — lead of the OKR UA community and former Head of the NACP, where OKR ran at the level of a state agency. Scientific editing is not a formality here: Ukrainian OKR terminology is still taking shape, and how Objective, Key Result or check-in are rendered decides whether Ukrainian teams end up speaking one language.
| Role | Who |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul R. Niven, Ben Lamorte |
| Publisher | Laboratoria |
| Translator | Valeriia Hlinka |
| Scientific editor | Oleksandr Novikov — lead of the OKR UA community |
| Format | 280 pages, hardcover |
The Kyiv launch
The book was presented on 14 May 2026 at Osvitoria Hub in Kyiv. The launch was organised by the OKR UA community, the Laboratoria publishing house, the Genesis ecosystem and the Osvitoria union.
Speaking on stage about their OKR practice were:
- Oleksandr Novikov — OKR UA community lead, former Head of the NACP;
- Oleksii Nishchyk — Chief Growth Officer at Genesis;
- Anna Sydoruk — CEO of the Osvitoria union;
- Serhii Nozdrachov — Kyiv Business School lecturer, Gallup expert;
- moderated by Viacheslav Rudnytskyi — CEO of Savvy L&D Solutions.
The event was announced by Chytomo and partner media. Interviews with the launch speakers are in our news feed.
What to read after the book
The book gives you the system; practice tempers it. Next, use our OKR examples for teams, the OKR vs KPI breakdown — Niven and Lamorte devote whole chapters to that junction — and the free OKR library with 100+ articles. And the fastest way not to get stuck in your first cycle is to ask people who have already been through it, in the community.
Where to buy
Print and digital editions are sold by the publisher — the book page on laboratory.ua. The book is also available in most Ukrainian bookstores. The edition is in Ukrainian; the English original is published by Wiley.
Frequently asked questions about the book
Is the book suitable for complete OKR beginners?
Yes, with one caveat: it is an implementation guide, not an introduction. The authors cover the basics but move to practice quickly. If the method is entirely new to you, read our free What is OKR guide first — the book will then land on prepared ground.
How is it different from Measure What Matters by John Doerr?
Doerr answers why OKR — with the method's history and Google's cases. Niven and Lamorte answer how to implement — with process, checklists and a taxonomy of mistakes. They are not competitors but a pair: the first book convinces, the second walks you through.
Who worked on the Ukrainian edition?
The Laboratoria publishing house, with translator Valeriia Hlinka. The scientific editor is Oleksandr Novikov, lead of the OKR UA community and former Head of the NACP, where he implemented OKR inside a state agency.
Is this the first OKR book in Ukrainian?
No: Measure What Matters by John Doerr was published in Ukrainian earlier. But this is the first complete practical OKR implementation guide in Ukrainian — a book about how to launch the method, not only why it works.
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