Project Management OKRs
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.
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 more about the meaning of OKRs online.
Examples of OKRs for Project Management
The examples have Project Management Objectives and Key Results, but they may also include the tasks that can help you get there.
You'll find 4 OKRs examples for Project Management below, and some extra tips to write better quarterly plans at the end.
OKRs to keep a long-running project on track
The ACH Payment project is on track for next quarter
We have achieve our 4 main development milestones
Milestone 1: UX Design completed
Milestone 4: We have enrolled 10 beta customers on ACH
Milestone 2: Backend API is functional and tested
Milestone 3: ACH payment is wired to the UI (internal)
We have completed 25 transactions on the internal beta
We have completed 20 UX testing sessions
OKRs to improve project management
Improve project management effectiveness
Increase customer satisfaction in post-completion surveys from 65% to 80%
Bring project completion rate up by 10%
Develop a system to track and review project completion
Analyze current completion rate and identify areas of improvement
Create a timeline for project completion and assign deadlines
Monitor progress and provide feedback to team members
Reduce the project timeline overruns by 20%
Keep project budget variance below 25%
OKRs to improve project delivery margins while keeping existing customers happy
Increase profitability of project delivery while keeping customers happy
Reduce operational costs associated with project delivery by 8%
Implement cost saving measures
Identify areas for potential cost savings
Analyze current operational costs associated with project delivery
Monitor and adjust cost saving measures as needed
Reduce project delivery cycle time by 20%
Increase customer satisfaction ratings on project delivery by 10%
OKRs to be on track for a long-running project
Be on track to deliver <project> next quarter
100% of the core features have been delivered
Ship <feature 2>
Ship <feature 1>
Identify all core features
Run 20 UX tests session on <project>
Analyze feedback and identify opportunities
Create the UX test script
50 people are actively using the beta every week
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How to track your OKRs?
It's important to establish a cadence of check-ins for your Project Management OKRs.
The rules of OKRs are simple. Quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly, and yearly OKRs should be tracked monthly.
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 OKRs-tracking tool for it.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2022 OKRs guide for Startups
- To implement: Flowing OKRs: 14 rules to simplify OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: Success metrics examples