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What are Swift 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 Swift. 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.
The best tools for writing perfect Swift OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Swift OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Swift 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!
OKRs to implement a swift 3-day surgery scheduling system after order submission
ObjectiveImplement a swift 3-day surgery scheduling system after order submission
KRTrain all relevant staff on the new scheduling system within the first month
Implement follow-up assessments post-training- Identify relevant staff for new scheduling system training
- Schedule training sessions for identified staff
- KRReduce the average time to schedule surgeries by 70% after order submission
- Train staff on rapid order processing techniques
- Streamline patient pre-surgery procedures
- Implement efficient, automated scheduling software
- KRAchieve a 95% customer satisfaction rate regarding the surgery scheduling time
- Survey patients regularly regarding their schedule satisfaction
- Streamline scheduling system for easier access
- Implement training for staff about scheduling efficiency
OKRs to streamline IT Service Desk for swifter resolution time
- ObjectiveStreamline IT Service Desk for swifter resolution time
- KREnhance self-service portal use by 50% to promote faster issue resolution
- Implement a feedback mechanism on portal usability
- Launch a portal awareness campaign to increase visibility
- Develop user-friendly navigation for efficient self-service usage
- KRImplement a new training program to improve technical troubleshooting skills by 30%
- Develop comprehensive, skills-focused training program
- Identify key areas of technical troubleshooting needing improvement
- Implement training program and monitor progress
- KRDecrease average ticket response time by 20%
- Implement a ticket prioritization system
- Boost staff levels during peak times
- Train support team in effective time management
OKRs to enhance accuracy and swiftness in timesheets processing
- ObjectiveEnhance accuracy and swiftness in timesheets processing
- KRDecrease timesheets processing errors by 25%
- Conduct regular training on proper timesheet completion
- Implement timesheet review and approval process
- Automate timesheet submission using software
- KRIncrease timesheet submissions' compliance rate to 98%
- Develop an incentive program for consistent compliance
- Implement automated reminders for timesheet submission deadlines
- Provide training on importance and process of timesheet submission
- KRReduce average processing time per timesheet to under 15 minutes
- Schedule regular training sessions on timesheet completion
- Implement a digital program to automate timesheet processing
- Streamline timesheet procedures for efficiency
OKRs to cultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- ObjectiveCultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- KRDecrease decision-making time by 30%, as measured by project timeframes
- Utilize data-driven project management tools
- Implement a streamlined decision-making process
- Provide regular training to improve efficiency
- KRLaunch an internal entrepreneurship challenge, with a minimum 50% staff participation
- Create incentive/rewards program to promote 50% staff participation
- Announce challenge and guidelines to all staff via company-wide communication
- Regularly track and report participation rates to encourage involvement
- KRImplement training sessions targeting autonomy and independent decision-making for 75% of the staff
- Develop skill-specific training sessions focused on independence
- Identify 75% of staff likely to benefit from autonomy training
- Schedule and execute training sessions for identified staff members
OKRs to swiftly comprehending and mastering the company's business and workflow
- ObjectiveSwiftly comprehending and mastering the company's business and workflow
- KRAttend and actively participate in at least three departmental meetings per week
- Actively participate in discussions during the meetings
- Schedule three department meetings in your calendar weekly
- Read agenda prior to each meeting and prepare questions
- KRMaster key company software or tools by completing online training with a 90% score
- Identify relevant online training for key company software
- Complete these training courses diligently
- Achieve a minimum of 90% score in all courses
- KRComplete all assigned business projects with a 95% success rate
- Regularly monitor and review progress
- Prioritize projects based on deadline and difficulty
- Allocate resources and personnel efficiently
Swift OKR best practices
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.
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.
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.
Save hours with automated Swift OKR dashboards
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 Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Swift OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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