4 customisable OKR examples for It Team Members
What are It Team Members 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.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for It Team Members 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.
Building your own It Team Members 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
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives, including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
Our customisable It Team Members OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for It Team Members. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to enhance visibility over cloud and on-prem patchmanagement and configurations
Enhance visibility over cloud and on-prem patchmanagement and configurations
Complete training for IT team on latest best practices regarding configurations and patch management
Identify relevant training programs on configurations and patch management
Enroll IT team members in selected training courses
Monitor team's progression and verify training completion
Implement a centralized system to track and report all cloud resource configurations
Train staff to report configurations
Deploy the system across all cloud resources
Identify necessary components for the centralized tracking system
Establish a schedule and process for regular patch updates and audits
Identify software and systems that require regular patching
Determine frequency for updates and audits
Create SOP for patch management process
2. OKRs to establish monthly brown bag/office hours with IT
Establish monthly brown bag/office hours with IT
Generate and distribute an agenda for each session, one week in advance
Formulate the agenda one week prior
Compile topics to be discussed for each session
Distribute the agenda to all participants
Achieve a minimum 80% attendance rate at each session
Implement incentives for regular attendees
Send out reminder notifications about upcoming sessions
Develop engaging session content to maintain attendance interest
Identify and confirm suitable time slots with 100% of IT team members
Send confirmation emails for chosen time slots
Compile responses and identify common availabilities
Send survey to IT team to select preferred time slots
3. OKRs to implement a new CMS successfully
Implement a new CMS successfully
Train and upskill DevOps team members to effectively support and maintain the CMS
Decrease the average time to resolve CMS-related issues by 20%
Conduct regular audits to identify and address recurring CMS-related issues proactively
Implement regular training sessions for CMS support staff to enhance their technical skills
Streamline CMS Issue Resolution Process through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
Improve communication channels to expedite issue escalation and resolution
Collaborate with the service partner to ensure smooth integration of the CMS
Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member involved in the integration process
Establish a communication protocol to ensure efficient information sharing between all parties involved
Develop a structured timeline with key milestones for the CMS integration project
Set up regular meetings with the service partner to discuss the CMS integration progress
Successfully deploy and configure the new CMS on the production environment
Collaborate with IT team to ensure compatibility of CMS with existing infrastructure
Conduct thorough testing of the new CMS on a staging environment before deployment
Develop a detailed step-by-step deployment plan for CMS implementation
Configure user permissions and roles in the production environment for effective CMS usage
4. OKRs to amplify sales of IT services and staff augmentation
Amplify sales of IT services and staff augmentation
Improve lead conversion rates by 10% through targeted sales initiatives
Upscale IT staff augmentation sales by 20%
Initiate upselling and cross-selling training for sales team
Develop specialized sales pitch and strategies for upscale clients
Identify potential markets for higher-end IT staff augmentation
Achieve a 15% increase in new contract signings for IT services
Enhance sales strategies to attract potential customers
Develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns for IT services
Improve service offerings based on customer feedback
It Team Members 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.
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Tip #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.
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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 turn your It Team Members 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
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
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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 It Team Members OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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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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