14 OKR examples for Migration
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 Migration 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 more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework.
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKRs-tracking platform to make things easier.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Migration OKRs templates
The examples have Migration Objectives and Key Results, but they may also include the tasks that can help you get there.
OKRs to ensure smooth migration of on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Ensure smooth migration of on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Ensure zero critical post-migration issues in the final month of the quarter
- Implement a rigorous software testing process post-migration
- Conduct daily briefs to discuss potential issues
- Schedule weekly system performance evaluations
- Finalize a comprehensive migration plan with defined roles and responsibilities by week 2
- Identify and assign roles and responsibilities to team members
- Create a comprehensive migration plan
- Review and finalize the migration plan by week 2
- Achieve successful migration of 70% of identified applications by week 8
- Identify critical applications for migration prioritization by week 2
- Achieve 70% migration of applications by the end of week 8
- Initiate migration process of identified applications by week 4
OKRs to successfully migrate to GitLab
- Successfully migrate to GitLab
- Complete migration plan and timeline, including a step-by-step guide for all teams
- Develop a detailed timeline with specific milestones and accountable team members
- Create a comprehensive step-by-step guide outlining the migration process for all involved teams
- Conduct a thorough analysis and assessment of all existing systems and data
- Collaborate with relevant teams to identify potential roadblocks and ensure seamless transition
- Migrate 100% of the code repositories and branches from the current system to GitLab
- Ensure all team members are trained and proficient in using GitLab for version control
- Assign mentors to assist team members in mastering GitLab version control
- Regularly assess and evaluate team members' proficiency in GitLab usage
- Conduct comprehensive GitLab training for all team members
- Provide ongoing support and resources to enhance proficiency in GitLab
- Achieve 100% uptime and stability on GitLab platform throughout the migration process
- Collaborate with the migration team to establish effective communication channels and address concerns promptly
- Conduct thorough testing of the GitLab platform for any potential issues or vulnerabilities
- Perform regular backups and monitor system logs to proactively identify and address any disruptions
- Implement redundant systems and failover mechanisms to ensure continuous availability
OKRs to develop and implement an efficient cloud strategy
- Develop and implement an efficient cloud strategy
- Identify and analyze potential cloud service providers by the end of month 2
- Research potential cloud service providers
- Prepare a comparative analytical report of all providers
- Evaluate providers based on features, cost-effectiveness and reliability
- Define key requirements and desired outcomes of the cloud strategy by month 1
- Outline desired outcomes from implementing the cloud solution
- Identify critical objectives for adopting the cloud strategy
- Determine primary requirements for the cloud strategy
- Design, test, and execute cloud migration strategy achieving 90% transition by quarter end
- Develop comprehensive cloud migration plan, including cost and risk analysis
- Execute the cloud migration, closely monitoring process and resolving issues promptly
- Conduct exhaustive testing on pre-migration process and continuity plans
OKRs to ensure successful application and data migration with improved system stability and availability
- Ensure successful application and data migration with improved system stability and availability
- Decrease system downtime by 50% compared to previous migrations
- Develop improved system recovery strategies
- Upgrade to more reliable, updated hardware
- Implement regular preventive maintenance schedules
- Transfer 100% of data accurately and on time
- Identify and organize relevant data for transfer
- Set up reliable, efficient transfer processes
- Monitor transfer to ensure accuracy and timeliness
- Achieve 99.9% uptime for migrated applications
- Optimize load balancing and fault tolerance mechanisms
- Regularly conduct preventative maintenance to minimize downtime
- Implement robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms for applications
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
OKRs to increase customer migration from on-premises product to cloud product
- Increase customer migration from on-premises product to cloud product
- Reduce on-premises product support requests by 15% due to migration success
- Provide comprehensive training on new system usage to all staff
- Create detailed user guides and FAQs about the migrated product
- Track and address recurring issues proactively
- Secure positive customer feedback on the benefits and ease of transitioning
- Offer incentives for leaving positive, detailed feedback
- Implement staff training to ensure smooth customer transitions
- Conduct a post-transition survey to gather customer opinions
- Achieve 20% increase in cloud product subscriptions compared to on-premises
- Offer special discounts for cloud over on-premises subscriptions
- Increase customer awareness of cloud advantages through online webinars
- Implement an aggressive marketing campaign for cloud products
OKRs to successfully migrate on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Successfully migrate on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Perform successful trial migration for at least 2 applications without compromising functionality
- Identify two applications suitable for migration testing
- Perform incremental migration while ensuring functionality
- Verify the successful migration and performance
- Identify and prioritize 70% of on-prem applications for migration by comparing impact and feasibility
- Evaluate each application's migration impact and feasibility
- List existing on-prem applications for review
- Prioritize 70% of applications based on evaluation results
- Achieve full migration with zero downtime for the prioritized list of applications
- Test and implement the migration plan effectively
- Ensure proper setup for seamless transition without downtime
- Create a detailed migration plan for priority applications
OKRs to efficiently migrate services and databases to Google Cloud
- Efficiently migrate services and databases to Google Cloud
- Achieve minimal downtime during the migration process
- Conduct regular communication regarding the migration process with all relevant stakeholders
- Perform a thorough assessment of the existing infrastructure and identify potential issues
- Develop a detailed migration plan with clear timelines and allocated resources
- Implement redundancy measures and backup systems to minimize the impact of any disruptions
- Optimize costs by analyzing and implementing cost-effective solutions in Google Cloud
- Identify and eliminate any unnecessary services or resources to reduce expenses
- Regularly monitor and review cost reports and adjust strategies accordingly
- Research and implement more cost-effective alternatives or optimized configurations for existing services
- Conduct a thorough analysis of current Google Cloud services and associated costs
- Ensure seamless data migration from existing databases to Google Cloud
- Perform necessary data cleansing and transformation to ensure compatibility with Google Cloud
- Assess current database structure and data volume for smooth migration planning
- Create a detailed data migration strategy outlining steps, tools, and timelines
- Execute step-by-step migration process, verifying data integrity and minimizing downtime
- Successfully migrate all services from current platform to Google Cloud
OKRs to successfully migrate on-premises infrastructure to cloud service
- Successfully migrate on-premises infrastructure to cloud service
- Train all team members on how to use the new cloud service effectively
- Schedule training sessions for all team members
- Identify suitable training course for new cloud service
- Monitor and assess team's proficiency post-training
- Complete migration of all essential data and applications using cloud service
- Begin transferring prioritized data to the cloud service
- Assess and categorize all data and applications for migration
- Conduct thorough post-migration testing and verification
- Achieve cost savings of at least 20% compared to current on-premises setup
- Establish and implement a company-wide energy saving program
- Evaluate and implement more efficient, cost-effective technologies
- Initiate negotiations with current vendors for price reductions
OKRs to successfully migrate users
- Successfully migrate users
- Achieve a user migration rate of at least 80% within the designated timeframe
- Minimize user disruptions during the migration process by providing adequate support and resources
- Assign dedicated support personnel to promptly address any user concerns or questions
- Provide clear and concise documentation for seamless user guidance
- Conduct thorough training sessions to equip users with necessary skills and knowledge
- Offer readily accessible technical assistance and troubleshooting resources
- Monitor and analyze user feedback to identify areas for improvement in the migration process
- Set up a system to collect user feedback on the migration process
- Regularly review and analyze user feedback data for insights on improvement opportunities
- Identify specific areas in the migration process that require immediate attention based on user feedback
- Implement necessary changes or adjustments to address user feedback and improve the migration process
- Increase user awareness and understanding of the migration process through targeted communication campaigns
- Organize webinars to educate users on the migration process and address their concerns
- Implement targeted email campaigns highlighting key information and milestones of the migration process
- Develop a series of engaging videos showcasing the benefits and steps of the migration process
- Create and distribute informative brochures explaining the migration process to all users
OKRs to externalize authorization models from monolith
- Externalize authorization models from monolith
- Identify and list all authorization models by Week 2
- Finalize and submit the list by Week 2
- Research various types of authorization models
- Catalogue each identified authorization model in a list
- Successfully migrate at least 90% of authorization models to the external component by Week 10
- Map current authorization models to the external component
- Develop a detailed migration plan
- Execute migration and verify success rate
- Design and develop a separate external component for authorization models by Week 6
- Identify necessary features for authorization component
- Design a prototype of the authorization component
- Develop and test the authorization component
OKRs to migrate to a new technology
- Our JS codebase has migrated to TypeScript
- Reduce the use of "any" type by 30%
- 75% of our JS repositories are now using TypeScript
- 80% of frontend developers have gone through TypeScript training
OKRs to successfully migrate admin application to existing platform
- Successfully migrate admin application to existing platform
- Train all users on the new platform to ensure smooth transition
- Monitor user experience for further improvements
- Develop comprehensive training materials on the new platform
- Organize training sessions for all users
- Complete data migration without any loss or errors
- Perform a full backup of all existing data
- Verify and validate migrated data
- Use reliable software to conduct data migration
- Update all functionalities to align with existing platform requirements
- Identify and note necessary updates for functionalities
- Review current platform requirements thoroughly
- Implement and test functionality updates
OKRs to establish ourselves as cloud specialists with Atlassian
- Establish ourselves as cloud specialists with Atlassian
- Achieve a customer satisfaction rating of 4.5 stars or higher for our Atlassian cloud services
- Generate at least 10 new leads for Atlassian cloud services through marketing campaigns
- Create engaging social media posts promoting the benefits of Atlassian cloud services
- Collaborate with influencers to endorse Atlassian cloud services and increase brand visibility
- Optimize website content and implement SEO strategies to attract more organic traffic
- Develop targeted email campaigns highlighting the features and advantages of Atlassian cloud services
- Complete 3 successful Atlassian cloud migration projects within the next quarter
- Increase the number of Atlassian cloud certifications by 25%
- Enhance the availability of online training materials for Atlassian cloud certifications
- Launch targeted marketing campaigns to promote the benefits of Atlassian cloud certifications
- Offer discounts or incentives for individuals who successfully complete Atlassian cloud certifications
- Collaborate with universities and educational institutions to integrate Atlassian cloud certifications into their curriculum
More 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: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples