4 customisable OKR examples for Strategy Planner

What are Strategy Planner 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.

Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.

We have a collection of OKRs examples for Strategy Planner to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.

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.

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Our customisable Strategy Planner OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Strategy Planner 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 enhance performance in the top two targeted areas for improvement

Enhance performance in the top two targeted areas for improvement
Build detailed strategy plans addressing identified improvements by week 4
Develop a detailed strategy plan in week two
Finalize and implement improvement plans by week four
Identify areas needing improvement in the first week
Implement created action plans and achieve 20% improvement by week 10
Monitor progress and adjust approaches to ensure 20% improvement
Review and understand the details of the created action plans
Start implementing strategies from the action plans
Identify improvement needs through comprehensive analysis by week 2
Conduct surveys to gather employee feedback on improvement needs
Review latest reports for performance-based improvement areas
Analyze customer feedback to identify required enhancements

Implement this OKR

2. OKRs to establish solid groundwork for expansion into new markets

Establish solid groundwork for expansion into new markets
Develop tailored expansion strategy for each identified market
Review and refine strategies based on potential return analysis
Apply insights to craft unique growth strategies per market
Conduct comprehensive research on identified markets' characteristics
Secure financial resources necessary for the initial phase of expansion
Research potential funding sources and investors
Submit proposals or applications for funding
Identify necessary budget for expansion activities
Identify and analyze potential markets for viability by the quarter-end
Conduct thorough research on emerging markets and trends
Analyze the demands and profitability of potential markets
Present a detailed report on market viability analysis

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3. OKRs to enhance analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

Enhance analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Implement creative solutions to 3 ongoing business challenges
Implement and monitor the effectiveness of these solutions
Research and develop innovative strategies to address these challenges
Identify 3 key challenges affecting business productivity or growth
Solve 5 complex analytical problems per week without assistance
Allocate dedicated time daily for problem-solving
Determine and understand problem scope and requirements
Constantly develop and grow problem-solving skills
Complete 3 logic and problem-solving related online courses
Research and select three online courses focused on logic and problem solving
Systematically complete each course according to its curriculum
Enroll in the selected courses on their respective platforms

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4. OKRs to develop an engaging and results-driven events strategy

Develop an engaging and results-driven events strategy
Measure and increase participant satisfaction by 25% post-event via surveys
Create a post-event satisfaction survey for participants
Implement feedback to improve future events by 25%
Distribute the survey to all event participants
Secure partnerships with at least 5 industry influencers for event exposure
Identify relevant industry influencers for partnership
Draft compelling proposal for potential influencer partnerships
Follow-up proposal with individual discussions and negotiation
Boost event engagement by 30% through interactive and engaging execution strategies
Use visual storytelling to captivate attendees' interest
Adopt gamification methods for interactive participant involvement
Implement live polls/quizzes to encourage audience participation

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Strategy Planner 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 OKRs

Tip #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 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 Strategy Planner OKRs in a strategy map

OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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 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 Strategy Planner 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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