5 customisable OKR examples for Change Management
What are Change Management OKRs?
The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.
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 Change Management 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 our OKR guide online.
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Our customisable Change Management OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Change Management. 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 enhance adaptability in changing scenarios
- Enhance adaptability in changing scenarios
- Successfully adapt to at least three unforeseen changes without disrupting workflow
- Regularly practice stress management techniques
- Develop and maintain mental agility for unexpected situations
- Implement robust contingency plans for various scenarios
- Complete an online course in Change Management for skill enhancement
- Research and select a highly-rated Change Management online course
- Enroll in chosen online Change Management course
- Dedicate consistent time daily to complete course modules
- Define and implement a change management process by end of Quarter
- Develop a comprehensive change management plan
- Implement and monitor the proposed plan
- Identify necessary changes based on company objectives
2. OKRs to achieve regulatory compliance and manage change within budget
- Achieve regulatory compliance and manage change within budget
- Identify and address 100% of current non-compliance issues
- Develop plan to correct identified non-compliance issues
- Review all current procedures and regulations for compliance discrepancies
- Implement revised procedures and monitor adherence
- Implement necessary changes within 10% under projected cost
- Implement project management techniques to streamline operations and reduce costs
- Negotiate with vendors for cost reductions or alternative budget-friendly options
- Review current budget and identify areas for potential cost savings
- Complete change implementation, ensuring 0% non-adherence to key regulations
- Conduct periodic internal audits for assurance
- Develop comprehensive tracking system for regulatory compliance
- Educate all staff on updated rules and regulations
3. OKRs to drive change for a better future based on data and evidence
- Drive change for a better future based on data and evidence
- Successfully influence 70% of stakeholders to support necessary change initiatives
- Organize personalized meetings with these stakeholders to garner support
- Identify key stakeholders and their main concerns about the change
- Create a compelling case for the change using data points
- Present robust data-driven insights to key stakeholders with 100% completion
- Develop a comprehensive presentation of findings
- Schedule and conduct presentation to stakeholders
- Identify and analyze relevant data for key insights
- Achieve a 30% progress in proposed changes based on received feedback and results
- Implement and document first 30% of prioritized changes
- Prioritize changes based on impact and feasibility
- Review feedback and results for proposed changes
4. OKRs to implement regulatory compliance changes effectively
- Implement regulatory compliance changes effectively
- Complete implementation of all required changes on time
- Monitor progress regularly, adjust plan as needed
- Prioritize necessary changes based on importance and difficulty
- Develop a detailed, daily work schedule
- Stay within 10% below the allocated budget
- Maintain regular communication regarding spending with your team
- Implement cost-saving measures where feasible
- Review all expenditures weekly to monitor cash flow
- Reduce non-compliance incidents by 50%
- Implement comprehensive compliance training for all staff members
- Proactively monitor and audit compliance activities
- Regularly review and update compliance policies
5. OKRs to enhance strategic thinking and adapt to changes effectively
- Enhance strategic thinking and adapt to changes effectively
- Complete a minimum of 3 industry-related strategic thinking workshops
- Register for the selected three workshops
- Attend and participate in the workshops
- Research available strategic thinking workshops in the industry
- Implement at least 2 process changes based on strategic analysis in work routine
- Integrate and monitor the new processes in work routine
- Identify areas of improvement from strategic analysis report
- Develop an implementation plan for two process changes
- Measure and improve adaptability score by 20% using a reputable assessment tool
- Evaluate current adaptability score accurately
- Select a reputable tool to measure adaptability score
- Implement adjustments to improve score by 20%
Change Management 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.
Tip #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.
Tip #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 Change Management 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
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 OKR-tracking tool for it.
If 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 Change Management OKR templates
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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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