15 customisable OKR examples for Qa Team
What are Qa Team 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.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Qa Team. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Qa Team 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.
Our customisable Qa Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Qa Team 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 improve efficiency of QA triaging
Improve efficiency of QA triaging
Increase accuracy of QA triaging by achieving a 90% reduction in false-positive tickets
Utilize automated tools and technologies to assist in the identification and reduction of false-positive tickets- Provide comprehensive training to QA team members on identifying false-positive tickets
- Implement stricter guidelines for ticket classification based on clearly defined criteria
- Regularly analyze and review triaging processes to identify areas for improvement
- Integrate automated QA triaging system with existing bug tracking tools
- Evaluate and select suitable automated QA triaging system for integration
- Train QA team and relevant stakeholders on using the integrated automated QA triaging system
- Design and implement necessary integrations between the automated QA triaging system and bug tracking tools
- Test and validate the integration to ensure seamless data flow between the systems
- Reduce manual QA triaging time by 50% through automation
- Research and evaluate available automation tools and frameworks suitable for QA triaging
- Train QA team members on the usage and maintenance of the implemented automation solutions
- Analyze existing manual QA triaging processes to identify potential areas for automation
- Develop and implement automated test scripts for frequently occurring triaging scenarios
- Implement a machine learning algorithm to categorize and prioritize QA tickets
- Continually evaluate and fine-tune the algorithm using feedback and updated data
- Collect and analyze historical QA tickets for training data
- Develop a prioritization system based on urgency and impact metrics
- Choose and implement a suitable machine learning algorithm for ticket categorization
2. OKRs to establish and optimize a QA design team for the mobile gaming division
- Establish and optimize a QA design team for the mobile gaming division
- Develop and implement a comprehensive QA design process to ensure efficient testing and bug detection
- Hire and onboard skilled QA designers to form a cohesive and proficient team
- Improve time-to-market by streamlining QA design procedures and optimizing testing efficiency
- Establish clear communication channels between QA and development teams for quick feedback and issue resolution
- Regularly evaluate and update testing strategies to ensure they align with the project's objectives
- Review current QA design procedures to identify areas for improvement and streamlining
- Implement automation tools and frameworks to increase testing efficiency
- Enhance customer satisfaction by reducing post-release issues and increasing positive user reviews
- Implement a streamlined feedback system to promptly address user concerns and provide solutions
- Consistently track and analyze user reviews to gain insights and prioritize areas for improvement
- Conduct thorough user testing before releasing products to identify and address potential issues
- Improve product documentation and provide user-friendly resources to assist customers in troubleshooting
3. OKRs to improve QA progress tracking across all projects
- Improve QA progress tracking across all projects
- Implement a standardized QA progress tracking system across all projects
- Train all project teams on how to use the new tracking system
- Roll out the standardized QA progress tracking system across all projects
- Regularly monitor and update the tracking system to ensure accuracy and effectiveness
- Develop a comprehensive QA progress tracking template
- Increase the percentage of completed QA tasks by 15% compared to the previous quarter
- Regularly communicate progress and expectations to the QA team for accountability
- Implement a standardized QA checklist to ensure completeness and accuracy
- Implement a peer review process to catch any missed QA tasks
- Provide additional training and resources to enhance QA team's skills
- Conduct weekly meetings to review and update QA progress and address any bottlenecks
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the QA process during each weekly meeting
- Schedule weekly QA progress meetings to review and update project status
- Document meeting discussions and actions taken to keep track of progress
- Assign action items to team members for addressing any identified bottlenecks
- Reduce the average time taken to complete QA tasks by 10%
4. OKRs to increase quality assurance effectiveness and efficiency
- Increase quality assurance effectiveness and efficiency
- Implement automation in 70% of QA testing processes
- Train QA team in automation tool use
- Identify the QA testing processes that can be automated
- Research and acquire suitable automation tools
- Decrease false positive reports by 30%
- Train staff on identifying and handling false positives
- Enhance data quality and accuracy checks
- Implement stricter parameters in reporting algorithms
- Increase the QA test pass rate to 95%
- Enhance the bug detection and reporting system
- Develop a comprehensive training program for QA testers
- Implement rigorous test case reviews before execution
5. OKRs to enhance QA analysis of each MCSS in the test repository
- Enhance QA analysis of each MCSS in the test repository
- Conduct comprehensive audit of 100% of MCSS within the first two weeks
- Begin conducting MCSS audits
- Identify all areas requiring MCSS audit
- Develop detailed auditing schedule
- Develop and implement a new QA evaluation process to improve test effectiveness
- Identify issues and limitations of the current QA evaluation process
- Implement and monitor the new QA evaluation method
- Develop a more efficient, innovative QA evaluation process
- Identify and decrease test failures by 20% through improved test accuracy
- Implement training on improved testing techniques
- Develop more accurate testing protocols or methods
- Analyze current test failures to identify common issues
6. OKRs to ensure readiness for GA release of product on Linux
- Ensure readiness for GA release of product on Linux
- Provide training for support team on Linux-specific issues and troubleshooting
- Monitor and evaluate the team's progress post-training
- Develop a comprehensive Linux-specific training program
- Schedule training sessions for the support team
- Update documentation and support resources for Linux users
- Verify and publish all new Linux resources on appropriate platforms
- Review current Linux documentation and support resources for outdated information
- Develop updated Linux user guides, tutorials and FAQs
- Complete all necessary testing and bug fixing for Linux compatibility
- Run preliminary tests for software compatibility with Linux
- Identify, document and prioritize detected bugs
- Fix bugs and conduct validation testing
7. OKRs to develop a cloud-based SAAS loyalty product
- Develop a cloud-based SAAS loyalty product
- Complete backend development process meeting 95% of the defined specifications
- Develop and test backend according to specifications
- Finalize defined specifications for backend development process
- Conduct reviews and adjust code to meet 95% specification accuracy
- Successfully launch a beta version with less than 3% defects reported
- Prioritize and swiftly address reported defects
- Develop comprehensive testing procedures for beta version
- Provide effective channels for reporting software defects
- Finalize system specifications and required features by interviewing 20 potential users
- Identify and contact 20 potential system users for interviews
- Conduct interviews to finalize system specifications
- Finalize required features based on user feedback
8. OKRs to improve software quality and testing efficiency
- Improve software quality and testing efficiency
- Implement automated regression testing on 95% of codebase
- Create and develop automated regression testing scripts
- Implement and regularly run these automated tests on the identified code
- Identify areas of the codebase that can support automated regression testing
- Identify and resolve 90% of bugs before next development phase
- Review code thoroughly for possible bugs
- Establish robust testing procedures for overlooked bugs
- Prioritize and resolve detected bugs efficiently
- Reduce manual testing time by 60% with increased automation
- Identify repetitive tasks suitable for automation
- Train staff on utilizing automation tools
- Develop and implement automation scripts
9. OKRs to achieve 100% test case updation across all modules
- Achieve 100% test case updation across all modules
- Accomplish complete updation and quality verification of all modules by quarter end
- Implement robust quality verification checks
- Schedule time weekly for updating each module
- Regularly track and report update progress
- Update 25% of test cases in each module by week 3
- Identify modules requiring test case updates
- Revise 25% of test cases per module weekly
- Prioritize and schedule updates for each module
- Conduct a mid-quarter review to check 50% completion
- Analyze data, confirm 50% objective completion
- Schedule and conduct a mid-quarter review meeting
- Compile all project updates and data for review
10. OKRs to implement automation testing across development platform and code
- Implement automation testing across development platform and code
- Identify and list 100% of testable features within the existing code base
- Review entire code base to identify testable features
- Create a comprehensive list of these features
- Confirm all identified features are indeed testable
- Create and document comprehensive automated test scripts for 70% of identified features
- Develop comprehensive automated test scripts
- Identify key features requiring automated test scripts
- Document tested features and script process
- Achieve a 95% success rate in detecting and reporting bugs through automation tests
- Implement automated testing tools to highlight software errors
- Train team members on analyzing automated test results
- Regularly update and refine automated test scripts
11. OKRs to build a high-quality MVP product for the targeted market segment
- Build a high-quality MVP product for the targeted market segment
- Complete robust product design involving the critical feature set by week 6
- Develop and refine design mock-ups integrating critical features by week 4
- Identify and outline critical features for product design by week 2
- Finalize and complete robust product design by week 6
- Obtain positive feedback on the MVP from at least 80% of our beta testers
- Reach out to beta testers for feedback
- Implement suggestions to improve MVP
- Follow up for positive feedback confirmation
- Finalize MVP development and resolve all identified bugs by week 10
- Organize team to address bugs sequentially
- Review and sort identified bugs by priority
- Finalize development of MVP by week 10
12. OKRs to build a Python tool for efficient tracing of community cohort members
- Build a Python tool for efficient tracing of community cohort members
- Successfully implement features for tracking and updating status of community cohort members
- Incorporate status update functionalities within the platform
- Conduct testing and bug fixes before final implementation
- Develop a comprehensive tracking feature for cohort members
- Conduct comprehensive testing, ensuring 95% accuracy in member tracing and data handling
- Implement rigorous data management and tracing procedures
- Organize thorough testing processes for member tracing
- Continually assess and improve accuracy to maintain 95%
- Create functional user-interface for inputting and viewing member data
- Design layout for data input and viewing sections
- Develop back-end code for data processing
- Test interface usability and fix bugs
13. OKRs to implement robust tracking of core Quality Assurance (QA) metrics
- Implement robust tracking of core Quality Assurance (QA) metrics
- Develop an automated QA metrics tracking system within two weeks
- Identify necessary metrics for quality assurance tracking
- Research and select software for automation process
- Configure software to track and report desired metrics
- Deliver biweekly reports showing improvements in tracked QA metrics
- Compile and submit a biweekly improvement report
- Highlight significant improvements in collected QA data
- Gather and analyze QA metrics data every two weeks
- Achieve 100% accuracy in data capture on QA metrics by month three
14. OKRs to implement IdentityNow for efficient account creation
- Implement IdentityNow for efficient account creation
- Develop prototype for IdentityNow interface by week 4
- Create design mockups for the interface
- Research and outline specifics needed for IdentityNow interface
- Begin development of the prototype
- Successfully integrate IdentityNow, with 95% stakeholder satisfaction by end of quarter
- Perform comprehensive testing and eradicate 90% of bugs by week 8
- Execute the tests, documenting all detected bugs
- Prioritize and start fixing the documented bugs
- Design thorough testing procedures covering all product features
15. OKRs to improve proficiency in manual and automation testing
- Improve proficiency in manual and automation testing
- Successfully identify and report 90% of bugs in 5 assigned projects
- Conduct thorough bug detection in each assigned project
- Generate comprehensive bug reports for management
- Document and categorize each identified bug
- Complete three advanced courses in manual and automation testing with at least 85% score
- Research and enroll in manual and automation testing courses
- Consistently study course materials for understanding
- Achieve 85% or more on all course exams
- Increase testing speed by 30% without sacrificing quality of test results
- Streamline test procedures to eliminate redundancies
- Train staff on efficiency and time management tactics
- Implement automation for repetitive test procedures
Qa Team 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 Qa Team 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 Qa Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to enhance bug tracking in failed transactions
- OKRs to enhance customer experience by understanding our clients' valuation
- OKRs to get better engagement and employee satisfaction
- OKRs to successfully orchestrate an engaging food street event
- OKRs to increase efficiency and effectiveness of product development through continuous process improvement
- OKRs to enhance expertise in customer success strategies and methodologies
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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