Project management OKR example

Stop scope creep

Keep projects to the scope you agreed.

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

YOUR STARTING POINTProject management OKRs

OBJECTIVE

Keep projects to the scope we agreed

KR 1
Reduce unplanned scope changes from 8 to 2 per project
KR 2
Get signed-off scope documents for 100% of projects before kickoff, up from 50%
KR 3
Run all change requests through a single approval process, up from 30%

Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.

USE THIS WHEN

Projects keep growing after kickoff and deadlines slip as a result.

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: Stop scope creep
objectives:
  - title: Keep projects to the scope we agreed
    outcomes:
      - title: Reduce unplanned scope changes from 8 to 2 per project
        initiatives: []
      - title: >-
          Get signed-off scope documents for 100% of projects before kickoff, up
          from 50%
        initiatives: []
      - title: Run all change requests through a single approval process, up from 30%
        initiatives: []

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