14 customisable OKR examples for System Performance
What are System Performance 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 Performance 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 Performance 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.
Our customisable System Performance OKRs examples
We've added many examples of System Performance 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 performance testing for v2 services
Enhance performance testing for v2 services
Improve system ability to handle peak load by 30%
Optimize current system code for better efficiency- Implement load balancing techniques across the servers
- Increase server capacity to handle increased load
- Identify and reduce service response time by 20%
- Analyze current service response times
- Implement solutions to enhance service speed by 20%
- Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in service delivery
- Achieve 100% test coverage for all v2 services
- Implement and run newly developed tests
- Identify and create additional tests needed
- Review current test coverage for all v2 services
2. 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
3. OKRs to improve system performance by reducing CPU and memory utilization
- Improve system performance by reducing CPU and memory utilization
- Achieve a 20% overall increase in system speed post-optimizations
- Periodically monitor and tweak system for optimization
- Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of current system performance
- Implement necessary software or hardware upgrades
- Reduce memory utilization by 30% via effective caching techniques
- Regularly monitor and adjust caching policies for optimization
- Analyze current memory usage and identify areas to improve
- Implement efficient caching algorithms to optimize memory usage
- Decrease CPU usage by 25% through system optimization
- Regularly schedule system cleanup and disk defragmentation
- Identify high CPU usage applications via system performance monitoring
- Implement resource-efficient software techniques like multithreading
4. OKRs to improve system performance with high uptime and reduced latency
- Improve system performance with high uptime and reduced latency
- Implement system improvements and updates with zero disruption to live services
- Develop seamless transition protocols for system updates
- Allocate resources for system monitoring post-update
- Test improvements extensively before implementation
- Increase system uptime to 99.9% across all services
- Implement regular preventative system maintenance
- Establish a rapid-response systems support team
- Enhance server redundancy and backups measures
- Reduce average server latency by 20%
- Update and optimize server software for enhanced speed
- Remove unnecessary processes to reduce server load
- Implement a load balancing solution for improved server response
5. OKRs to optimize and enhance the existing system architecture
- Optimize and enhance the existing system architecture
- Finalize an assessment of current system architecture within two weeks
- Evaluate performance and compatibility issues
- Identify existing system architecture components
- Compile a final assessment report for review
- Ensure zero system downtime for two weeks post-implementation of changes
- Schedule regular system checks to identify possible issues
- Train staff on change management procedures
- Establish a rapid-response troubleshooting team
- Develop and implement an upgrade plan for at least 20% performance increase
- Deploy upgrade and evaluate performance changes
- Identify performance-impinging areas in the current system
- Design a technology upgrade that targets these areas
6. OKRs to implement a robust performance measurement system
- Implement a robust performance measurement system
- Conduct a pilot run and fix any identified issue by week 12
- Conduct the pilot run during week 11
- Identify and solve any issues by week 12
- Finalize the pilot run procedure by end of week 10
- Develop automated processes for tracking these indicators by week 8
- Identify necessary indicators for automation by week 2
- Implement and test automation process by week 7
- Design automation process for tracking indicators by week 5
- Identify and define 10 key performance indicators for system by week 4
- Finalize and define selected KPIs by week 4
- Review system functions and operation by week 1
- Identify 10 potential performance indicators by week 2
7. OKRs to achieve stable and high-performance system operation with minimal speed complaints
- Achieve stable and high-performance system operation with minimal speed complaints
- Improve server response time by 30% to combat complaints about slowness
- Upgrade server hardware to increase capacity
- Optimize existing code for better server performance
- Implement a server caching strategy
- Successfully close 90% of speed-related complaints within a two-day turnover
- Decrease system downtime by 25% ensuring continuous operations
- Train staff in rapid troubleshooting techniques
- Implement a routine preventive maintenance schedule
- Invest in resilient, fail-safe infrastructure
8. 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
9. OKRs to implement unbiased performance evaluations system
- Implement unbiased performance evaluations system
- Develop a new evaluation tool that removes subjective bias by end of Q2
- Prototype, test, and finalize the developed tool
- Design a framework outline for a new, unbiased tool
- Research existing evaluation tools and identify their bias issues
- Decrease variance in appraisal scores across different genders to less than 10%
- Regularly review and adjust appraisal criteria
- Implement bias-deterrent policies in the appraisal process
- Train managers on gender-neutral performance evaluations
- Train all managers on the new evaluation process within the next 60 days
- Create a comprehensive training schedule for all managers
- Conduct feedback sessions post-training for improvement
- Distribute training resources and materials to managers
10. OKRs to optimize the Performance of BBPS v2 flows
- Optimize the Performance of BBPS v2 flows
- Decrease average transaction processing time by 15%
- Invest in faster, more efficient processing technology
- Train employees to streamline transaction handling
- Identify slow steps in the current transaction process
- Identify and resolve at least 90% of system bottlenecks impacting performance
- Develop a strategy to address identified bottlenecks
- Implement the strategy and monitor system performance
- Conduct an extensive audit to identify system bottlenecks
- Improve system's throughput to process minimum 10% more transactions per hour
- Optimize transaction processing algorithms
- Upgrade server hardware to handle more transactions
- Increase system's bandwidth capacity
11. OKRs to enhance performance and efficiency of SharePoint Online Storage service
- Enhance performance and efficiency of SharePoint Online Storage service
- Ensure 99% uptime for the SharePoint Online Storage service
- Implement a backup and recovery plan
- Regularly monitor SharePoint server health for potential issues
- Apply necessary patches and updates without delay
- Decrease data retrieval time by 15%
- Implement a better indexing system for quicker data search
- Optimize database queries to reduce redundancy
- Upgrade hardware to improve data processing speed
- Increase data upload speed by 20%
- Implement data compression techniques
- Optimize server's upload bandwidth setting
- Upgrade to a high-speed internet service
12. OKRs to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our web crawler
- Enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our web crawler
- Improve data accuracy to successfully capture 95% of web content
- Upgrade data capturing tools to capture wider web content
- Regularly train staff on data accuracy techniques
- Implement stringent data validation protocols in the system
- Increase crawl rate by 30% while maintaining current system stability
- Optimize the crawler algorithm for efficiency
- Upgrade server capacity to handle increased crawl rate
- Regularly monitor system performance
- Reduce false-positive crawl results by 15%
- Optimize web crawling algorithms for better accuracy
- Implement quality control checks on crawled data
- Increase sample size for reviewing accuracy
13. OKRs to minimize application downtime to improve performance
- Minimize application downtime to improve performance
- Advance our response time for outages to within an hour of occurrence
- Train staff in rapid response protocols
- Schedule regular checks of system uptime
- Implement automated outage detection software
- Implement automatic failover for no more than 5% downtime per incident
- Identify and establish appropriate failover configuration needs
- Conduct testing to ensure less than 5% downtime
- Implement automatic failover system in existing architecture
- Conduct bi-weekly maintenance checks to spot potential errors upfront
- Document and analyze check results for errors
- Perform regular system diagnostics every two weeks
- Create a bi-weekly maintenance check schedule
14. OKRs to implement successful project tracking and KPI definition system
- Implement successful project tracking and KPI definition system
- Develop a comprehensive tracking system to monitor project outcomes by week 6
- Design a comprehensive tracking system architecture
- Identify key project outcomes for weekly tracking
- Implement the tracking system by the 6th week
- Achieve 90% of project KPI targets by the end of the quarter
- Review all current project KPIs and identify areas of improvement
- Monitor and adjust those strategies regularly
- Develop strategies to enhance performance in underachieving areas
- Establish detailed success criteria for 3 major projects by week 4
- Develop detailed criteria for each project
- Identify 3 major projects needing success criteria
- Set and confirm criteria by week 4
System Performance 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 Performance 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
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 System Performance OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to enhance NPS for improved user engagement and risk identification
- OKRs to secure Seed funding
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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