15 customisable OKR examples for Project Managers
What are Project Managers 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 Managers 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.
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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 Project Managers OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Project Managers 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 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
2. OKRs to improve accuracy of project estimations
- Improve accuracy of project estimations
- Implement a new estimation tool with positive feedback from 75% of users
- Initiate a feedback survey post-implementation
- Conduct training sessions for users to understand the tool
- Select an estimation tool compatible with current systems
- Reduce variances in project estimates versus actual results by 20%
- Use past projects as a benchmark for estimation
- Implement a detailed project management plan
- Regularly monitor and adjust estimates as needed
- Complete advanced estimation training for relevant staff
- Monitor staff's progress and understanding post-training
- Identify staff members needing advanced estimation training
- Schedule suitable training sessions for identified staff
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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%
7. OKRs to reduce mobilization cost for special project set ups
- Reduce mobilization cost for special project set ups
- Achieve a 15% reduction in overall setup mobilization cost through standardization
- Identify and eliminate redundant steps in setup
- Train staff on efficient, standardized practices
- Implement standard procedures for mobilization processes
- Increase efficiency by 20% through reduced setup time using standard modules
- Implement standard modules across daily operations
- Invest in the training for effective use of standard modules
- Continually monitor and adjust module setup times
- Implement standard modules in atleast 70% of special project setups
- Identify special project setups for standard module implementation
- Prioritize bringing 70% of projects into compliance
- Train project managers in standard module usage
8. OKRs to deliver projects on time
- Timely Project Delivery
- Increase team productivity by 15% with time management techniques
- Reduce project turnaround time by 20%
- Implement Agile project management methodologies for better time tracking
- Successfully meet every project milestone
9. OKRs to enhance project management processes for improved success rate
- Optimize project management for increased success
- Increase on-time and on-budget project delivery by 20%
- Conduct monthly project analysis and feedback sessions
- Train team on effective project management techniques
- Implement new project management software
10. OKRs to significantly improve the timeliness of projects
- Significantly improve the timeliness of projects
- Reduce the number of adjustments by 20%
- Achieve a customer satisfaction score of 90% or higher for timeliness of projects
- Increase the overall on-time project delivery rate to 95%
- Establish clear communication protocols
- Track and monitor progress against timeline
- Identify risks and proactively address any issues
- Implement a project management process
11. OKRs to reduce scope creep on critical projects
- Minimize scope creep on critical projects
- 100% of scope changes are documented and approved by the relevant stakeholders
- Run 3 training session on how to manage scope on long-term projects
- Achieve an 45% reduction in scope creep on critical projects
- Establish clear project objectives and scope before the project begins
- Set expectations with stakeholders and document any changes to scope
- Create a process for stakeholders to submit scope change requests
- Monitor progress regularly to ensure scope is being met
12. OKRs to cultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- Cultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- Decrease decision-making time by 30%, as measured by project timeframes
- Utilize data-driven project management tools
- Implement a streamlined decision-making process
- Provide regular training to improve efficiency
- Launch an internal entrepreneurship challenge, with a minimum 50% staff participation
- Create incentive/rewards program to promote 50% staff participation
- Announce challenge and guidelines to all staff via company-wide communication
- Regularly track and report participation rates to encourage involvement
- Implement training sessions targeting autonomy and independent decision-making for 75% of the staff
- Develop skill-specific training sessions focused on independence
- Identify 75% of staff likely to benefit from autonomy training
- Schedule and execute training sessions for identified staff members
13. OKRs to prepare a successful product launch
- Be on track for a successful launch of next quarter
- Build a mailing list of 1,0000 people
- Find relevant Facebook and LinkedIn groups
- List on Product Hunt as an upcoming product
- Create landing page with beta signup form
- Share on Reddit, HackerNews, etc...
- Enroll 5 influencers to boost our profile on social media on launch day
- Secure 10 press articles with known publications
- List 25 journalists that could be interested in writing about us
- Create PR kit
14. OKRs to strengthen and Revitalize Marketing Department Functionality
- Strengthen and Revitalize Marketing Department Functionality
- Implement two new strategic marketing initiatives
- Identify potential marketing initiatives based on current market trends
- Implement and monitor the effectiveness of the new initiatives
- Develop detailed plans and goals for two chosen initiatives
- Increase team productivity by 25% measured through KPIs
- Incentivize timely task completion with rewards
- Provide training for efficient project management tools
- Implement daily stand-up meetings to streamline communication
- Achieve 30% rise in positive customer feedback on marketing efforts
- Increase frequency of customer satisfaction surveys and feedback requests
- Revamp marketing strategies based on customers' preferences and needs
- Streamline communication channels for better customer engagement
15. 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
Project Managers 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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 Managers 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 Managers OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to boost market dominance through increased Sales and Share of Voice
- OKRs to double weekly leads through SEO
- OKRs to revamp system solutions to maximize quality
- OKRs to enhance proactive tracking and completion of deadline feedback
- OKRs to increase user acquisition by 50% in the next quarter
- OKRs to enhance work ethos focusing on integrity, speed, passion, and transparency
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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