15 customisable OKR examples for Development Team
What are Development Team 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.
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We have a collection of OKRs examples for Development Team to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Development Team 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.
Our customisable Development Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Development 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 integrate security controls into development sprints
Integrate security controls into development sprints
Successfully incorporate security controls into two sprints by end of Week 6
Implement security controls into sprints in Weeks 4-6- Develop detailed security control integration plans by Week 3
- Identify security control requirements for both sprints in Week 1
- Fully train the team on security control integration by end of Week 3
- Provide comprehensive learning materials and resources for the team
- Evaluate team members' comprehensive understanding by end of Week 3
- Schedule mandatory team training sessions on security control integration
- Achieve a decrease in security incidents by 40% by end of Week 9
- Implement a comprehensive cybersecurity training program for all employees
- Foster a company-wide culture of security vigilance
- Upgrade existing security infrastructure and software
2. OKRs to increase value proposition for a staff training videogame development company
- Increase value proposition for a staff training videogame development company
- Increase revenue from sales of training videogames by 15%
- Enhance product features and user experience to boost customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Develop partnerships with industry influencers or organizations to expand sales reach
- Improve marketing strategies to create greater awareness and interest in training videogames
- Analyze current market trends and identify target audience for training videogames
- Increase customer satisfaction rating for training videogames by 10%
- Implement gamification elements to increase engagement and enjoyment
- Conduct regular surveys to gather feedback and address customer concerns efficiently
- Improve gameplay mechanics based on customer feedback
- Enhance customer support response time and effectiveness
- Develop and launch at least 2 new interactive and engaging staff training videogames
- Design and develop user-friendly interfaces for seamless gameplay experience
- Test and debug the games thoroughly to ensure optimal performance and functionality
- Research and identify suitable game development platforms and tools
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to create engaging content for the games
- Increase client retention rate by 20% through effective value proposition communication
- Conduct a comprehensive market research on clients' needs and preferences
- Implement regular client feedback surveys to continuously improve value proposition alignment
- Train all sales and customer service teams on effective value proposition communication
- Develop clear and concise value proposition statements for each target client segment
3. OKRs to boost teamwork and development via regular manager-employee meetings
- Boost teamwork and development via regular manager-employee meetings
- Implement a standardized meeting schedule for managers and their onsite teams by week 2
- Select a consistent time and day for weekly manager-team meetings
- Communicate proposed schedule to the managers and teams
- Incorporate feedback and finalize weekly meeting schedule
- Achieve a 20% increase in the employee development index by quarter end
- Implement mandatory professional development workshops
- Foster a mentorship program within the organization
- Increase feedback and coaching sessions
- Conduct at least two remote team-building activities each month
- Facilitate the planned team-building sessions
- Schedule the activities on team calendar
- Identify suitable remote team-building exercises
4. OKRs to improve development team productivity
- Increase development team productivity
- Reduce average time taken to complete development tasks by 20%
- Provide developers with necessary training and resources to enhance productivity
- Implement agile development methodologies and prioritize tasks based on importance
- Encourage open communication and collaboration among team members to expedite task completion
- Identify bottlenecks in the development process to streamline efficiency
- Improve unit test coverage by 10% for critical components
- Reduce the number of production bugs reported by customers by 25%
- Conduct regular code reviews to identify and fix potential bugs before deployment
- Implement automated unit testing for critical components and frequently executed code
- Increase the frequency of software releases to address and resolve issues more promptly
- Improve communication channels with customers to encourage reporting and capturing of bugs
- Increase code review completion rate by 15%
- Schedule regular team meetings to discuss and address code review concerns
- Provide comprehensive and concise code review guidelines for reviewers
- Encourage timely and constructive feedback during code review discussions
- Implement a clear and streamlined code review process
5. OKRs to achieve a balance between team learning opportunities and routine tasks
- Achieve a balance between team learning opportunities and routine tasks
- Establish a rotating task schedule to ensure all team members gain varied exposure
- Monitor and adjust the rotation schedule as needed
- Identify all tasks and assign them to team members evenly
- Implement a cyclical rotation system for task assignment
- Implement a structured learning program for all team members by end of quarter
- Develop a comprehensive and structured learning program
- Identify learning needs and preferences of all team members
- Roll out the program to the entire team
- Measure 15% increase in team productivity due to new skills acquired
- Identify baseline productivity before skills acquisition
- Evaluate productivity levels post-training
- Implement new skills training for team
6. OKRs to develop personal and professional growth
- Develop personal and professional growth
- Identify and engage in a new hobby for personal satisfaction
- Regularly allot time to engage in chosen hobby
- Research various hobbies that align with personal interests
- Choose one hobby to pursue and gather necessary supplies
- Complete one skill-improvement course related to my professional field
- Enroll in selected skill-improvement course
- Successfully complete all coursework and assessments
- Identify relevant online courses in your professional field
- Read and summarize at least one self-improvement book
- Write a summary of the book
- Select a self-improvement book to read
- Read the chosen self-improvement book
7. OKRs to become proficient in React.js
- Become proficient in React.js
- Complete an online React.js course with a passing grade by end of quarter
- Enroll in an online React.js course
- Dedicate consistent study hours each week
- Complete and pass all required assessments
- Read and understand documentation for 5 React.js libraries
- Thoroughly read the documentation for each library
- Summarize key functions and features of each library
- Select 5 React.js libraries for review and understanding
- Build and deploy a small, functional web app using React.js
- Test the app locally to ensure full functionality
- Develop a small React.js web app following online tutorials or guidelines
- Deploy the web app on a preferred hosting platform
8. OKRs to improve Stakeholder Satisfaction
- Improve Stakeholder Satisfaction
- Achieve 90% stakeholder retention rate by addressing and resolving their concerns promptly
- Conduct regular stakeholder surveys to identify concerns and areas of improvement
- Develop a robust feedback mechanism to ensure swift resolution of stakeholder issues
- Provide timely and effective communication to stakeholders regarding the progress of issue resolution
- Implement a dedicated stakeholder support team to address concerns promptly
- Increase overall customer satisfaction score by 10% through feedback surveys
- Analyze feedback survey data to identify areas for improvement and prioritize necessary changes
- Implement customer-centric initiatives based on feedback survey insights to enhance overall satisfaction
- Develop a comprehensive feedback survey to gather data on customer satisfaction
- Increase visibility of feedback surveys by promoting them across all customer touchpoints
- Implement at least 2 new features/enhancements based on stakeholder feedback to enhance their experience
- Test and validate the implemented features/enhancements to ensure they enhance the stakeholder experience
- Conduct stakeholder interviews and surveys to gather feedback on current features and identify areas for improvement
- Analyze the feedback to prioritize and identify the top 2 features/enhancements for implementation
- Collaborate with the development team to design and develop the selected features/enhancements
- Reduce average response time to customer inquiries by 20% through improved communication channels
- Set up an automated email system to acknowledge receipt of customer inquiries
- Regularly review and update FAQ section to address common customer queries and concerns
- Implement a live chat feature on the company's website for immediate customer support
- Train customer service representatives in effective communication and problem-solving techniques
9. OKRs to boost enterprise customer attraction to our platform
- Boost enterprise customer attraction to our platform
- Expand platform features based on 75% of enterprise-client feedback
- Analyze feedback from 75% of enterprise clients
- Identify commonly requested platform features
- Initiate development of new features
- Increase demo requests by 30% over the next quarter
- Implement a user-friendly online demo request form
- Enhance demo product features to attract more customer interest
- Develop targeted marketing campaigns to boost demo visibility
- Enhance customer support satisfaction rate by 45%
- Implement a customer feedback system to gauge satisfaction
- Implement comprehensive training programs for customer support staff
- Improve product/service quality based on customer insights
10. OKRs to enhance critical thinking skills
- Enhance critical thinking skills
- Read and summarize 5 books known for enhancing analytical skills
- Select 5 books renowned for developing analytical skills
- Read each book thoroughly and attentively
- Write comprehensive summaries for each book
- Solve 30 brainteasers to apply critical thinking techniques
- Apply learned critical thinking techniques while solving
- Find 30 challenging brainteasers online or in books
- Practice and solve each brainteaser meticulously
- Complete a comprehensive critical thinking course by attaining a certification
- Find a reputable online critical thinking course
- Complete all course requirements and receive certification
- Dedicate regular study time for uninterrupted learning
11. OKRs to develop an encompassing sales program to boost teams' target attainment
- Develop an encompassing sales program to boost teams' target attainment
- Finalize development and improvement of sales program within 15% resource budget
- Finalize edits on sales program within budget constraints
- Implement improvements to maximize resource efficiency
- Review and validate program functionality and effectiveness
- Increase sales team's productivity by 20% through established sales program
- Implement regular coaching and training with sales program strategies
- Reward and recognize top performers to encourage productivity
- Monitor and analyze individual sales team's performance weekly
- Ensure 80% of sales team meets or exceeds sales target via sales program implementation
- Implement incentive schemes for meeting targets
- Regularly monitor and adjust team's sales strategies
- Develop a results-focused sales training program
12. OKRs to boost qualified meetings booked by outbound SDR team
- Boost qualified meetings booked by outbound SDR team
- Improve SDR team's qualification rate to 15% from current rate
- Review and revise the current qualification criteria
- Incorporate regular feedback sessions for SDR team
- Implement specialized training for better lead generation
- Increase outbound calls volume by 20% to drive more conversations
- Train staff on efficient call techniques to improve speed
- Implement an automated dialing system
- Allocate more working hours for making calls
- Implement a new outreach strategy to increase response rate by 10%
- Identify potential channels for increased outreach engagement
- Analyze and adjust strategy based on response rates
- Develop relevant and engaging content for outreach
13. OKRs to improve software development team leadership effectiveness
- Improve software development team leadership effectiveness
- Improve team efficiency by implementing agile practices and metrics to track progress
- Conduct training on Agile practices and ensure all team members understand the principles
- Implement regular stand-up meetings to enhance communication, identify obstacles, and resolve them promptly
- Utilize Agile metrics like velocity and burndown charts to track progress and optimize productivity
- Establish clear goals and prioritize tasks using Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban
- Foster effective communication and collaboration within the team to drive successful project delivery
- Promote cross-functional collaboration by assigning individuals from different departments to work together
- Utilize project management tools and software to streamline communication and document sharing
- Implement regular team meetings to discuss project updates, challenges, and opportunities
- Encourage open and honest communication to foster a collaborative and trusting environment
- Increase team satisfaction and engagement through regular feedback and recognition
- Enhance technical skills by facilitating ongoing training programs and knowledge sharing sessions
14. OKRs to boost productivity across all team operations
- Boost productivity across all team operations
- Implement a project management tool and decrease missed deadlines by 20%
- Train staff members in tool's optimal usage
- Research and select a suitable project management tool
- Monitor and measure the decrease in missed deadlines
- Arrange bi-weekly professional development workshops to improve skill efficiency by 10%
- Identify relevant topics for bi-weekly professional development workshops
- Secure skilled presenters or facilitators for these workshops
- Schedule and communicate workshop dates and details to the team
- Reduce meeting times by 15% to increase work hours
- Encourage concise, effective communication in meetings
- Assess and eliminate non-essential topics from meeting agendas
- Implement a stricter timetable for meetings
15. OKRs to inspire learners through innovative Christ-centered educational programs
- Inspire learners through innovative Christ-centered educational programs
- Launch 2 new innovative courses implementing biblical principles by quarter end
- Plan and execute a promotional campaign for course launch
- Develop curriculum integrating innovation and biblical principles for two courses
- Coordinate with subject-matter experts for course content validation
- Train 75% of faculty on integrating Christian values into teaching strategies
- Identify training programs for Christian values integration
- Schedule training sessions for faculty members
- Follow-up on faculty training progress and completion
- Increase student satisfaction scores by 20% through curriculum enhancements
- Develop and implement curriculum enhancements
- Evaluate effectiveness through periodic reviews
- Survey students to identify areas for curriculum improvement
Development 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 Development Team OKRs in a strategy map
The rules of OKRs are simple. Quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly, and yearly OKRs should be tracked monthly. 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 Development Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to launch a successful MVP
- OKRs to enhance CEO's productivity levels
- OKRs to streamline the company's recruitment process
- OKRs to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of human resource planning
- OKRs to increase website traffic by 30% through SEO and content marketing
- OKRs to enhance and streamline stakeholder management as a developer
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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