15 customisable OKR examples for System Development
What are System Development 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.
That's why we have created a list of OKRs examples for System Development to help. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point to write your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own System Development 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:
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Our customisable System Development OKRs examples
We've added many examples of System Development 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 system analysis capabilities and boost personal development
Enhance system analysis capabilities and boost personal development
Complete two industry-recognized system analyst certifications
Research and select two industry-recognized system analyst certifications- Complete coursework and pass certification exams
- Enroll in required courses or programs for chosen certifications
- Mentor two junior system analysts, improving department efficiency by 15%
- Evaluate junior analysts' current performance and identify areas of improvement
- Track and measure efficiency improvements regularly
- Implement weekly mentoring and training sessions for junior analysts
- Implement three innovative solutions for existing IT system issues
- Research innovative solutions resolving identified problems
- Apply the discovered solutions to enhance system operation
- Identify three major issues within the current IT system
2. OKRs to implement an Automated Patching Process
- Implement an Automated Patching Process
- Identify and document the current patching process by end of week 2
- Update and finalize the patch documentation
- Identify gaps and areas for improvement
- Review the existing patching process documentation
- Develop and test the automated patching system by week 6
- Design the blueprint for the automated patching system
- Conduct thorough testing of the system
- Develop the automated patching system
- Deploy the automation system and resolve 95% of patching issues independently by week 8
- Install and configure the automation system
- Develop an autocorrect feature for patching issues
- Independently resolve 95% patch errors
- Establish requirements for the automated patching system by week 4
- Determine the system's security requirements
- Define the system compatibility and integration needs
- Identify necessary features for the automated patching system
3. OKRs to successfully implement the "asdf" system
- Successfully implement the "asdf" system
- Achieve 70% completion of "asdf" coding tasks by Week 9
- Prioritize most complex coding tasks to complete first
- Regularly assess weekly progress and adjust workload if necessary
- Allocate daily hours specifically for ASDF coding tasks
- Conduct satisfactory testing and fix all major bugs by Week 12
- Develop comprehensive test plans by Week 10
- Debug and fix major errors by Week 12
- Carry out rigorous testing by Week 11
- Complete system design documentation by end of Week 4
- Review, edit and finalize design documentation
- Draft the initial system design document
- Outline desired structure and content for design documentation
4. OKRs to implement system automation for enhanced efficiency
- Implement system automation for enhanced efficiency
- Identify 100% of the system components requiring automation by thorough efficiency analysis
- Document components needing automation
- Conduct an initial sweep of system components
- Analyze component efficiency for automation potential
- Automate at least 50% of identified components contributing to system inefficiencies
- Develop automation scripts for identified components
- Implement and test automation scripts
- Identify components causing inefficiencies in the system
- Successfully design process enhancement blueprints for identified areas within the project scope
- Draft initial blueprint for process enhancement
- Identify areas within project scope for enhancement
- Review and finalize design blueprint
5. OKRs to improve front-end functionalities of the ship monitoring system
- Improve front-end functionalities of the ship monitoring system
- Reduce reported user issues by 50% through enhanced bug fixing
- Allocate more resources to the debugging team
- Implement a stringent bug tracking system
- Conduct regular software maintenance and updates
- Implement 2 new user-friendly features requested by the product team
- Develop and test the new features in a sandbox environment
- Launch and communicate new features to customers
- Identify specifications and requirements for the new features
- Increase system's load speed by 30% through code optimization
- Develop and implement code optimization strategies
- Test and validate the newly optimized code
- Analyze current code for areas causing slow load speed
6. OKRs to streamline and enhance the performance management system
- Streamline and enhance the performance management system
- Train all managers on the new system, achieving 90% implementation accuracy
- Schedule training sessions for all managers on the new system
- Develop assessment method to gauge implementation accuracy
- Provide additional training for those below 90% accuracy
- Develop and finalize the revised system structure by engaging 75% of department heads
- Outline proposed system changes for department heads review
- Incorporate feedback and finalize system structure
- Gather feedback from 75% of department heads
- Improve employee satisfaction rate with the system by at least 20%
- Provide continuous user training improvement opportunities
- Implement system updates based on survey feedback
- Conduct a survey to identify current system dissatisfaction areas
7. OKRs to enhance application design by solution architect review
- Enhance application design by solution architect review
- Conduct in-depth analysis of current application design flaws
- Analyze identified flaws and their impacts on user experience
- Identify potential areas of improvement in the application design
- Develop a plan to address and fix noted design flaws
- Collaborate with development team to propose and implement design improvements
- Draft proposed design improvements for team review
- Oversee implementation of agreed-upon design changes
- Organize meeting with development team to discuss design enhancements
- Track and evaluate impact of design changes on overall system performance
- Analyze and document performance variations tied to design changes
- Monitor system performance before and after design changes implementation
- Run system testing for evaluating design modifications' effectiveness
8. OKRs to implement CX platform (Service Now)
- Implement CX platform (Service Now)
- Customize Service Now to meet business needs
- Develop configuration plan to address identified business needs
- Implement and test changes in Service Now setup
- Identify specific business needs lacking in current Service Now configuration
- Successfully launch Service Now for all departments
- Implement a company-wide communication strategy
- Ensure adequate technical support is available post-launch
- Arrange comprehensive training sessions for all departmental employees
- Train all relevant team members on using Service Now effectively
- Identify team members that require Service Now training
- Monitor and assess team members' post-training proficiency
- Arrange training sessions on using Service Now
9. OKRs to develop a comprehensive observability platform that exceeds industry standards
- Develop a comprehensive observability platform that exceeds industry standards
- Increase data collection efficiency by 30% through optimized instrumentation and monitoring agents
- Increase user satisfaction by 20% through an intuitive and user-friendly interface
- Streamline navigation by simplifying menus and reducing the number of clicks
- Provide clear and concise instructions to guide users through the interface effectively
- Revise interface design based on user feedback and usability best practices
- Conduct user testing to identify pain points and areas for improvement
- Improve system reliability by reducing incidents and downtime by 25%
- Enhance employee training on system operations and troubleshooting techniques
- Implement proactive monitoring to detect and fix issues before they cause incidents
- Conduct regular system maintenance and updates to prevent potential downtime
- Establish backup and disaster recovery protocols for quick restoration in case of incidents
- Achieve 95% platform uptime to ensure continuous real-time observability for users
10. OKRs to scale development with a design system
- Every team can build interfaces autonomously
- 80% of the teams are using the UI library to build new features
- Release UI kit MVP
- The Design System covers 100% of common UI components
- List required components
- Build library of components
11. OKRs to centralize prospecting features within a singular client intelligence hub
- Centralize prospecting features within a singular client intelligence hub
- Increase active user count in consolidated platform by 30%
- Implement a robust marketing strategy to attract new users
- Develop engaging user content to retain current users
- Improve user interface for enhanced user experience
- Improve system usability by reducing feedback-reported issues by 50%
- Enhance system testing before product releases
- Prioritize and resolve critical feedback-reported system issues
- Initiate regular user experience reviews and adjustments
- Consolidate all prospecting tools into single platform by end of quarter
- Migrate all tools to chosen platform
- Evaluate and select suitable platform
- Identify features needs and requirements for a unified platform
12. OKRs to externalize authorization models from monolith
- Externalize authorization models from monolith
- Identify and list all authorization models by Week 2
- Finalize and submit the list by Week 2
- Research various types of authorization models
- Catalogue each identified authorization model in a list
- Successfully migrate at least 90% of authorization models to the external component by Week 10
- Map current authorization models to the external component
- Develop a detailed migration plan
- Execute migration and verify success rate
- Design and develop a separate external component for authorization models by Week 6
- Identify necessary features for authorization component
- Design a prototype of the authorization component
- Develop and test the authorization component
13. OKRs to enhance overall Identity and Access Management system
- Enhance overall Identity and Access Management system
- Increase employee training on access management protocols by 80%
- Allocate time for employees to complete training
- Implement mandatory participation in training sessions
- Develop detailed access management training sessions
- Reduce unauthorized access incidents by 50%
- Conduct regular cybersecurity awareness training
- Implement two-factor authentication for all system users
- Regularly audit system access and permissions
- Implement Multi-Factor Authentication for all employees by 70%
- Migrate 70% of employees across to this new security protocol
- Identify all systems requiring enhanced Multi-Factor Authentication security measures
- Conduct training sessions on Multi-Factor Authentication usage
14. OKRs to implement a superior client-centric service system
- Implement a superior client-centric service system
- Conduct 3 diverse client focus groups to gather feedback on system usability
- Analyze feedback for system usability improvements
- Identify three diverse client groups for participation
- Plan and organize focus group sessions
- Design and build a user-friendly service system prototype within 4 weeks
- Sketch initial system design, focusing on user-friendly aspects
- Gather necessary resources for prototype construction
- Build and test the service system prototype
- Achieve 90% positive user feedback on improved client engagement by end of quarter
- Regularly review and act on feedback obtained from users
- Provide ongoing customer service training for staff
- Develop and implement effective client communication strategies
15. OKRs to develop an accurate and efficient face recognition system
- Develop an accurate and efficient face recognition system
- Achieve a 95% recognition success rate in challenging lighting conditions
- Increase recognition speed by 20% through software and hardware optimizations
- Upgrade hardware components to enhance system performance for faster recognition
- Collaborate with software and hardware experts to identify and implement further optimization techniques
- Conduct regular system maintenance and updates to ensure optimal functionality and speed
- Optimize software algorithms to improve recognition speed by 20%
- Improve face detection accuracy by 10% through algorithm optimization and training data augmentation
- Train the updated algorithm using the augmented data to enhance face detection accuracy
- Implement necessary adjustments to optimize the algorithm for improved accuracy
- Conduct a thorough analysis of the existing face detection algorithm
- Augment the training data by increasing diversity, quantity, and quality
- Reduce false positives and negatives by 15% through continuous model refinement and testing
- Increase training dataset by collecting more diverse and relevant data samples
- Apply advanced anomaly detection techniques to minimize false positives and negatives
- Implement regular model performance evaluation and metrics tracking for refinement
- Conduct frequent A/B testing to optimize model parameters and improve accuracy
System Development 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 System Development OKRs in a strategy map
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs 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
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
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 System Development OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to improve software engineering skills through effective time management
- OKRs to master the creation of pivot tables in Excel
- OKRs to enhance IT operational efficiency through data-driven innovations
- OKRs to successfully orchestrate an engaging food street event
- OKRs to enhance communication and foster collaboration within the team
- OKRs to boost sales of slurry pumps to 550000
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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