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# How to Create a Departmental Objective

## After company goals have been established, each department should create objectives that align with the organization's strategic goals. This ensures that every department is working toward the same organizational priorities while contributing to the overall success of the business.

After [Company Goals](https://support.paidhr.com/setting-up-okrs-objectives-and-key-results) have been established, each department should create objectives that align with the organization's strategic goals. This ensures that every department is working toward the same organizational priorities while contributing to the overall success of the business.

Follow the steps below to create a departmental objective:

1. Log in to your **Admin** account.
2. From the left navigation menu, scroll down and click **Performance**.
3. Select **OKRs** from the dropdown menu.
4. On the **Company Goals** page, click the **Department** tab next to **Company**.
5. Click **Create** in the top-right corner of the screen.
6. Complete the required fields:
7. **Objective** – Enter the departmental objective.
8. **Align with Company Goal** – Click the search box and select the company goal that the departmental objective will support.
9. **Department** – Click the search box and select the applicable department.
10. **Owner** – Select the owner of the objective, typically the department's Head of Department (HOD).
11. **Due Date** – Select the target completion date for the objective.
12. Click **Create** to save the departmental objective.

**Note:** Instead of creating departmental objectives individually, you can use the **Bulk Upload** option located at the top of the **Create Departmental Objective** page. Download the provided template, enter the required departmental objective details, and upload the completed file to create multiple departmental objectives at once.

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**View Departmental Objectives**

Follow the steps below to view a departmental objective and add Key Results:

1. On the **Company Goals** page, click the **Department** tab next to **Company**.
2. Locate the departmental objective you want to view.
3. Click the **three-dot (ellipsis)** menu beside the departmental objective and select **View**. This displays the objective details, including the members assigned to the objective.
4. On the **Departmental Objective** page, click the **three-dot (ellipsis)** menu in the top-right corner and select **Add Key Result**.
5. Complete the required Key Result details and click **Create** to save the Key Result.

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