6 customisable OKR examples for Streamlining
What are Streamlining 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 Streamlining 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.
Our customisable Streamlining OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Streamlining. 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 streamline the process of posting on multiple users' pages
Streamline the process of posting on multiple users' pages
Reduce the average time taken to post on 50 users' pages by 35%
Automate posting process using social media management tools- Train team in fast, effective posting techniques
- Prepare content in advance for scheduled posts
- Implement a new automated posting system tested by 90% of all users
- Identify a compatible automated posting system for implementation
- Train 90% of users in using the new system
- Conduct system testing with selected users to gauge effectiveness
- Ensure 98% of posted content matches the individual user's page criteria perfectly
- Train team on user's page criteria
- Develop a rigorous content verification system
- Implement regular content audits
2. OKRs to achieve 100% productivity in financial statement preparation
- Achieve 100% productivity in financial statement preparation
- Increase financial statement preparation speed by 20% without errors
- Implement automated accounting software for faster data processing
- Streamline and simplify the financial reporting process
- Conduct regular training on accurate and quick data entry
- Implement an effective workflow to process all financial reports within schedule
- Implement regular check-ins to monitor progress
- Establish clear deadlines for all financial report processes
- Assign specific tasks to designated team members
- Attain absolute accuracy in 95% of prepared financial statements, as assessed by audits
- Establish comprehensive training for finance team
- Implement strict quality control in financial reporting
- Conduct regular internal audits for immediate correction
3. OKRs to streamline operations for cost efficiency
- Streamline operations for cost efficiency
- Decrease energy consumption by 20% via sustainability initiatives
- Install energy-efficient lighting and appliances throughout the facility
- Enforce strict conservation policies for water and electricity usage
- Implement a company-wide recycling program
- Reduce supply chain costs by 15% through vendor renegotiation
- Identify areas of overspending in the current supply chain
- Research vendors with more competitive pricing
- Initiate renegotiation discussions with current suppliers
- Implement automation processes, lowering labor costs by 10%
- Evaluate and adjust based on savings analysis
- Implement automation software or technology
- Identify repetitive tasks suitable for automation
4. OKRs to streamline the process of lab coat requests
- Streamline the process of lab coat requests
- Reduce time to fulfill requests from 1 week to 3 days
- Streamline the request processing system for efficiency
- Train staff in swift order fulfillment procedures
- Implement automated fulfillment systems where possible
- Implement digital request platform improving efficiency by 30%
- Research leading digital request platforms in the current market
- Monitor and adjust platform usage to ensure efficiency gains
- Train staff on utilizing this new platform effectively
- Achieve a 90% satisfaction rate on the lab coats requests process survey
- Request regular feedback to improve services
- Implement a streamlined process for lab coat requests
- Conduct regular training for staff handling requests
5. OKRs to streamline HR processes through automation
- Streamline HR processes through automation
- Reduce turnaround time for HR tasks by implementing automated workflow systems
- Research and select an appropriate automated workflow system for HR tasks
- Train HR team to utilize new automated workflow systems
- Track and measure task turn-around time improvements
- Increase employee self-service options to improve efficiency and user experience
- Develop tutorial materials for navigating self-service options
- Conduct periodic user experience surveys to gather feedback
- Implement a comprehensive digital HR platform for employee inquiries
- Implement automated onboarding system to reduce manual data entry
- Purchase and install chosen onboarding software
- Train staff on system functionality and utilization
- Research best automated onboarding systems on market
6. OKRs to streamline workflows and optimize lead generators
- Streamline workflows and optimize lead generators
- Cut off non-performing lead generators by 50%
- Evaluate potential impact of discontinuation
- Implement cessation of non-performing lead generators
- Identify lowest performing 50% of lead generators
- Identify top 3 effective workflows within 2 weeks
- Document top 3 selected workflows for future reference
- Review current workflows for effectiveness and efficiency
- Rank workflows based on performance metrics
- Boost conversion rate by 20% using these workflows
- Optimize landing pages for improved user experience
- Leverage personalized email marketing workflows
- Implement A/B testing to determine effective CTAs
Streamlining 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 Streamlining 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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
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 Streamlining OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to establish artists' work structure and finalize internal deadlines
- OKRs to boost the company's overall revenue
- OKRs to implement process for quicker ticket resolution in DACH region
- OKRs to increase operational efficiency significantly
- OKRs to improve IT Service Management process efficiency and efficacy
- OKRs to successfully migrate virtual machines from Linux 7 to Linux 8
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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