5 customisable OKR examples for Automated Testing
What are Automated Testing OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Automated Testing to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Automated Testing OKRs with AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.
Feel free to explore our tools:
- Use our free OKR generator
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Our customisable Automated Testing OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Automated Testing. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to streamline testing process for new features
Streamline testing process for new features
Train 100% of the testing team on efficient, newly-introduced testing procedures
Monitor and evaluate the team’s understanding post-training- Identify the updated testing procedures for training
- Organise comprehensive training sessions for the team
- Implement automated testing for 70% of new features
- Develop automated testing scripts for the features
- Integrate tests into the development process
- Identify new features viable for automated testing
- Decrease the average feature testing time by 35%
- Implement automated testing for common test scenarios
- Train team on efficient testing strategies
- Conduct regular code reviews to identify issues early
2. OKRs to enhance the quality of the company's testing process
- Enhance the quality of the company's testing process
- Reduce the number of bugs found post-release by 30%
- Implement continuous training for the development team
- Develop rigorous pre-launch software testing protocols
- Enhance code review processes and quality checks
- Achieve 95% accuracy rate in every conducted testing
- Review and refine testing procedures and tools
- Implement comprehensive training on test protocol
- Conduct regular monitoring and performance evaluation
- Implement two new automated testing tools to streamline process
- Research and select two suitable automated testing tools
- Train the team on usage and integration of tools
- Purchase and install chosen automated testing tools
3. OKRs to implement an Automated Patching Process
- Implement an Automated Patching Process
- Identify and document the current patching process by end of week 2
- Update and finalize the patch documentation
- Identify gaps and areas for improvement
- Review the existing patching process documentation
- Develop and test the automated patching system by week 6
- Design the blueprint for the automated patching system
- Conduct thorough testing of the system
- Develop the automated patching system
- Deploy the automation system and resolve 95% of patching issues independently by week 8
- Install and configure the automation system
- Develop an autocorrect feature for patching issues
- Independently resolve 95% patch errors
- Establish requirements for the automated patching system by week 4
- Determine the system's security requirements
- Define the system compatibility and integration needs
- Identify necessary features for the automated patching system
4. OKRs to achieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- Achieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- Reduce bugs by 30% using automated testing tools and practices
- Train the team on effective automated testing practices
- Regularly review and improve testing procedures
- Implement automated testing tools in the development process
- Increase deployment frequency by 50% by optimizing the CI/CD pipeline
- Implement performance monitoring for continuous optimization
- Review and streamline the existing CI/CD pipeline
- Automate tests to reduce bottleneck issues
- Implement an automated roll-back system to minimize downtime by 40%
- Select and purchase appropriate roll-back system software
- Research available automated roll-back system platforms
- Train staff on roll-back system operations and procedures
5. OKRs to enhance product quality and decrease bugs
- Enhance product quality and decrease bugs
- Increase customer satisfaction survey score by at least 10 points
- Regularly ask for customer feedback and make improvements
- Train customer service reps in empathy and communication
- Implement a strategy for efficient after-sales customer service
- Implement automated testing for all critical functionalities
- Identify all critical functionalities requiring automated testing
- Execute tests and troubleshoot issues identified
- Develop automated testing scripts for these functions
- Decrease bugs by 25% compared to current version
- Enhance debugging tools to identify hidden bugs
- Implement rigorous testing procedures before code deployment
- Encourage developers to regularly perform code reviews
Automated Testing OKR best practices to boost success
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to turn your Automated Testing OKRs in a strategy map
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Automated Testing OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to develop multi-purpose product integration documents
- OKRs to enhance capabilities of tech leadership
- OKRs to successfully transition core homepage components to new CMS
- OKRs to streamline and enhance efficiency in a specific work lane
- OKRs to successfully onboard an enterprise data catalog tool
- OKRs to gain comprehensive insights about customer needs
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples
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