7 customisable OKR examples for Game Development Team
What are Game 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.
How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.
That's why we have created a list of OKRs examples for Game Development Team to help. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point to write your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
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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 Game Development Team OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Game Development Team 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!
1. 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
2. OKRs to create a widely loved tamagotchi-style video game
- Create a widely loved tamagotchi-style video game
- Design and develop an engaging gameplay loop by the end of the period
- Draft initial gameplay loop concepts and mechanics
- Prototype chosen gameplay loop design
- Test and refine gameplay loop for engagement
- Attract 100,000 active players by promoting the game on social networks
- Develop engaging promotional content for social media platforms
- Encourage current players to share game experiences online
- Implement a targeted advertising campaign on Facebook and Instagram
- Obtain a 4.5/5 user satisfaction rating through continuous game improvement and updates
- Collect player feedback regularly through in-game surveys
- Implement new updates based on players' suggestions
- Constantly monitor and improve game performance
3. OKRs to develop creator for third person game creation
- Develop creator for third person game creation
- Complete designing intuitive UI for creator tool by 70%
- Develop a detailed UI design plan for the creator tool
- Implement 70% of planned UI design elements
- Review and test completed UI for intuitive interaction
- Accomplish beta testing with 40 user feedbacks for improvement
- Collate and analyze tester feedback for improvements
- Identify and recruit 40 beta testers
- Develop and prepare the beta version for testing
- Implement 50% of pre-set game templates for third person games
- Implement selected game templates
- Select 50% of listed templates for implementation
- Identify and list all pre-set game templates for third-person games
4. OKRs to secure funding for mobile game prototype
- Secure funding for mobile game prototype
- Research and identify 100 viable investors for gaming prototype by week 6
- Develop and perfect a unique and engaging pitch for potential funders by week 3
- Identify unique selling points of the project
- Practice the pitch for fluid delivery
- Create a compelling narrative for the pitch
- Secure meetings and present pitch to at least 50% of identified investors
- Prepare and rehearse investor pitch
- Compile contacts of identified investors
- Schedule meetings with each investor
5. OKRs to develop and launch a web based multiplayer game
- Develop and launch a web based multiplayer game
- Enhance player retention by implementing a leaderboard and achieving a 30% increase in returning players
- Increase user engagement by achieving a minimum of 1000 active players per week
- Increase social media presence and regularly share updates, promotions, and player achievements
- Launch weekly in-game events and competitions to keep players engaged and excited
- Implement a referral program to encourage current players to invite new ones
- Improve user interface and overall gameplay experience based on player feedback
- Improve game performance by reducing average server response time to below 100 milliseconds
- Ensure a seamless gaming experience by achieving a player satisfaction rating of at least 4 out of 5
- Enhance in-game communication channels to provide prompt and effective customer support
- Conduct player surveys and gather feedback to identify areas for improvement
- Implement regular bug fixes and performance updates to optimize game functionality
- Continuously analyze gameplay data to identify patterns and enhance game features accordingly
6. OKRs to develop a compelling game that engages and captivates players
- Develop a compelling game that engages and captivates players
- Develop a functional prototype of the game with polished graphics and intuitive controls
- Implement and refine intuitive controls based on user experience and usability testing
- Iterate on the game design based on user feedback and playtesting results
- Conduct user testing to identify any issues with the game controls
- Collaborate with an artist to create high-quality graphics for the game prototype
- Conduct user research to identify target audience preferences and game themes
- Develop a survey to gather user feedback on preferred game themes
- Use findings to inform game theme selection and prioritize target audience preferences
- Conduct interviews with target audience members to understand their preferences
- Analyze user research data to identify common themes and preferences
- Conduct playtesting sessions to gather feedback and iterate on the game design
- Create a detailed game design document outlining gameplay mechanics, levels, and objectives
- Outline basic gameplay mechanics that will define the core experience of the game
- Create clear and specific objectives for each level, ensuring they align with gameplay mechanics
- Design a series of diverse levels that challenge and engage players
- Research popular gameplay mechanics, level design techniques, and objective structures
7. OKRs to elevate partner game development solutions end-to-end
- Elevate partner game development solutions end-to-end
- Sign 15 new strategic partnerships for game development solutions
- Prepare robust partnership proposal highlighting mutual benefits
- Initiate contact and negotiate agreements
- Identify potential partners within game development sector
- Implement 5 scaled solutions contributing to partners' development lifecycle efficiency
- Deploy, monitor, and refine these solutions in partners' systems
- Identify areas in partners' development lifecycle needing efficiency solutions
- Design and test five scalable efficiency-boosting solutions
- Successfully retire and replace 3 outdated solutions with innovative alternatives
- Implement and transition to new solutions
- Research and select innovative alternative solutions
- Identify three outdated solutions requiring replacement
Game 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 Game 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 Game Development Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to develop an engaging and results-driven events strategy
- OKRs to establish comprehensive control mechanisms across all operations
- OKRs to boost customer acquisition rates significantly
- OKRs to increase the number of sales meetings
- OKRs to implement unit-testing in Mid-Office
- OKRs to boost brand recognition and engagement on all social media platforms
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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