15 customisable OKR examples for Quality Assurance
What are Quality Assurance 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.
How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Quality Assurance to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Quality Assurance 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 Quality Assurance OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Quality Assurance 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 enhance quality assurance abilities and efficiency within team members
Enhance quality assurance abilities and efficiency within team members
Increase the test case automation coverage from 60% to 75% within the quarter
Identify areas lacking sufficient automation coverage- Develop new automated tests for identified areas
- Regularly track and optimize test coverage
- Train junior team members on two new testing tools by end of quarter
- Select two new testing tools for training purposes
- Conduct hands-on training on the selected tools
- Schedule training sessions with junior team members
- Achieve a reduction of 10% in identified post-release bugs by improving testing methods
- Conduct peer review of test cases before execution
- Implement a comprehensive automated testing framework
- Train team in advanced testing techniques
2. OKRs to enhance release quality and punctuality
- Enhance release quality and punctuality
- Reduce the number of defects at release by 25%
- Conduct regular training sessions for technical staff
- Enhance the product development process for fewer mistakes
- Implement rigorous quality assurance checks prior to release
- Increase beta testing satisfaction score by 15%
- Improve communication with beta testers about updates and bug fixes
- Implement user suggestions to make products more user-friendly
- Develop a rewards system to incentivize participation and feedback
- Deliver all project milestones 5 days before the due date
- Enhance team efficiency with task management tools to meet early deadlines
- Start planning and organizing tasks five days ahead of initial schedule
- Consistently review project progress to anticipate any potential delays
3. OKRs to implement a flawless DevOps pipeline
- Implement a flawless DevOps pipeline
- Deliver 100% of production deployments without rollback or hotfix
- Implement thorough QA testing before each deployment
- Establish a robust and effective pre-deployment review system
- Regularly update and educate team on best deployment practices
- Increase developer satisfaction rate with the pipeline to above 90% by addressing identified bottlenecks
- Monitor and measure developer satisfaction post-implementation
- Conduct surveys to identify the current pipeline bottlenecks
- Implement optimization solutions for identified bottlenecks
- Reduce pipeline failure rate by 50% through process optimization and automated testing
- Optimize current processes to eliminate bottlenecks
- Identify top causes of pipeline failure and address
- Implement automated testing within the pipeline process
4. OKRs to deliver feature-rich product releases with minimal bugs
- Deliver feature-rich product releases with minimal bugs
- Conduct rigorous weekly QA sessions for every newly developed feature
- Develop comprehensive test cases for each feature
- Document all findings and feedback effectively
- Schedule weekly QA sessions for new features
- Increase unit test coverage to 90% for every product feature
- Regularly monitor and update tests as necessary
- Review current test coverage for each product feature
- Develop additional unit tests for under-tested features
- Decrease in reported post-release bugs by 30%
- Enhance debugging during product development
- Implement a more thorough QA process
- Improve testing procedures before product release
5. OKRs to develop 3 efficient navigation simulations
- Develop 3 efficient navigation simulations
- Successfully build and test first navigation simulation by week 8
- Outline detailed design for navigation simulation by week 3
- Conduct tests and debugging by week 8
- Implement and document the simulation by week 6
- Outline comprehensive simulation models by week 4
- Finalize and review comprehensive simulation outlines by week 4
- Identify critical factors for the simulation models by week 1
- Draft initial model outlines by week 2
- Complete and perform quality assurance on all three simulations by end of quarter
- Document results and address any issues
- Conduct thorough quality assurance testing
- Finalize development of the three simulations
6. OKRs to achieve successful completion of "testtest" project
- Achieve successful completion of "testtest" project
- Successfully finalize and launch "testtest" project by end of the quarter
- Finalize all components of the testtest project
- Perform extensive quality control checks
- Officially launch the testtest project
- Deliver a comprehensive project outline using "testtest" guidelines by 20% of the quarter elapsed
- Submit the project outline within the deadline
- Create a comprehensive project outline accordingly
- Review and understand the testtest guidelines thoroughly
- Achieve 50% of "testtest" project milestones by mid quarter
- Prioritize tasks based on their importance and deadlines
- Allocate adequate resources to each task
- Regularly monitor and adjust progress
7. OKRs to streamline quality control process
- Streamline quality control process
- Implement a digital QC tracking system by 30% project completion
- Train staff on new software usage
- Research and select suitable digital QC tracking software
- Develop an implementation plan, set up and test the system
- Improve speed of QC process by 15%
- Provide training to enhance team proficiency
- Streamline QC procedures for efficiency
- Implement automation in repetitive QC steps
- Decrease QC-related errors by 20%
- Implement regular training programs to boost QC team skill levels
- Introduce advanced QA/QC software for error reduction
- Regularly update QC protocols and checklists
8. 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
9. OKRs to implement controls within the quality department
- Implement controls within the quality department
- Develop and document quality control procedures by 30% end of next quarter
- Implement and revise procedures until 30% improvement is achieved
- Research current industry best practices for quality control procedures
- Create draft of quality control procedures document
- Achieve a 10% reduction in quality defects because of new control measures
- Regularly monitor and assess product quality
- Implement stringent and comprehensive quality control measures
- Train employees on the improved control measures
- Train 75% of department staff on the newly implemented control measures
- Identify the staff members requiring training
- Schedule training sessions for identified staff
- Monitor and record training progress
10. OKRs to enhance software and component quality
- Enhance software and component quality
- Execute 100% of planned quality assurance tests to identify and fix bugs
- Analyze test results and correct identified bugs
- Conduct all preassigned tests thoroughly
- Review the lineup of planned quality assurance tests
- Increase user satisfaction by improving software usability by 20%
- Implement improvements based on user feedback
- Identify user pain points through feedback surveys
- Continuously test software for user experience enhancements
- Decrease software component's failure rate by 15%
- Conduct regular maintenance and updates to improve stability
- Employ advanced debugging tools to spot and fix errors
- Implement rigorous software component testing at varying stress levels
11. OKRs to enhance quality control testing effectiveness
- Enhance quality control testing effectiveness
- Decrease defects found post-release by 20%
- Incorporate more rigorous beta testing phases
- Improve training for software developers
- Implement thorough quality assurance procedures
- Initiate 100% of staff into new quality-control training program
- Create an informative and engaging training schedule
- Identify and list all staff requiring the new training
- Begin rollout of quality-control training to all staff
- Increase test coverage rate to 90%
- Identify areas of the code lacking sufficient testing
- Implement and regularly update tests to maintain coverage
- Develop comprehensive, relevant tests for those areas
12. OKRs to achieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
- Achieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
- Increase weekly cadence of successful application releases by 20%
- Integrate automated testing for faster bug detection
- Implement more efficient software development methodologies
- Enhance collaboration among development teams
- Decrease application issues reported post-release by 30%
- Implement a comprehensive quality assurance and testing process
- Prioritize regular updates and patches post-release
- Enhance pre-release user acceptance testing
- Enhance user satisfaction ratings on the application by improving it by 25%
- Develop and launch new desired features
- Prioritize and address reported bugs and glitches
- Implement frequent customer surveys to gather user feedback
13. OKRs to elevate overall test coverage across all features
- Elevate overall test coverage across all features
- Implement a process for monitoring and increasing test coverage on an ongoing basis
- Implement a continuous test coverage monitoring system
- Develop strategies to continuously improve test coverage
- Identify existing areas lacking sufficient test coverage
- Identify and address 30% of areas with low test coverage across existing features
- Prioritize these features based on importance
- Identify features with less than 70% test coverage
- Develop and implement tests to increase coverage
- Achieve 70% code coverage for all new features developed in the next quarter
- Conduct reviews and refactoring sessions to improve coverage
- Implement mandatory unit tests for all newly developed features
- Monitor code coverage regularly using suitable tools
14. OKRs to ensure timely delivery of superior quality projects
- Ensure timely delivery of superior quality projects
- Decrease project deadline overruns by 50%
- Strengthen communication and coordination among teams
- Implement effective project management tools and methodologies
- Regularly monitor and track project progress
- Implement a streamlined project management system to improve efficiency by 30%
- Train staff on the new system for uniform implementation
- Research and select a streamlined project management system
- Evaluate current project management procedures for inefficiencies
- Ensure 100% adherence to established project quality standards
- Train team in quality standards enforcement
- Implement regular quality checks and audits
- Regularly review project to verify adherence to quality standards
15. OKRs to enhance quality assurance in delivery processes
- Enhance quality assurance in delivery processes
- Achieve 98% customer satisfaction rate in delivery related services
- Implement stringent quality control in all delivery processes
- Actively seek and promptly address customer feedback
- Enhance customer service training for delivery personnel
- Reduce delivery error rate by 25%
- Regularly review and optimize delivery routes
- Implement comprehensive training for all delivery personnel
- Invest in improved delivery tracking software
- Implement a new quality control tool with 100% team adoption
- Train all team members on the new quality control tool
- Research and select a quality control tool suitable for team needs
- Monitor usage to ensure 100% adoption and address any issues
Quality Assurance 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 Quality Assurance 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
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 Quality Assurance OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to develop an LLM chat bot
- OKRs to maximize pipeline generation from partner channels
- OKRs to elevate understanding in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
- OKRs to enhance understanding of competitors' keyword gaps and ranking
- OKRs to ensure successful integration or transition of Yolanda
- OKRs to launch the mobile app for health professionals successfully
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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