What are Disaster Recovery Plan 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.
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Disaster Recovery Plan 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.
How to write your own Disaster Recovery Plan OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Disaster Recovery Plan OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Disaster Recovery Plan Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to implement disaster recovery plan with RTO under one hour
- ObjectiveIncrease disaster recovery efficiency
- KRProvide training on disaster recovery procedures to all relevant staff
- Evaluate effectiveness of training and adjust as necessary
- Identify key stakeholders for disaster recovery training
- Develop customized training plan and materials
- Schedule and conduct training sessions
- KRConduct disaster recovery test bi-monthly
- Conduct test scenario walkthrough with all relevant stakeholders
- Prepare disaster recovery plan documentation
- Analyze results, identify gaps, and update disaster recovery plan accordingly
- Execute disaster recovery test to validate plan and processes
- KRReduce RTO to under one hour
- Improve network bandwidth and reliability
- Implement automated backup system
- Test Disaster Recovery Plan regularly
- Increase server redundancy
- KREnsure all critical systems are covered in the recovery plan
- Identify all critical systems
- Develop recovery strategies for critical systems
- Determine the impact of system downtime
- Test the recovery plan for critical systems
OKRs to establish uninterrupted power supply for all cable and net nodes during blackouts
- ObjectiveEstablish uninterrupted power supply for all cable and net nodes during blackouts
- KRImprove system efficiency to achieve less than 1% downtime in case of blackouts
- Implement a robust uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system
- Regularly test and maintain all backup systems
- Develop a comprehensive disaster recovery plan
- KRSecure procurement and installation deals of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems for 100% of nodes
- Finalize procurement contracts for necessary UPS systems
- Identify potential UPS system suppliers and initiate negotiation
- Organize installation of UPS systems across all nodes
- KRImplement and test successful failover to UPS for all nodes during simulated blackout events
- Schedule simulated blackout events periodically
- Set up and configure UPS systems on all nodes
- Monitor and document failover success during simulations
Disaster Recovery Plan OKR best practices
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 track your Disaster Recovery Plan OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the 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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
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 Disaster Recovery Plan OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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