7 customisable OKR examples for Knowledge Management
What are Knowledge Management 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.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Knowledge Management. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Knowledge Management 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 Knowledge Management OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Knowledge Management 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 improve documentation utilization
Improve documentation utilization
Increase average time spent on reading documentation by 15 minutes per week
Create a user-friendly index for easy navigation within the documentation- Incorporate interactive elements such as quizzes to engage readers in the documentation
- Use visual aids like diagrams and infographics to enhance comprehension of the content
- Provide concise and relevant examples throughout the documentation to clarify concepts
- Utilize documentation for problem resolution in at least 80% of complex cases
- Ensure that comprehensive documentation is easily accessible and organized for reference
- Regularly update and maintain documentation to reflect the latest information and procedures
- Train employees on effectively utilizing documentation for problem resolution
- Implement a system to track and monitor the usage of documentation for problem resolution
- Receive positive feedback on increased documentation utilization from peer or manager
- Set achievable goals for increasing documentation utilization and track progress
- Share updated documentation with peers and manager regularly
- Request feedback and suggestions on the usefulness and clarity of the documentation
- Encourage peers to utilize the documentation by highlighting its benefits
- Complete at least 4 online courses related to documentation and knowledge management
- Enroll in each of the selected courses and complete the required modules and assignments
- Choose 4 online courses that cover different aspects of documentation and knowledge management
- Take notes and apply acquired knowledge to improve current documentation and knowledge management practices
- Search for online platforms offering courses related to documentation and knowledge management
2. OKRs to enhance team collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Enhance team collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Score 90% on quarterly team effectiveness and collaboration survey
- Develop and implement team building activities
- Encourage open communication and feedback within the team
- Regularly review and improve collaboration strategies
- Decrease answer-seeking time by 25% via a centralized knowledge management platform
- Continuously update and sort platform content
- Train employees on efficient search strategies
- Implement a centralized knowledge management platform
- Implement weekly team workshops leading to a 30% increase in cross-functional projects
- Monitor and evaluate participation and progress
- Designate workshop topics related to cross-functional projects
- Schedule weekly team workshops
3. OKRs to preserve and augment the company's knowledge base
- Preserve and augment the company's knowledge base
- Improve knowledge article engagement by 30% with enhanced interactivity
- Implement interactive elements like quizzes, polls, or games in articles
- Solicit and incorporate audience feedback to refine content
- Incorporate videos, audios, or infographics to promote engagement
- Increase coverage of the knowledge base by 20% through new topic incorporation
- Research and compile information on new topics
- Incorporate new topics into our knowledge base
- Identify gaps in the current knowledge base content
- Achieve 95% customer satisfaction rating by providing timely, comprehensive info in the knowledge base
- Ensure swift responses to customer questions or concerns
- Update the knowledge base regularly with new, relevant information
- Foster a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate online platform
4. OKRs to increase expertise and execution in product knowledge and implementation
- Increase expertise and execution in product knowledge and implementation
- Implement learned theories in three real-world projects with positive feedback
- Seek out and document positive feedback for modifications
- Select three theories acquired from recent learning to apply
- Implement chosen theories into ongoing real-world projects
- Complete at least two industry-related certifications or courses
- Consistently study to successfully complete the courses or certifications
- Research and list down relevant industry-related certifications or courses
- Enroll in at least two chosen courses or certifications
- Conduct a minimum of four product knowledge sharing sessions with the team
- Schedule dates and times for each session
- Invite team members to each session
- Establish topics for four product knowledge sharing sessions
5. OKRs to enhance company's knowledge base and documentation
- Enhance company's knowledge base and documentation
- Create 20 comprehensive, user-friendly manuals for all main products by end of quarter
- Develop detailed, user-friendly content for each manual
- Identify main products needing manuals
- Proofread and finalize all 20 product manuals
- Achieve 95% positive feedback from users on the clarity and usefulness of documentation
- Update documents regularly based on received feedback
- Organize feedback sessions to identify potential improvements
- Ensure documentation is comprehensible to all user skill levels
- Train 100% of team on the newly formed knowledge base to ensure consistent usage
- Monitor and evaluate team usage to ensure consistency
- Identify team members needing training on the knowledge base
- Develop a comprehensive training schedule for all team members
6. OKRs to advance proficiency in construction-related coursework
- Advance proficiency in construction-related coursework
- Successfully achieve 2 hands-on construction project assignments within the proposed timeline
- Regularly monitor progress and make necessary adjustments
- Ensure efficient utilization of resources and manpower
- Prioritize tasks and prepare a detailed project schedule
- Complete 3 construction management courses with an average grade of 85% or higher
- Dedicate consistent study hours weekly to comprehend lessons
- Research and enroll in 3 reputable construction management courses
- Aim to achieve at least 85% on all course assignments and exams
- Read and summarize 5 industry-related books to expand personal knowledge
- Read and take notes on each book
- Select and purchase 5 industry-related books
- Write a summary for each book
7. OKRs to gain comprehensive knowledge of the TTB submission process
- Gain comprehensive knowledge of the TTB submission process
- Complete at least three TTB-specific training courses with 90%+ accuracy
- Identify three relevant TTB-specific training courses
- Schedule and complete each training course
- Achieve a 90%+ score on each course assessment
- Handle and successfully submit two real-life TTB applications
- Gather all necessary documents for TTB applications
- Submit completed TTB applications by deadlines
- Fill out the TTB applications accurately
- Compile a detailed guide with step-by-step instructions on TTB submissions
- Proofread and finalize guide for comprehension
- Organize details into clear, sequential steps
- Research thorough information about TTB submissions process
Knowledge Management 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
Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your 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
Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.
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 Knowledge Management OKRs in a strategy map
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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
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.
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 Knowledge Management OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to improve and optimize team's SEO projects' execution and output
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- OKRs to cultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- OKRs to successfully complete the new server build assessment
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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