4 customisable OKR examples for Measurement
What are Measurement 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.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Measurement. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
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 Measurement OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Measurement 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 enhance our performance measurement and reporting
Enhance our performance measurement and reporting
Improve clarity and precision of all reports, targeting a 95% comprehension rate
Incorporate visuals to increase report understanding- Implement clear, concise language in all report writing
- Conduct regular report comprehension checks
- Implement an analytics tool to track performance metrics across all departments
- Identify key performance indicators for each department
- Train department heads on how to use the tool
- Research and choose a suitable analytics tool
- Increase reporting accuracy by reviewing and correcting discrepancies by 20%
- Identify and review current reports for errors
- Implement strict data verification measures
- Correct discrepancies found in data reports
2. OKRs to implement a robust performance measurement system
- Implement a robust performance measurement system
- Conduct a pilot run and fix any identified issue by week 12
- Conduct the pilot run during week 11
- Identify and solve any issues by week 12
- Finalize the pilot run procedure by end of week 10
- Develop automated processes for tracking these indicators by week 8
- Identify necessary indicators for automation by week 2
- Implement and test automation process by week 7
- Design automation process for tracking indicators by week 5
- Identify and define 10 key performance indicators for system by week 4
- Finalize and define selected KPIs by week 4
- Review system functions and operation by week 1
- Identify 10 potential performance indicators by week 2
3. OKRs to design and operationalize robust measurement system
- Design and operationalize robust measurement system
- Develop comprehensive system architecture draft by mid-quarter
- Begin initial draft focused on system infrastructure and functionality
- Review, refine, and finalize the comprehensive draft
- Identify and list all necessary components for the system architecture
- Identify and document key metrics for system measurement within 2 weeks
- Achieve 98% data accuracy in system tests by quarter-end
- Conduct frequent comprehensive data audits
- Implement systematic data cleansing practices
- Evaluate and enhance existing data validation rules
4. OKRs to improve Advisory NPS through baseline measurement and analysis
- Improve Advisory NPS through baseline measurement and analysis
- Develop and implement targeted improvement strategies based on Advisory NPS insights
- Implement the planned improvement strategies systematically
- Analyze Advisory NPS feedback to identify areas for improvement
- Develop strategies to address identified weaknesses
- Conduct customer satisfaction survey to gather Advisory NPS data
- Develop a comprehensive customer satisfaction survey
- Send survey to existing advisory customers
- Analyze survey results for NPS data
- Analyze and compare Advisory NPS scores across different customer segments
- Analyze Advisory NPS scores for each segment
- Categorize customers into different segments
- Compare NPS scores across all segments
Measurement 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 Measurement 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
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 Measurement OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to uncover and articulate the 'as-is' process accurately
- OKRs to ensure punctual and high-quality project delivery
- OKRs to reduce partial deliveries to clients
- OKRs to boost financial performance through technological advancement
- OKRs to strengthen quality control for product consistency
- OKRs to understand group's shared experiences comprehensively
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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