15 customisable OKR examples for Project Management
What are Project 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.
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 Management 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 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 Project Management OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Project 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 to excel in autonomous project management
To excel in autonomous project management
Complete 100% of projects within the designated timeframe and budget
Prioritize projects based on deadlines and budget parameters- Consistently monitor progress towards project goals
- Efficiently manage resources and time allocation
- Implement 3 new innovative project management methods to improve efficiency
- Research latest innovative project management methodologies
- Select and plan implementation of three methods
- Train staff on new techniques and monitor efficiency impacts
- Improve project success rate by 20% through streamlined decision making
- Review and revise current project management processes
- Invest in decision-making training for project leads
- Implement a clear decision-making hierarchy within project teams
2. OKRs to enhance autonomous, highly effective project management skills
- Enhance autonomous, highly effective project management skills
- Implement a new project management tool, improving project execution efficiency by 20%
- Train the team on utilizing the new tool effectively
- Research and select a suitable project management tool
- Continually monitor and adjust processes for efficiency
- Successfully deliver 3 high-stake projects using autonomous decision-making
- Monitor progress, iterate strategies, ensure delivery
- Define project goals and create detailed execution plans
- Utilize data-driven decision-making software for autonomy
- Complete professional project management certification by quarter-end
- Schedule and take the certification exam
- Dedicate time daily for study and exam preparation
- Enroll in a project management certification course
3. OKRs to establish robust autonomy and project management systems
- Establish robust autonomy and project management systems
- Train 70% of the team members in autonomous decision-making and problem-solving
- Identify team members needing autonomous decision-making training
- Develop an effective training program on decision-making
- Implement and monitor the training for select team members
- Implement a suitable project management software for 100% of ongoing projects
- Train staff on new software usage
- Research various project management software options
- Purchase and install chosen project management software
- Achieve 30% reduction in project deadline delays due to better management control
- Provide staff with targeted management training
- Establish daily progress tracking system
- Implement standardized project management procedures
4. OKRs to streamline project management for timely delivery
- Streamline project management for timely delivery
- Implement a project tracking system for real-time monitoring and status updates
- Install and configure selected tracking system
- Research available project tracking systems and select appropriate one
- Train team on using tracking system
- Reduce existing project completion timelines by 20%
- Streamline work processes to reduce time-consuming steps
- Utilize project management tools for efficiency
- Implement more focused, effective team meetings
- Achieve 100% completion of intermediary milestones within scheduled deadlines
- Implement efficient workflow strategies for timely task execution
- Monitor progress regularly to ensure completion within deadlines
- Develop a detailed project timeline with intermediary milestones
5. OKRs to implement effective project risk management strategies
- Improve project risk management
- Reduce overall project risk by 20% through early identification and mitigation
- Increase team's risk management maturity level by 2 points through training and coaching
- Implement a risk management tracking tool with 100% team adoption and utilization
- Reduce project delay and budget overruns by 15% through proactive risk monitoring and response
6. OKRs to enhance and streamline stakeholder management as a developer
- Enhance and streamline stakeholder management as a developer
- Increase stakeholder satisfaction by 20% through effective communication and project efficiency
- Improve project management tools to enhance efficiency
- Conduct regular feedback sessions to address stakeholders' concerns
- Implement weekly project status updates for all stakeholders
- Implement personalized weekly progress updates for all key stakeholders
- Schedule and send weekly email updates
- Develop a personalized update template
- Identify key stakeholders for weekly progress updates
- Resolve and document 100% of stakeholder queries or concerns within 48 hours
- Develop a streamlined process for addressing stakeholder queries
- Assign stakeholders concerns to relevant team members immediately
- Consistently update and maintain a query resolution documentation system
7. OKRs to ensure timely completion of all designated projects
- Ensure timely completion of all designated projects
- Enhance project management efficiency by 30% using advanced tracking tools
- Train project managers on new tool usage
- Research and identify suitable advanced tracking tools
- Implement selected tracking tool into management process
- Reduce elapsed project timeframe by 20% through streamlining processes
- Implement efficient and automated work processes
- Train staff on new streamlined procedures
- Identify bottlenecks and unnecessary steps in current processes
- Complete 100% of projects without exceeding preset deadlines
- Prioritize tasks based on importance and deadline
- Implement effective project management strategies
- Daily review and update of project progress
8. OKRs to boost capabilities in efficient time management
- Boost capabilities in efficient time management
- Reduce procrastination and wasted time to less than one hour per workday
- Limit social media use during work hours
- Prioritize tasks using a to-do list
- Set specific, manageable daily goals and deadlines for tasks
- Successfully complete 100% of projects earlier than the deadline indicated
- Periodically revisit timelines and adjust as necessary
- Start projects early to maximise working timeframe
- Improve efficiency with consistent daily progress
- Read and finish at least two industry-recognized books on time management strategies
- Choose two reputable time management books
- Summarize key time management strategies learned
- Create a reading schedule to meet deadline
9. OKRs to accelerate the delivery of consulting projects
- Accelerate the delivery of consulting projects
- Reduce project delays by 15% through enhanced resource allocation
- Assess and optimize team efficiency regularly
- Provide resource allocation training to project managers
- Implement a robust resource management software system
- Implement new project management tool and train all project members by week 6
- Schedule comprehensive tool training for all project members
- Implement the new tool and complete training by week 6
- Select suitable project management tool for our needs
- Achieve a 10% improvement in project completion speed by the end of the quarter
- Implement efficient project management tools and strategies
- Provide training for enhanced team productivity
- Regularly monitor and adjust timelines as needed
10. OKRs to streamline stakeholder communication and strengthen project oversight capabilities
- Streamline stakeholder communication and strengthen project oversight capabilities
- Conduct monthly stakeholder satisfaction surveys reaching a 25% increase in positive feedback
- Analyze feedback and make necessary improvements quickly
- Design an engaging and concise stakeholder satisfaction survey
- Implement a clear and accessible communication strategy
- Reduce project oversight related issues by 50% through enhanced monitoring
- Increase frequency of project progress reports
- Implement advanced tracking tools for better project monitoring
- Conduct regular project review meetings
- Implement a stakeholder management software to track engagement levels by 80%
- Begin tracking and analyzing stakeholder engagement levels
- Research and select an appropriate stakeholder management software
- Train the team on using the chosen software effectively
11. OKRs to implement successful project tracking and KPI definition system
- Implement successful project tracking and KPI definition system
- Develop a comprehensive tracking system to monitor project outcomes by week 6
- Design a comprehensive tracking system architecture
- Identify key project outcomes for weekly tracking
- Implement the tracking system by the 6th week
- Achieve 90% of project KPI targets by the end of the quarter
- Review all current project KPIs and identify areas of improvement
- Monitor and adjust those strategies regularly
- Develop strategies to enhance performance in underachieving areas
- Establish detailed success criteria for 3 major projects by week 4
- Develop detailed criteria for each project
- Identify 3 major projects needing success criteria
- Set and confirm criteria by week 4
12. OKRs to enhance the product management skills of our team
- Enhance the product management skills of our team
- Increase successful project delivery rate by 20%
- Enhance communication and collaboration between teams
- Implement clearer project timelines and benchmarks
- Regularly monitor and adjust project strategies
- Conduct 2 comprehensive product management workshops
- Identify and reserve suitable locations for both workshops
- Develop a comprehensive curriculum for product management
- Schedule experienced speakers to present during workshops
- Complete 5 cross-functional team projects for product management practice
- Review, document and evaluate project results
- Identify and schedule 5 cross-functional team projects
- Assign roles and oversee project execution
13. OKRs to promote high-performance ethos across all company levels
- Promote high-performance ethos across all company levels
- Achieve a 10% improvement in employee engagement survey scores
- Implement regular team-building activities and workshops
- Provide continuous feedback and recognition for employee achievements
- Enhance communication transparency between management and staff
- Reduce project completion times by 15%
- Delegate project tasks efficiently among team members
- Streamline communication process to prevent misunderstandings
- Enhance project management tools usage for better tracking
- Increase team productivity metrics by 20%
- Encourage open communication to quickly resolve issues
- Initiate training programs to improve staff skills and efficiency
- Implement productivity tracking software for accurate metrics
14. OKRs to improve relationships and delivery results with internet customers and project managers
- Improve relationships and delivery results with internet customers and project managers
- Increase customer satisfaction ratings by 25% through improved communication protocols and response times
- Develop and enforce a timely customer response protocol
- Implement team training on effective communication and customer interaction
- Regularly review and adjust communication strategies based on customer feedback
- Boost customer retention rates by 15% through improved project management and after-sales follow-ups
- Track and analyze customer retention metrics regularly
- Develop an effective after-sales follow-up system
- Implement meticulous project management strategies for customer satisfaction
- Successfully complete 100% of projects within promised deadlines and budgets
- Streamline processes and eliminate unnecessary tasks
- Prioritize tasks based on urgency and available resources
- Regularly review and update budget and timeline
15. 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
Project 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
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 Project Management 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 Project Management OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to achieve substantial revenue increase through action-result decisions
- OKRs to improve the effectiveness and security of Identity Access Management (IAM) initiatives
- OKRs to expand network by acquiring 10 integrated networks with a minimum of 50 professionals each
- OKRs to boost frequency of customer repeat purchases
- OKRs to secure the buy-in from the leadership of the 5 MAYD clusters on our strategy
- OKRs to boost sustainable growth and profitability of the business
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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