15 customisable OKR examples for Project Leader
What are Project Leader 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've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Project Leader 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 Project Leader 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 Project Leader OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Project Leader. 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 cultivate exceptional leadership character traits
Cultivate exceptional leadership character traits
Implement learned skills in three real projects, receiving positive feedback on each
Seek and incorporate feedback from project stakeholders- Replicate process for subsequent two projects
- Apply learned skills on first project
- Complete two leadership development courses with a score of 90% or higher
- Research and select two relevant leadership development courses
- Commit to regular study to comprehend course material
- Take final assessments aiming for 90% score or higher
- Organize five workshops to teach, gather feedback and improve leadership traits
- Identify potential experts to lead leadership workshops
- Develop workshop curriculum based on leadership traits
- Plan a comprehensive feedback collection system
2. OKRs to secure a leadership role within the company
- Secure a leadership role within the company
- Successfully lead three major projects to completion with positive feedback
- Identify key objectives for each of the three major projects
- Monitor progress, address issues and ensure all projects meet/exceed expectations
- Assign responsibilities and establish timelines for project completion
- Achieve a score of 90% or above in internal leadership competency assessment
- Practice situational leadership through role play activities
- Review past assessment feedback and identify areas for improvement
- Attend relevant training workshops for boosting leadership skills
- Attend and actively participate in at least four leadership training workshops
- Complete post-workshop assignments or takeaways for review
- Schedule time for active participation in each workshop
- Research and register for four relevant leadership training workshops
3. OKRs to enhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
- Enhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
- Demonstrate improvement by leading 2 successful projects by the end of next quarter
- Identify and clearly define two potential leadership projects
- Develop a comprehensive, deadline-oriented action plan for each
- Execute, manage, and monitor progress for both projects effectively
- Achieve a mean feedback score of 4+ from team members in leadership effectiveness
- Improve communication and decision-making skills
- Implement a regular and effective leadership training program
- Solicit and apply feedback from team members
- Complete a certified leadership training course by quarter-end
- Research and select a certified leadership training course
- Enroll in the chosen leadership training course
- Complete the training course and obtain certification
4. OKRs to cultivate and leverage leaders with innovative ideas for organizational growth
- Cultivate and leverage leaders with innovative ideas for organizational growth
- Identify 10 potential leaders through proven leadership discovery methodologies
- Select 10 potential leaders from results
- Research proven leadership discovery methodologies
- Apply methodologies to identify potential leaders
- Substantiate 5 new emergent ideas proposed by the identified leaders
- Research the feasibility and potential impact of the new ideas
- Arrange meetings with the leaders to discuss their proposed ideas
- Prepare detailed reports supporting these emergent concepts
- Achieve a 20% increase in innovative project implementations lead by these leaders
- Implement training programs focused on innovation
- Encourage risk-taking and idea experimentation
- Organize regular creative brainstorming sessions with leaders
5. OKRs to enhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- Enhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- Conduct 4 leadership training workshops to foster thought leadership
- Identify topics and designing the content for the leadership workshops
- Coordinate with facilitators and arranging the necessary resources
- Send invitations and schedule the four leadership training workshops
- Implement 5 successful cross-functional projects to boost team collaborations
- Develop clear communication guidelines and timelines
- Identify and assign cross-functional team members for each project
- Establish metrics for success and regular progress checks
- Increase the average audience engagement rate on team discussions by 20%
- Implement interactive activities during team discussions
- Incorporate feedback sessions post-discussions
- Provide comprehensive training for engagement techniques
6. OKRs to enhance and exemplify effective leadership skills
- Enhance and exemplify effective leadership skills
- Lead a team project, achieving goals within outlined budget and time constraints
- Regularly monitor progress and adjust strategies if needed
- Develop a detailed, efficient budget plan
- Establish clear project objectives and timeline
- Gather 360° feedback from 10 colleagues to identify and improve leadership weaknesses
- Identify 10 colleagues for feedback collection
- Analyze feedback and create an improvement plan
- Prepare a 360-degree feedback survey
- Complete a recognized leadership training course with a score above 85%
- Aim to achieve assessment scores above 85%
- Plan and maintain regular study schedule
- Research and enroll in a reputable leadership training course
7. OKRs to ensure consistent project progress
- Ensure consistent project progress
- Reduce project milestone delays by 15%
- Increase communication and collaboration among team members
- Regularly monitor and update task progression
- Implement a consistent, detailed project schedule
- Increase weekly deliverables completion rate by 20%
- Review existing workflows for areas of inefficiency
- Implement deadline reminders and progress check-ins
- Provide training for enhanced productivity tools
- Improve team communication efficiency by optimizing weekly meetings
- Allocate specific speaking time to each participant
- Implement clear post-meeting follow-up procedures
- Develop clear, concise agenda for each weekly meeting
8. OKRs to enhance efficiency and accuracy in month end reporting systems
- Enhance efficiency and accuracy in month end reporting systems
- Achieve 100% on-time delivery of month-end reports through improving project management routines
- Frequently monitor project progress and adjust as needed
- Implement training on time management for team members
- Review and streamline project scheduling and assignment processes
- Cut down time spent on month-end reports by 30% by streamlining the process
- Identify and eliminate redundant steps in report process
- Incorporate automated data collection and compilation
- Prioritize and condense report information
- Decrease month-end reporting errors by 60% through automated data validation
- Schedule regular system maintenance and audits
- Train staff on new validation protocols
- Implement automated data validation software
9. OKRs to enhance work ethos focusing on integrity, speed, passion, and transparency
- Enhance work ethos focusing on integrity, speed, passion, and transparency
- Complete 100% of assigned tasks with zero integrity-related issues
- Review every task breakdown meticulously to understand expectations completely
- Prioritize and execute tasks with complete honesty and transparency
- Ensure ongoing self-audit and cross-checking work accuracy
- Improve project delivery speed, reducing turnaround time by 20%
- Streamline project workflows to eliminate unnecessary steps
- Implement more efficient project management tools
- Enhance team training for productivity improvement
- Increase 360-degree feedback scores on passion and transparency by 35%
- Implement proactive feedback mechanisms for immediate action
- Arrange workshops to enhance staff communication and transparency
- Promote passion through exciting company wide initiatives
10. OKRs to improve efficiency in meeting deadlines and deliverables
- Improve efficiency in meeting deadlines and deliverables
- Improve timely deliveries by delivering 90% of projects ahead of schedule
- Train staff on time management techniques
- Implement project management tools for effective scheduling
- Regularly monitor and adjust project timelines
- Reduce task completion time beyond deadlines by 40%
- Implement strict time management strategies
- Use project management tools for efficient tracking
- Streamline processes to eliminate unnecessary steps
- Enhance project management skills by completing a certified course in the quarter
- Research suitable project management certification courses
- Complete and pass the certification course
- Enroll in chosen certification course
11. OKRs to streamline implementation process for customers
- Streamline implementation process for customers
- Reduce average implementation time to 90 days or less
- Provide additional training and resources to project teams to enhance efficiency
- Streamline project documentation and approval processes for faster sign-offs
- Identify and address common bottlenecks in the implementation process to eliminate delays
- Implement regular review meetings and progress tracking to ensure timely completion
- Achieve a customer satisfaction rating of at least 95% post-implementation
- Provide comprehensive training and support to ensure customers fully understand and utilize the implemented solution
- Continuously monitor and evaluate customer satisfaction metrics to identify trends and implement necessary actions
- Improve communication channels with customers to address any concerns or issues promptly
- Conduct regular customer satisfaction surveys to gather feedback and identify areas for improvement
- Increase team productivity by 20% through process optimization
- Conduct a thorough analysis of current processes to identify areas for improvement
- Implement automation tools and technologies to streamline repetitive tasks
- Provide regular training and support to team members to enhance their skills and efficiency
- Streamline workflows and eliminate unnecessary steps or duplication of effort
- Decrease the number of customer escalations related to implementation issues by 50%
- Implement a robust quality assurance process for all implementation projects
- Develop a comprehensive training program for implementation team
- Enhance communication channels between implementation team and customers
- Conduct regular customer feedback surveys to identify and address implementation issues proactively
12. OKRs to optimize and excel as an innovative agile team
- Optimize and excel as an innovative agile team
- Reduce project turnaround time by 15% through improved team collaboration
- Introduce collaboration tools for effective communication
- Implement regular team meetings focusing on project obstacles
- Provide training to enhance team collaboration
- Obtain 90% positive feedback on project deliverables from stakeholders
- Improve deliverables based on feedback received
- Actively seek stakeholders' wants and needs
- Continually communicate project updates to stakeholders
- Increase team productivity by 25% measured by completed tasks
- Introduce performance incentives for early or on-time task completion
- Implement a daily morning team-meeting for task assignment and completion updates
- Provide training on efficient task management and prioritizing techniques
13. OKRs to enhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- Enhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- Lead one cross-team project resulting in a 20% increase in team efficiency
- Evaluate and report the efficiency increase
- Identify a project involving multiple teams
- Develop and implement efficient cross-team strategies
- Attend two cross-department training sessions per month to expand interpersonal skills
- Schedule attendance to two sessions
- Identify available cross-department training sessions
- Participate actively in chosen sessions
- Score at least 4.5 in a peer-reviewed soft skills assessment by quarter end
- Practice and master active listening and empathy
- Request and attentively incorporate peer feedback
- Enroll in and complete a soft skills improvement course
14. OKRs to enhance communication and foster collaboration within the team
- Enhance communication and foster collaboration within the team
- Conduct bi-weekly workshops to improve team communication skills
- Identify key communication issues impacting team's performance
- Plan interactive bi-weekly workshops to address these issues
- Regularly evaluate workshop's efficiency and adapt accordingly
- Implement a successful team project involving all members showcasing effective collaboration
- Schedule regular team meetings for progress updates and brainstorming
- Actively promote open communication and constructive feedback within the team
- Identify individual strengths and assign respective team roles accordingly
- Decrease email response time to under one hour during working days
- Prioritize regularly checking emails during work hours
- Set alarm reminders to answer pending emails
- Use quick-reply templates for frequently asked questions
15. OKRs to maintain a professional and engaged presence at work
- Maintain a professional and engaged presence at work
- Complete assigned tasks on time with high quality and seek opportunities for improvement
- Seek feedback from colleagues and supervisors to enhance performance
- Pay attention to detail and ensure the quality of work before submission
- Regularly evaluate workflow and identify areas for improvement
- Prioritize tasks and create a schedule to meet deadlines efficiently
- Build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and superiors through effective communication and collaboration
- Actively listen to colleagues and superiors, showing genuine interest in their perspectives and ideas
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in written correspondence
- Seek feedback from colleagues and superiors, and implement constructive criticism to improve collaboration
- Offer assistance and support to colleagues and superiors whenever possible
- Actively seek out additional responsibilities or projects to demonstrate enthusiasm and dedication
- Offer assistance to teammates on their projects to showcase dedication and support
- Take initiative and volunteer for tasks that align with personal interests and skills
- Regularly communicate to superiors about eagerness to be involved in new projects and contribute
- Seek feedback and suggestions from supervisors to identify areas where additional responsibilities can be taken on
- Attend all meetings prepared and actively contribute to discussions
- Follow up after meetings with action points, summaries, or additional research if needed
- Engage in discussions by actively listening, sharing insights, and providing constructive input
- Review meeting agenda beforehand and gather necessary materials or information
- Participate in pre-meeting preparations, research topics, and formulate ideas or questions
Project Leader 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 Project Leader 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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
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 Project Leader OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to minimize overall business risk
- OKRs to boost Overall Account Health
- OKRs to enhance operational efficiency, certify employees, and increase team revenue
- OKRs to close 7 successful sales deals
- OKRs to enhance testing effectiveness
- OKRs to implement a robust compliance training program
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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