Engineering OKR example

Improve engineering release cycles

A starting point for clearer priorities and measurable progress. Make the targets your own.

Suggested timeframe: Set with your team1 objective · 3 key results
YOUR STARTING POINTEngineering OKRs
OBJECTIVE

Significantly increase the speed of our development cycle

  1. KR 1

    Improve developer NPS from 20 to 60

  2. KR 2

    Reduce build times from 25 to under 5 mins

  3. KR 3

    Reduce cycle time from 28 days to 6 days

Ideas to get you moving
  • Implement CD pipeline for the staging environment
  • Automate all deployment steps
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.

Make it work for your team

01

Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.

02

Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.

03

Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.

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---
title: Improve engineering release cycles
objectives:
- title: Significantly increase the speed of our development cycle
  outcomes:
  - title: Improve developer NPS from 20 to 60
    from: 20.0
    to: 60.0
    score_format: _number_ Dev NPS
    initiatives: []
  - title: Reduce build times from 25 to under 5 mins
    from: 25.0
    to: 5.0
    score_format: _number_ mins
    initiatives: []
  - title: Reduce cycle time from 28 days to 6 days
    from: 28.0
    to: 6.0
    score_format: _number_ days
    initiatives:
    - title: Implement CD pipeline for the staging environment
    - title: Automate all deployment steps