Legal & compliance OKR example

Pass our compliance audit on time

Achieve SOC 2 or ISO 27001 this year.

Suggested timeframe: Set with your team1 objective · 3 key results

YOUR STARTING POINTLegal & compliance OKRs

OBJECTIVE

Achieve SOC 2 Type II certification this year

KR 1
Implement 100% of required controls, up from 55%
KR 2
Close all high-risk gaps from the readiness assessment, from 18 open to 0
KR 3
Complete the audit with zero major exceptions

Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.

USE THIS WHEN

Enterprise customers are asking for a certification you don't have yet.

Make it work for your team

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.

FROM PLAN TO PROGRESS

Give these goals
a weekly rhythm.

Track your results, spot what needs attention, and keep everyone in the loop with Tability.

Make it your own. Then move it forward.

Your weekly check-in

Start with your team's baseline.

Clear objectivesMeasurable resultsAgreed owners

A clear owner for every result
Simple weekly check-ins
Progress reports, ready to share

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title: Pass our compliance audit on time
objectives:
  - title: Achieve SOC 2 Type II certification this year
    outcomes:
      - title: Implement 100% of required controls, up from 55%
        initiatives: []
      - title: >-
          Close all high-risk gaps from the readiness assessment, from 18 open
          to 0
        initiatives: []
      - title: Complete the audit with zero major exceptions
        initiatives: []

Pass our compliance audit on time

Achieve SOC 2 Type II certification this year

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