KRA

Definition

Key Result Area—a broad category of responsibility defining what an employee should accomplish. Like OKRs' less structured cousin who still shows up to family dinners.

Example Usage

The engineer's KRAs include system reliability, code quality, and documentation.

Origin

Management by Objectives methodology from the 1980s

Fun Fact

KRAs often sound impressive in job descriptions but become mysteriously vague during performance reviews.

Source: Performance Management Standards

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