4 customisable OKR examples for Project Milestone

What are Project Milestone 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 Milestone 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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Our customisable Project Milestone OKRs examples

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Project Milestone. 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 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

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2. OKRs to establish 2024 as the milestone target year

Establish 2024 as the milestone target year
Cultivate cross-functional alignment and involvement with monthly progress towards the 2024 goal
Organize weekly discussions to share updates on the 2024 goal
Implement an online platform for real-time progress tracking
Facilitate cross-departmental brainstorming sessions for strategy formulation
Prioritize and initiate at least three major projects aligned with the 2024 vision
Develop a detailed action plan for each project
Identify three critical projects aligned with the 2024 vision
Assign resources and initiate execution of projects
Define and outline a comprehensive strategic roadmap geared towards 2024
Draft detailed plans for each prioritized activity
Prioritize and sequence roadmap activities based on strategic objectives
Identify key business goals for the 2024 strategic roadmap

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3. OKRs to successfully Deliver Roadmap on Schedule

Successfully Deliver Roadmap on Schedule
Achieve 75% of roadmap milestones by the midpoint evaluation
Prioritize tasks to ensure effective workflow and progress
Develop a detailed, achievable roadmap with distinct milestones
Monitor and track progress regularly against milestones
Draft and finalize the project roadmap within the first 2 weeks
Ensure 100% completion and delivery of the project roadmap by quarter end
Monitor progress regularly and provide effective feedback and assistance
Establish clear, achievable goals for every team member involved in the project
Dedicate specific time for addressing potential disruptions or project hurdles

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4. OKRs to efficiently monitor and manage the release of billing milestones

Efficiently monitor and manage the release of billing milestones
Improve the accuracy of forecasting milestone releases by 30%
Provide training on accuracy in forecasting
Increase communication among project team members
Implement robust project management tracking tools
Decrease the latency between billing milestone releases by 15%
Revise and streamline the current billing process
Implement efficient billing software
Train team on rapid billing procedures
Implement a tracking system to capture 100% of billing milestones in real time
Research available tracking systems suited to billing milestones
Train staff on how to utilize the new billing tracking system
Select and procure an appropriate real-time tracking system

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Project Milestone 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 OKRs

Tip #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 transparency

Tip #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 Milestone OKRs in a strategy map

Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. 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 OKRs

If 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 Milestone OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

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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