Shorten the time it takes new engineers to contribute.
Reduce time to first merged pull request from 10 days to 3 days
Get local environment setup under 1 hour, down from 1 day
Raise new-hire onboarding satisfaction from 6.5 to 8.5 out of 10
You're hiring and new engineers take weeks to get going.
Keep these measures in view as you review progress.
Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.
Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.
Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.
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Engineering OKR example
Suggested timeframe: Set with your team
1 objective · 3 key results
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.title: Make developers productive from week one
objectives:
- title: Shorten time to first meaningful contribution for new engineers
outcomes:
- title: Reduce time to first merged pull request from 10 days to 3 days
initiatives: []
- title: Get local environment setup under 1 hour, down from 1 day
initiatives: []
- title: Raise new-hire onboarding satisfaction from 6.5 to 8.5 out of 10
initiatives: []
Reduce after-hours pages without missing real issues.
Reduce after-hours pages without missing real issues
Increase delivery speed while keeping failures low.
Increase delivery speed while keeping change failure low
Make the product something customers can rely on.
Make our product something customers can rely on