15 customisable OKR examples for Cross Functional Team
What are Cross Functional Team 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.
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Cross Functional Team 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 Cross Functional Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Cross Functional Team 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 strengthen strategic alignment across all business units
Strengthen strategic alignment across all business units
Achieve 80% positive feedback on strategy understanding in anonymous post-workshop surveys
Develop clear, engaging workshop content to encourage comprehension- Follow-up with explanatory resources post-workshop
- Implement interactive sessions promoting feedback and discussion
- Conduct 3 alignment workshops achieving 90% attendance from all departments
- Determine workshop times that don't conflict with departmental schedules
- Send out clear, concise workshop invites to each department
- Follow up with non-respondents to ensure maximum attendance
- Develop a cross-functional team from all departments by end of month 1
- Set team expectations and goal guidelines
- Plan and organize initial team-building activities
- Identify potential team members from each department
2. OKRs to ascend to a prominent leadership position within the company
- Ascend to a prominent leadership position within the company
- Lead a cross-functional project showcasing collaboration and leadership acumen
- Foster teamwork through regular meetings and progress updates
- Identify and assign responsibilities to cross-functional project team members
- Develop and communicate project goals and timelines to all stakeholders
- Complete advanced management training course to enhance leadership skills
- Enroll in a suitable advanced management training course
- Diligently participate in all course sessions and activities
- Implement learned leadership strategies in daily management practices
- Exceed current KPIs by 20% to showcase potential for greater responsibility
- Implement and track progressive success of strategy
- Review and analyze current KPIs performance
- Develop a strategy to boost efficiency by 20%
3. OKRs to enhance cross-functional collaboration in team
- Enhance cross-functional collaboration in team
- Increase the team's cross-functional skills by 30% by offering relevant training
- Identify necessary cross-functional skills for team improvement
- Implement regular skill development trainings
- Find suitable training programs for these skills
- Conduct minimum 3 team-building activities promoting inter-department collaboration each week
- Identify suitable inter-department team-building activities
- Schedule these activities for each week
- Ensure each department's participation
- Reduce project completion time by 15% through improving cross-functional performance
- Implement collaborative software for seamless cross-functional communication
- Streamline workflows across different departments
- Provide training to improve cross-functional teamwork
4. OKRs to improve product management efficiency
- Improve product management efficiency
- Increase customer satisfaction rating by 10% through continuous improvement of product features and functionality
- Implement necessary product updates based on customer feedback to enhance satisfaction
- Analyze survey data to identify areas for improvement in product features and functionality
- Monitor customer satisfaction rating regularly to track progress and make further improvements
- Conduct regular customer surveys to gather feedback on product features and functionality
- Increase cross-functional collaboration by ensuring 90% of product decisions involve inputs from key stakeholders
- Schedule regular cross-functional meetings to discuss and gather input on product decisions
- Create a centralized platform for stakeholders to provide feedback and suggestions on product development
- Implement a process to collect feedback from key stakeholders before finalizing product decisions
- Conduct training sessions to educate team members about the importance of cross-functional collaboration
- Achieve a 15% increase in product revenue by identifying and implementing new monetization strategies
- Track and measure revenue growth after implementing new monetization strategies for optimization
- Conduct market research to identify new consumer needs and preferences
- Collaborate with the product development team to create and implement new revenue-generating features
- Analyze competitor strategies to uncover potential monetization opportunities
- Reduce average time to market by 20% through streamlined product development processes
- Conduct thorough analysis and eliminate non-essential steps from the product development workflow
- Streamline communication channels and establish clear guidelines for efficient information sharing
- Optimize resource allocation and prioritize tasks to minimize bottlenecks in the product development process
- Implement agile project management methodologies and cross-functional collaboration for faster decision-making
5. OKRs to enhance Developer Quality
- Enhance Developer Quality
- Foster collaboration by establishing cross-functional teams to deliver one successful project
- Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member to ensure clarity
- Facilitate regular communication and meetings among team members to encourage collaboration
- Identify key individuals from different departments to form cross-functional teams
- Provide the necessary resources and support to enable teams to successfully deliver the project
- Enhance technical skills through monthly training sessions with at least 90% attendance
- Monitor and track attendance of each team member for training sessions
- Provide relevant and informative training materials for each session
- Communicate the importance of attending training sessions to all team members
- Establish a monthly schedule for training sessions
- Increase code quality by implementing code review process and achieving an average rating of 4 out of 5
- Establish a designated code review team to review and provide constructive feedback on code submissions
- Implement a systematic code review process and ensure all code changes undergo thorough review
- Define clear coding guidelines and standards to be followed during the code review process
- Regularly measure and track the code review ratings, identifying areas of improvement and addressing them
- Improve efficiency by decreasing average bug fix time to less than 24 hours
6. OKRs to enhance team cross-functionality's overall performance
- Enhance team cross-functionality's overall performance
- Increase team's cross-functional tasks completion rate by 30%
- Implement a cross-training program to boost overall team skillsets
- Develop detailed workflow charts to clarify task ownership and deadline
- Promote reward mechanism for successful cross-functional task completions
- Implement and run bi-weekly cross-functional team meetings for project updates and learning
- Prepare update presentations for each meeting
- Organise learning activities for sessions
- Schedule recurring bi-weekly cross-functional team meetings
- Provide cross-training to all team members on at least two different skills
- Monitor team’s progress and give feedback
- Identify necessary skills for cross-training within the team
- Organize cross-training sessions for different skill sets
7. OKRs to strengthen cross-functional team collaboration
- Strengthen cross-functional team collaboration
- Reduce resolution time for team conflicts by 30%
- Define clear process for handling disputes promptly
- Implement conflict resolution training for all team members
- Regularly review and adjust the conflict resolution process
- Implement two new communication tools to aid team interaction and engagement
- Identify top two communication tools suitable for team engagement
- Purchase and install chosen communication tools
- Conduct training sessions on using new tools
- Achieve a 20% increase in collaborative projects compared to last quarter
- Initiate regular brainstorming sessions for project ideas
- Develop incentives for collaborative project participation
- Formulate strategies to strengthening team cooperation and communication
8. OKRs to enhance the product management skills of our team
- Enhance the product management skills of our team
- Increase successful project delivery rate by 20%
- Enhance communication and collaboration between teams
- Implement clearer project timelines and benchmarks
- Regularly monitor and adjust project strategies
- Conduct 2 comprehensive product management workshops
- Identify and reserve suitable locations for both workshops
- Develop a comprehensive curriculum for product management
- Schedule experienced speakers to present during workshops
- Complete 5 cross-functional team projects for product management practice
- Review, document and evaluate project results
- Identify and schedule 5 cross-functional team projects
- Assign roles and oversee project execution
9. OKRs to obtain position as Director of Product
- Obtain position as Director of Product
- Obtain certification in product management
- Enroll in chosen certification program
- Successfully complete coursework and examination
- Research suitable product management certification programs
- Lead cross-functional team in successful product launch
- Assemble cross-functional team from various departments
- Develop comprehensive product launch strategy
- Oversee and guide execution of launch plan
- Receive positive feedback from peers and superiors on product leadership skills
- Earn respect through optimistic and decisive decision-making
- Develop and showcase strong product knowledge regularly
- Actively gather feedback after leading product meetings or presentations
10. OKRs to establish 2024 as the milestone target year
- Establish 2024 as the milestone target year
- Cultivate cross-functional alignment and involvement with monthly progress towards the 2024 goal
- Organize weekly discussions to share updates on the 2024 goal
- Implement an online platform for real-time progress tracking
- Facilitate cross-departmental brainstorming sessions for strategy formulation
- Prioritize and initiate at least three major projects aligned with the 2024 vision
- Develop a detailed action plan for each project
- Identify three critical projects aligned with the 2024 vision
- Assign resources and initiate execution of projects
- Define and outline a comprehensive strategic roadmap geared towards 2024
- Draft detailed plans for each prioritized activity
- Prioritize and sequence roadmap activities based on strategic objectives
- Identify key business goals for the 2024 strategic roadmap
11. OKRs to attain the position of Technical Program Management Director
- Attain the position of Technical Program Management Director
- Increase team's KPI achievement by 15%
- Boost employee motivation through incentives
- Implement regular team goal-setting and tracking sessions
- Enhance training programs to improve skillset
- Successfully lead five cross-functional projects, improving completion rate by 20%
- Identify and assemble cross-functional project teams
- Implement and monitor project management strategies
- Establish clear project goals and timelines
- Complete advanced leadership course for relevant career development
- Enroll in a suitable course based on relevance to career
- Research available advanced leadership courses online
- Complete all coursework and assessments on schedule
12. OKRs to drive successful implementation of relevant alliance principles
- Drive successful implementation of relevant alliance principles
- Increase revenue generated through alliance activities by 10% compared to previous quarter
- Improve cross-functional collaboration within the alliance, measured by a 15% increase in joint projects
- Increase alliance partner satisfaction by 20% based on quarterly feedback survey
- Achieve 95% adherence to alliance guidelines and best practices in all initiatives
- Implement a monitoring system to track adherence to alliance guidelines and best practices
- Provide ongoing support and resources to alliance members for implementing best practices
- Conduct regular training sessions focused on alliance guidelines and best practices
- Conduct regular audits to assess adherence to alliance guidelines and best practices
13. OKRs to enhance cross-functional collaboration and communication
- Improve cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Increase cross-functional team meeting attendance by 50%
- Decrease email response time by 25%
- Launch a company-wide collaboration platform with 100% adoption
- Conduct 3 cross-functional team building activities with a participation rate of 90%
14. OKRs to improve efficiency and accuracy of Salesforce data migration process
- Improve efficiency and accuracy of Salesforce data migration process
- Enhance cross-functional collaboration by conducting regular knowledge sharing sessions with relevant teams
- Develop agendas focusing on cross-functional topics
- Schedule weekly knowledge sharing meetings with all necessary teams
- Assign team leaders to facilitate each session
- Increase data migration accuracy rate to 95% through rigorous data validation and testing
- Implement regular data validation procedures
- Enhance data migration testing techniques
- Regularly assess and adjust accuracy rates
- Reduce data migration time by 20% through the implementation of automation tools and streamlined processes
- Review current processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement
- Research suitable automation tools for the data migration process
- Implement automation and revise protocols to streamline workflows
15. OKRs to seek and secure a leadership role within the company
- Seek and secure a leadership role within the company
- Obtain cross-functional training in at least two other departments
- Identify two departments to receive cross-functional training in
- Request cross-functional training approval from respective department heads
- Begin scheduled training sessions with selected departments
- Implement a feedback system for continuous learning and leadership growth
- Identify key performance indicators for leadership qualities
- Educate leaders on interpreting and applying feedback
- Design a system for regular performance feedback
- Lead a high-impact project related to key business objectives
- Identify key business objectives and project alignment
- Develop, execute and monitor a high-impact project plan
- Assemble a high-performing, cross-functional team
Cross Functional Team 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 OKRsTip #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 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 Cross Functional Team 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
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 Cross Functional Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to streamline quality control process
- OKRs to foster higher productivity through effective team collaboration
- OKRs to increase Atlassian licensing sales by 50%
- OKRs to forge symbiotic relations with key stakeholders for expertise promotion
- OKRs to enhance communication with general contractors for increased project awards
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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