4 OKR examples for Business Growth
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Business Growth to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework.
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKRs-tracking tool for it.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Business Growth OKRs templates
The examples have Business Growth Objectives and Key Results, but they may also include the tasks that can help you get there.
OKRs to secure partnerships with strategic industry leaders to drive business growth
- Establish key partnerships to drive growth
- Identify and prioritize potential partners based on revenue and market share
- Track the success of each partnership by setting clear KPIs and regularly measuring progress
- Develop a compelling pitch deck and present to at least 10 potential partners
- Sign partnership agreements with at least 3 of the identified partners
OKRs to increase business growth and client retention
- Increase business growth and client retention
- Increase quarterly revenue by 20% through cross-selling and up-selling strategies
- Monitor and optimize sales data weekly
- Develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns
- Train staff in effective cross-selling and up-selling techniques
- Boost customer base by 15% through intensive marketing and customer referral program
- Launch a lucrative customer referral program
- Develop and implement an intensive marketing strategy
- Regularly track and measure customer growth
- Achieve a 90% customer retention rate by optimizing customer service and support
- Set up a customer loyalty rewards program
- Organize regular training for customer service staff
- Implement a multi-channel customer support system
OKRs to strengthen relationships with key accounts and identifying opportunities for growth
- Increase revenue through strategic account management
- Develop and execute personalized account plans for top 3 accounts
- Conduct 5 in-person meetings with key accounts to strengthen relationships
- Identify 3 new growth opportunities within key accounts
- Increase key account revenue by 10% through cross-selling and upselling
OKRs to strengthen strategic partnership for maximum business growth
- Strengthen strategic partnership for maximum business growth
- Increase partnership revenue by 20% through joint marketing campaigns and collaborative sales efforts
- Identify potential partners with complementary products/services for joint marketing campaigns
- Collaborate with partners to create and implement effective sales strategies and tactics
- Develop and execute a targeted marketing strategy to promote joint marketing campaigns
- Regularly analyze and evaluate the success of joint marketing campaigns and sales efforts
- Establish three new strategic partnerships with key industry players to expand market reach
- Execute and implement the partnerships, focusing on expanding market reach and achieving growth objectives
- Identify potential industry players that align with our strategic goals and market objectives
- Negotiate mutually beneficial terms and agreements with the selected strategic partners
- Initiate contact and engage in conversations to explore partnership opportunities with identified industry players
- Improve customer retention rate by 15% through enhanced partner engagement and support programs
- Launch a partner feedback survey to gather insights and identify areas for improvement
- Create a dedicated partner portal with resources to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Establish a proactive communication channel to address partner concerns and promptly resolve issues
- Implement regular training sessions and workshops for partners to strengthen their product expertise
- Achieve a 95% satisfaction rate from partners through effective communication and timely resolution of issues
- Develop a clear and concise communication plan to ensure all relevant information reaches partners
- Implement weekly check-ins with partners to address any concerns and provide updates
- Conduct periodic surveys and feedback sessions to understand partner needs and improve satisfaction
- Prioritize issue resolution by promptly addressing partner queries and providing satisfactory solutions
More OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples