4 customisable OKR examples for Continuous Process Improvement

What are Continuous Process Improvement 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.

Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.

We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Continuous Process Improvement 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.

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Our customisable Continuous Process Improvement OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Continuous Process Improvement Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).

Hope you'll find this helpful!

1. OKRs to enhance continuous improvement processes

Enhance continuous improvement processes
Implement 3 new process improvements based on feedback and data analysis
Identify key problems from the feedback and data analysis
Implement and monitor the new processes
Develop three process improvement strategies
Train all team members on Lean principles to promote a culture of improvement
Distribute Lean principles educational materials to team members
Monitor and assess team members' understanding of Lean principles
Organize Lean principles training sessions for the team
Increase feedback collection by 20% through surveys and feedback loops
Implement feedback loops on all digital platforms
Develop and distribute engaging customer satisfaction surveys
Promote survey participation through incentives

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2. OKRs to increase efficiency and effectiveness of product development through continuous process improvement

Increase efficiency and effectiveness of product development through continuous process improvement
Achieve a customer satisfaction rating of 90% by addressing product development pain points and enhancing quality
Decrease resource wastage by 10% through optimized resource allocation and utilization
Identify and prioritize areas where resource wastage is currently occurring
Monitor and track resource usage regularly to ensure ongoing reduction in wastage
Implement streamlined processes and systems to improve resource allocation and utilization efficiency
Conduct a thorough assessment of current resource allocation and utilization practices
Increase the percentage of successful product launches by 15% through improved workflows and collaboration
Foster cross-functional collaboration through regular team meetings and knowledge sharing sessions
Conduct a thorough analysis of existing workflows to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies
Implement a project management tool to streamline communication and task tracking
Establish a feedback loop with stakeholders to continuously improve product launch processes
Reduce product development cycle time by 20% through streamlined processes and automation

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3. OKRs to foster continuous improvement culture in production team

Foster continuous improvement culture in production team
Increase production team engagement in suggesting improvement ideas by 30%
Provide training on successful idea generation techniques
Implement a rewards system for valuable improvement suggestions
Conduct weekly brainstorming sessions for innovative ideas
Achieve a 20% reduction in production errors utilizing improvement techniques
Train staff regularly on error prevention strategies
Update and fine-tune production machinery for precision
Implement strict quality control processes on production lines
Implement weekly training sessions covering different improvement methodologies by end of quarter
Identify relevant improvement methodologies for training
Schedule and communicate the training sessions
Design engaging weekly training curriculums

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4. OKRs to increase automation and drive continuous improvement

Increase automation and drive continuous improvement
Conduct bi-weekly team meetings to identify and implement improvement opportunities
Implement the identified improvement opportunities
Schedule bi-weekly team meetings
Identify improvement opportunities during meetings
Implement automation tools for at least 3 manual processes in the department
Research and select appropriate automation tools
Identify 3 manual processes suitable for automation
Implement and test selected automation tools
Reduce average response time by 20% through process improvements
Regularly monitor and analyze response time data
Streamline the response process via automation
Implement efficiency training for the customer service team

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Continuous Process Improvement 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

The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the 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 OKRs

Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.

Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparency

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 Continuous Process Improvement OKRs in a strategy map

Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs 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.

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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 Continuous Process Improvement OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

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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