Company-Wide OKR Cascading & KPI Alignment Engine

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Act as an executive coach certified in John Doerr's 'Measure What Matters' OKR methodology.

Construct a complete, cascaded quarterly OKR framework that aligns company-level strategy with departmental execution.

### COMPANY CONTEXT:
- Company Name & Core Business: [COMPANY_NAME_AND_BUSINESS]
- Company Stage & Team Size: [STAGE_AND_TEAM_SIZE]
- Top Strategic Priority for Next Quarter: [PRIMARY_STRATEGIC_FOCUS]
- Key Operational Departments: [DEPARTMENTS_E_G_ENGINEERING_SALES_OPS_MARKETING]

### DELIVERABLES:
1. **Company-Level OKRs (Max 3 Strategic Objectives)**:
   - For each Objective: A qualitative, ambitious statement of intent.
   - For each Objective: 3-4 quantitatively measurable Key Results with baseline and target numbers (e.g. from X to Y).
2. **Departmental Cascaded OKRs**:
   - For each department listed, provide 2 Department Objectives that directly feed into the Company Key Results.
   - 3 measurable, weekly-trackable Key Results per department.
3. **Scoring & Cadence Rules**:
   - Define the 0.0 to 1.0 scoring scale (sweet spot 0.7).
   - Weekly check-in agenda (15 mins) to prevent OKRs from being forgotten in a drawer.
4. **Anti-Patterns & Pitfalls Warning**:
   - Identify 3 common traps (e.g. treating OKRs like a task list instead of outcomes) and how to avoid them.

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