15 customisable OKR examples for Automation
What are Automation 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 Automation 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 Automation 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
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives, including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
Our customisable Automation OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Automation Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to increase test automation percentage to 80%
Increase test automation percentage to 80%
Implement 60% of test automation by the end of the first month
Develop script for selected automated tests- Identify key tests suitable for automation
- Implement and validate the automated tests
- Finalize and establish 80% test automation by the end of the objective's period
- Identify key functionalities requiring automated testing
- Develop and implement desired automated tests
- Review and troubleshoot test results regularly
- Improve test coverage with automation to 70% by end of the second month
- Develop and implement automated testing strategies
- Consistently review and adjust strategies to reach 70% coverage
- Identify crucial areas lacking sufficient test coverage
2. OKRs to enhance automation coverage in UPI's T1 and T2 services
- Enhance automation coverage in UPI's T1 and T2 services
- Decrease deployment time for T1 and T2 services by 40% using automation
- Continually review and enhance automation techniques for efficiency
- Implement automated tools for streamlining T1 and T2 service deployment
- Train staff to leverage automation in the deployment process
- Achieve 95% deployment stability for automated T1 and T2 services
- Develop robust automation scripts for T1 and T2 services deployment
- Develop contingency plans for failed deployments
- Implement rigorous pre-deployment testing to ensure stability
- Expand backend automation to cover 70% of T1 services by the end of the quarter
- Develop an automation strategy and timeline
- Implement and test automation processes
- Identify T1 services suitable for backend automation
3. OKRs to reduce manual tasks through automation and process improvement
- Reduce manual tasks through automation and process improvement
- Implement automation in 2 core business processes to reduce manual input by 50%
- Select effective automation tools for these processes
- Monitor and implement the automation project
- Identify 2 core business processes suitable for automation
- Train 70% of team members on new automation tools, boosting productivity by 20%
- Identify necessary automation tools for increased productivity
- Implement training for 70% of team members
- Develop comprehensive training program on these tools
- Decrease manual error rate by 30% with improved checks and balances
- Establish a regular error-checking schedule
- Implement thorough training on protocols and procedures
- Introduce advanced error-detection software tools
4. OKRs to enhance Automation Capabilities
- Enhance Automation Capabilities
- Decrease average processing time by 30% using enhanced automation tools
- Research and explore available enhanced automation tools suitable for our organization's needs
- Implement chosen automation tools and train relevant staff members on their usage
- Identify and analyze current manual processes to identify areas for automation
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of automation tools on processing time and make necessary adjustments
- Reduce manual errors by 15% through improved automation techniques
- Increase the percentage of automated processes by 20%
- Achieve a customer satisfaction score of 90% by delivering superior automated services
- Conduct regular customer surveys to collect feedback and identify areas for improvement
- Regularly analyze customer satisfaction data to identify trends and proactively make necessary adjustments
- Enhance user interface to improve usability and simplify interaction with automated services
- Implement customer feedback loop to promptly address any issues and ensure continuous service enhancement
5. OKRs to accelerate process efficiency by achieving 80% test automation
- Accelerate process efficiency by achieving 80% test automation
- Develop and implement two new automation tools
- Research potential automation tools relevant to business needs
- Train team on tool usage and proceed with implementation
- Build and beta test two selected automation tools
- Increase current test automation coverage by 20%
- Develop and implement additional automation tests
- Monitor and evaluate progress regularly
- Identify areas where test automation is currently lacking
- Reduce manual testing time by 30%
- Train staff in efficient, effective testing strategies
- Implement automated testing tools for repeated tasks
- Prioritize test cases based on importance
6. OKRs to streamline and Automate UPI Backend Operations
- Streamline and Automate UPI Backend Operations
- Ensure 99.9% uptime for UPI backend systems via automated monitoring and maintenance
- Implement automated monitoring systems for real-time performance tracking
- Schedule regular maintenance of UPI backend systems
- Develop automated failover protocols to minimize downtime
- Increase backend processing speed by 30% through automation enhancements
- Develop automation scripts to enhance these areas
- Identify inefficient areas in the current backend process
- Test, implement, and monitor improvement in speed
- Reduce backend error rates by 25% with improved automation and debugging
- Develop automated testing for identification of backend errors
- Implement improved error tracking software
- Conduct regular debugging sessions to reduce errors
7. OKRs to implement system automation for enhanced efficiency
- Implement system automation for enhanced efficiency
- Identify 100% of the system components requiring automation by thorough efficiency analysis
- Document components needing automation
- Conduct an initial sweep of system components
- Analyze component efficiency for automation potential
- Automate at least 50% of identified components contributing to system inefficiencies
- Develop automation scripts for identified components
- Implement and test automation scripts
- Identify components causing inefficiencies in the system
- Successfully design process enhancement blueprints for identified areas within the project scope
- Draft initial blueprint for process enhancement
- Identify areas within project scope for enhancement
- Review and finalize design blueprint
8. OKRs to improve test coverage and automation for proactive debt remediation
- Increase test coverage and automation to enhance proactive debt remediation
- Implement end-to-end testing to validate entire debt remediation process
- Achieve 100% coverage for high-risk debt remediation scenarios
- Reduce manual effort by 50% through automation of debt remediation tasks
- Increase debt remediation efficacy by 25% through data-driven testing and analysis
9. OKRs to increase test automation coverage to 80%
- Increase test automation coverage to 80%
- Develop and implement 20% more automated tests every month
- Identify areas needing additional automated tests
- Integrate tests into existing system
- Write and validate new automations
- Maintain less than 5% failure rate in our automated tests
- Provide ongoing team training on test creation
- Implement rigorous quality assurance processes
- Regularly review and update the automated tests
- Improve average test execution time by 15%
- Implement more effective test optimization strategies
- Upgrade server hardware to boost processing power
- Train staff in efficient testing procedures
10. OKRs to optimize usage of our grant management system
- Optimize usage of our grant management system
- Increase grant management success rate by implementing systematic follow-up techniques, by 20%
- Implement regular tracking reports on each grant's status
- Train staff on new follow-up and management techniques
- Develop a systematic follow-up strategy for each grant
- Improve grant administration by reducing errors through process automation by 25%
- Identify repetitive tasks suitable for process automation
- Monitor and measure automation's effectiveness regularly
- Implement automation tools to reduce manual work
- Achieve a 30% increase in planning efficiency by simplifying grant application processes
- Provide clear and accessible guidance resources
- Implement a streamlined online grant application system
- Simplify application forms and instructions
11. OKRs to implement automation in financial reporting
- Implement automation in financial reporting
- Procure and integrate an automation tool by week 8
- Research and select a suitable automation tool by week 4
- Install and test automation tool integration by week 8
- Purchase chosen automation tool in week 5
- Identify and standardize 100% reportable financial data by week 6
- Review all current financial data for standardization
- Implement standardization protocol by week 6
- Establish parameters for 100% reportable data
- Reduce financial report generation time by 50% by week 12
- Implement automation software for faster report compilation
- Delegate assignments among financial team members
- Improve and streamline data collection processes
12. OKRs to enhance productivity with increased automation and streamlined administration
- Enhance productivity with increased automation and streamlined administration
- Provide administration staff with time management training to enhance efficiency by 15%
- Identify suitable time management training program for staff
- Monitor and evaluate efficiency improvements post-training
- Schedule training sessions for administration staff
- Implement automation tools to minimize manual entry work by 25%
- Identify daily processes that involve repetitive manual entry
- Research, select, and acquire suitable automation tools
- Train staff on utilizing new automation technologies effectively
- Reduce paperwork by moving 50% of reports/work to digital platform
- Implement a reliable digital platform for reports
- Identify essential reports suitable for digital transition
- Train staff on electronic report submission
13. OKRs to implement automation for recurring journal entries
- Implement automation for recurring journal entries
- Choose and onboard an automation software/tool by end of the first month
- Purchase and install the selected software
- Conduct initial setup and staff training
- Research and select a suitable automation tool
- Migrate 50% of recurring entries to the automation system by the second month
- Implement necessary changes for automation integration
- Achieve 50% automation of recurring entries
- Identify recurring entries eligible for automation
- Achieve 100% accurate automation for all recurring entries by the end of the quarter
- Identify all processes involved in managing recurring entries
- Regularly audit and refine automation system
- Implement automation software tailored to those processes
14. OKRs to improve Access control, management, and automation efforts
- Improve Access control, management, and automation efforts
- Decrease access control approval cycle time by 15% with efficient automation application
- Measure and adjust automation efficiency to hit the 15% reduction target
- Identify bottlenecks in the current access control approval process
- Implement an automation software to streamline approval tasks
- Implement automation in 2 new critical systems, preparing for 1 click deployment
- Test one-click deployment and resolve issues
- Develop automation scripts for the identified systems
- Identify two critical systems suitable for automation
- Reduce manual intervention in access management processes by 20% using automation
- Monitor system regularly to ensure automated processes are working efficiently
- Train staff on utilizing automation features for access management
- Implement automated access management software in the system
15. OKRs to implement automation in analytic reporting process
- Implement automation in analytic reporting process
- Achieve 30% reduction in reporting time by final week of the quarter
- Implement automated tools for quicker data processing
- Streamline workflow for more efficient reporting
- Train staff on time management techniques
- Define and document all steps of the current analytic reporting process by week 4
- Identify all steps involved in analytic reporting process
- Complete document outlining process by week 4
- Write a detailed document describing each step
- Determine and integrate suitable automation tool to existing process by week 8
- Research available automation tools that fit the existing process
- Choose a suitable automation tool based on research
- Implement and integrate the chosen tool by week 8
Automation 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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 Automation OKRs in a strategy map
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
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 Automation OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to improve your career path
- OKRs to implement effective annual success plans
- OKRs to expand network by acquiring 10 integrated networks with a minimum of 50 professionals each
- OKRs to improve accuracy of financial statement reporting
- OKRs to improve project delivery margins while keeping existing customers happy
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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