15 customisable OKR examples for Improve
What are Improve 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.
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Improve 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.
Building your own Improve 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.
Feel free to explore our tools:
- Use our free OKR generator
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Our customisable Improve OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Improve 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 streamline contract administration procedures for enhanced efficiency
Streamline contract administration procedures for enhanced efficiency
Cut contract errors by 15% through system automation and validation checks
Implement systematic automation processes in contract creation- Regularly review and improve existing automation processes
- Establish rigorous validation checks for contract accuracy
- Oversee a 30% reduction in contract processing time via system improvements
- Implement, monitor, and adjust improvements as necessary
- Identify inefficiencies in the current contract processing system
- Develop strategic plan for system improvements
- Implement training programs to improve team's productivity by 25%
- Schedule and conduct regular team training sessions
- Develop a productivity-boosting training program
- Identify areas where the team's productivity can be improved
2. OKRs to improve resolution of travel time requests
- Improve resolution of travel time requests
- Achieve 95% customer satisfaction rate on resolved requests
- Survey customers post-resolution for satisfaction insight
- Regularly review and improve resolution strategies
- Implement a comprehensive customer service training program
- Implement a new resolution system to increase efficiency by 30%
- Identify inefficiencies in the current resolution system
- Develop a streamlined, more efficient process plan
- Implement and monitor the new resolution system
- Reduce average resolution timeframe by 20%
- Provide additional trainings to staff for faster troubleshooting
- Streamline the resolution workflow to eliminate unnecessary steps
- Implement efficient time management techniques into resolution process
3. 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
4. OKRs to enhance service infrastructure to improve customer satisfaction
- Improve customer satisfaction through enhanced service infrastructure
- Enhance service infrastructure to achieve a 10% reduction in customer complaints
- Implement a customer feedback system resulting in a 15% increase in positive feedback
- Train employees to address customer concerns effectively and efficiently
- Analyze feedback data to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes
- Conduct a survey to gather customer feedback on a regular basis
- Implement a rewards program to incentivize customers to provide positive feedback
- Reduce average resolution time by 20% through optimized service processes
- Regularly evaluate and update service technology and tools to improve response time
- Streamline service protocols and eliminate unnecessary steps to expedite resolution time
- Implement training programs to enhance the skills and efficiency of service representatives
- Identify bottlenecks in service process through thorough analysis and data examination
- Increase customer satisfaction score by 10% through improved service response time
5. OKRs to improve overall team adherence and attendance
- Improve overall team adherence and attendance
- Implement a monthly rewards system for perfect attendance
- Determine criteria for perfect attendance
- Select meaningful rewards for recognition
- Communicate new reward system to employees
- Provide improvement plans for team members below 98% adherence
- Identify areas needing improvement individually for each team member
- Set regular meetings to monitor and evaluate progress
- Create personalized, doable improvement plans for identified areas
- Deploy a system to accurately track individual attendance rates
- Select a reliable attendance tracking software
- Train staff on how to use the system
- Implement the attendance tracking system
6. OKRs to improve the quality and relevancy of content through comprehensive revisions
- Improve the quality and relevancy of content through comprehensive revisions
- Raise positive reader feedback on revised content by 25%
- Include a call-to-action encouraging readers to leave feedback
- Enhance content quality through professional proofreading and editing
- Implement surveys to collect readers' opinions on revisions
- Increase peer reviews per article by 30% to ensure thorough evaluation
- Improve training for potential reviewers
- Develop and implement a new, incentivized peer-review policy
- Mandate additional reviews during article submission procedure
- Reduce average article revision time by 20% without compromising quality
- Utilize article review templates to streamline process
- Implement time-management training for article review team
- Automate revising process using language editing software
7. OKRs to improve sales performance across all product lines
- Improve sales performance across all product lines
- Raise customer retention rate by 15%
- Improve customer support and response time
- Implement loyalty programs and reward frequent customers
- Collect feedback to understand and solve customer problems
- Achieve a 25% increase in overall unit sales
- Enhance distribution channels to broaden product accessibility
- Implement a marketing campaign to raise product awareness and demand
- Offer customer incentives like discounts or loyalty programs
- Boost the average purchase value by 10% per customer
- Introduce premium versions or add-ons of popular products
- Implement strategic up-selling and cross-selling techniques
- Offer discounts or incentives for bulk purchases
8. OKRs to improve student attendance and literacy statistics
- Improve student attendance and literacy statistics
- Raise student attendance by 15%
- Offer rewards for consistent attendance
- Create engaging curriculum to boost student interest
- Implement a clear and effective communication system for parents and students
- Improve grade-level literacy rates by 20%
- Provide ongoing professional development for educators
- Expand family literacy activities and resources
- Implement intensive, individualized reading intervention programs
- Reduce number of students with low literacy skills by 10%
- Encourage regular parent-teacher communication
- Hire additional reading specialists for support
- Implement targeted literacy intervention programs
9. OKRs to enhance system stability to improve overall mobility
- Enhance system stability to improve overall mobility
- Reduce the number of outage incidents by half to minimize mobility interruptions
- Implement predictive maintenance for all transportation vehicles
- Train staff on rapid problem identification and resolution
- Conduct regular software and hardware performance checks
- Improve system uptime by 25% to ensure continuous and smooth mobility operations
- Regularly inspect and maintain all system hardware
- Continuously monitor system performance and fix glitches
- Implement redundant backup solutions, preventing downtime
- Implementan automated alert system for 100% identification of potential stability threats
- Train staff on system operation and threat response
- Identify suitable automated alert system software
- Install and test the automated system
10. OKRs to improve communication by ensuring quarterly check-in with performance manager
- Improve communication by ensuring quarterly check-in with performance manager
- Implement action plan based on feedback received from performance manager
- Develop a comprehensive action plan addressing the concerns highlighted
- Review feedback received from performance manager thoroughly
- Begin implementation of formulated action plan immediately
- Discuss performance goals and feedback during check-in meeting
- Review previous performance goals before the check-in meeting
- Prepare constructive and specific feedback points
- Schedule a check-in meeting to discuss performance goals
- Schedule and attend quarterly check-in meeting with performance manager
- Determine a suitable date and time for the check-in meeting
- Send meeting invite to performance manager
- Attend the scheduled check-in meeting
11. OKRs to improve employee engagement in OKR setting process
- Improve employee engagement in OKR setting process
- Conduct at least 2 interactive workshops on OKR understanding and significance
- Identify suitable speakers/experts for OKR workshops
- Develop workshop content based on OKR principles
- Plan and schedule two interactive OKR workshops
- Survey employees to improve OKR process, aiming for 20% more positive feedback
- Distribute the survey to all employees via email
- Analyze responses and implement changes based on feedback
- Design an anonymous survey focused on OKR process improvement
- Increase employee participation in OKR setting by 30% through incentivizing contribution
- Implement an incentive program for employees contributing to OKR setting
- Increase communication about the significance of employees' role in OKR setting
- Provide training sessions on the benefits of OKR participation
12. OKRs to boost student attendance to improve test scores
- Boost student attendance to improve test scores
- Increase parent-teacher communication to ensure 70% of students are consistently attending
- Implement weekly update emails for parents about their child's attendance
- Organize regular parent-teacher meetings to discuss attendance
- Create a parent-notification system for each absence
- Improve engagement in 80% of lessons to reduce truancy
- Introduce reward systems to encourage attendance and participation
- Implement interactive learning techniques to make lessons more engaging
- Train teachers on student motivation strategies and engagement methods
- Implement a reward system to motivate 90% weekly attendance rate
- Announce the newly implemented reward system to the participants
- Define criteria for the 90% weekly attendance rate reward system
- Track attendance and distribute rewards weekly
13. OKRs to improve efficiency & accuracy of invoice monitoring
- Improve efficiency & accuracy of invoice monitoring
- Decrease outstanding invoices by 30%
- Automate invoice reminders for clients
- Implement a more proactive approach in collecting debts
- Offer discounts for early payment of invoices
- Increase the number of invoices processed per hour by 15%
- Delegate more personnel to invoice processing tasks
- Train staff on speed-accuracy balance in invoicing
- Implement a digital system for faster invoice processing
- Reduce invoice processing errors by 20%
- Implement automated invoice verification software
- Improve data entry processes and checks
- Train staff specifically on invoice accuracy
14. OKRs to improve job prospects, personal relationships, and health this summer
- Improve job prospects, personal relationships, and health this summer
- Secure 3 job interviews in related fields
- Reach out to industry connections for potential leads
- Update and tailor resume for related field positions
- Apply for at least 10 jobs in related fields
- Invest a minimum of 3 hours weekly into meaningful relationships
- Attend social events or community functions regularly
- Schedule weekly catch-ups with close friends or family
- Initiate meaningful conversations with loved ones
- Spend at least 30 minutes daily in physical exercise
- Start and maintain consistency in your daily exercise routine
- Choose preferred exercise types like running, yoga, or strength training
- Schedule 30 minutes daily for physical activity in your planner
15. OKRs to improve satisfaction and find improvements for engineering stakeholders
- Improve satisfaction and find improvements for engineering stakeholders
- Identify and initiate 3 actionable improvement opportunities from stakeholder feedback
- Analyze feedback for actionable improvement opportunities
- Formulate 3 improvement initiatives and implement plans
- Gather and categorize feedback from all stakeholders
- Increase stakeholder satisfaction rate by 25% as measured by quarterly surveys
- Develop a comprehensive customer feedback system
- Implement regular training sessions for customer service
- Enhance communication between teams and stakeholders
- Reduce issue resolution time by 20% to boost stakeholder content
- Invest in regular team training to improve technical skills
- Enhance team communication for quick problem identification and resolution
- Implement efficient project management tools for faster issue tracking
Improve 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
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.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #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.
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 Improve 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
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.
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 Improve OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to increase revenue efficiency across all business units
- OKRs to increase effectiveness and efficiency of sales pipeline management
- OKRs to boost talent retention
- OKRs to develop robust performance metrics for the new enterprise API
- OKRs to improve incident management priority classification
- OKRs to attract €1m for SAFE investment funding
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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