12 OKR examples for Technical Team
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Technical Team. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework.
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKRs-tracking platform to make things easier.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Technical Team OKRs templates
The examples have Technical Team Objectives and Key Results, but they may also include the tasks that can help you get there.
OKRs to improve Stability of E-commerce Platform
Improve Stability of E-commerce Platform
Achieve a 95% uptime rate for payment processing services by collaborating with reliable payment service providers- Decrease platform downtime by 20% through infrastructure upgrades and proactive monitoring
Upgrade critical infrastructure components to ensure better performance and increased reliability- Establish regular maintenance and testing schedules to minimize unexpected downtime occurrences
- Implement improved monitoring systems to detect potential issues and address them proactively
- Conduct infrastructure analysis to identify areas requiring upgrades for minimizing downtime
- Increase average page load speed by 15% through performance optimization techniques
- Optimize and compress images to reduce their file sizes
- Enable cache settings to store static content and speed up page loading
- Reduce server response time by optimizing database queries and code efficiency
- Minimize the number of HTTP requests by combining CSS and JavaScript files
- Reduce customer support tickets related to technical issues by 25% through bug fixes and system improvements
- Conduct thorough analysis of customer support tickets to identify common technical issues
- Collaborate with development team to prioritize and address identified bugs for resolution
- Implement regular system maintenance and updates to prevent potential technical issues
- Enhance user interface and provide clear instructions for self-help troubleshooting on customer portal
OKRs to enhance efficiency of chargeback recovery process
- Enhance efficiency of chargeback recovery process
- Reduce chargeback dispute resolution time by at least 20%
- Streamline internal communication processes
- Conduct regular training for resolution team
- Implement automated dispute management software
- Increase the percentage of successful chargeback recoveries by 30%
- Optimize communication with customers during disputes
- Implement rigorous dispute management procedures and policies
- Train staff on efficient chargeback handling strategies
- Implement a new chargeback automation system reducing manual tasks by 50%
- Research and select a suitable chargeback automation system
- Coordinate system installation and configure settings
- Train staff on new system usage and procedures
OKRs to enhance Webhooks Experience and Address Technical Debt
- Enhance Webhooks Experience and Address Technical Debt
- Increase webhook delivery success rate by 10% through optimized error handling
- Enhance webhook monitoring and alerting system to promptly identify and investigate delivery failures
- Improve error response messaging to provide clear instructions for troubleshooting and resolving issues
- Analyze webhook error logs to identify common errors and create specific error handling strategies
- Implement automated retry mechanism to resend failed webhook deliveries in case of temporary errors
- Reduce webhook response time by 20% by streamlining and optimizing the underlying technology
- Reduce technical debt by resolving 50% of identified issues through prioritized backlog refinements
- Implement automated testing for webhooks to ensure compatibility and reduce regression issues
- Integrate the automated testing framework with the existing webhook infrastructure
- Continuously monitor and analyze test results to identify and address any compatibility issues
- Research and select a suitable automated testing framework for webhooks
- Develop a comprehensive test suite for webhooks to cover all possible scenarios
OKRs to enhance the quality and comprehensibility of technical documentation
- Enhance the quality and comprehensibility of technical documentation
- Improve user-satisfaction score regarding documentation clarity by 25%
- Revise and simplify technical language in existing documentation
- Collect user feedback regularly to pinpoint confusion
- Input visual aids to enhance document comprehensibility
- Increase documentation completeness by 30%
- Conduct comprehensive review of existing documents for gaps
- Allocate resources for completing incomplete documents
- Establish system to maintain document updates
- Conduct bi-weekly documentation review and update to ensure current and error-free information
- Evaluate and rectify any errors in the documentation
- Update outdated sections of the document
- Set a bi-weekly schedule for documentation reviews
- Reduce customer support queries about product functionality by 20%
- Conduct regular user experience testing for feedback
- Launch an online FAQ page on product functionality
- Improve product user manual for clarity and comprehensiveness
OKRs to successfully transition all on-demand courses to the new LMS platform
- Successfully transition all on-demand courses to the new LMS platform
- Ensure that all on-demand courses are fully functional and accessible on the new LMS
- Review all on-demand courses and identify any functionality or accessibility issues on the new LMS
- Conduct accessibility testing to ensure all on-demand courses are accessible to all users
- Provide necessary training and support to instructors to ensure smooth transition on the new LMS
- Update and fix any identified issues to ensure all on-demand courses are fully functional
- Train and support instructors and course administrators to effectively use the new LMS
- Provide comprehensive training sessions on how to navigate and utilize the new LMS
- Offer ongoing technical support and troubleshooting assistance for instructors and course administrators
- Facilitate regular feedback sessions to gather insights and address any challenges faced by users
- Develop user-friendly documentation and guides to help instructors and course administrators optimize the LMS
- Achieve a satisfaction rate of at least 90% from users with the new LMS experience
- Conduct user feedback surveys to gather insights on satisfaction with the new LMS experience
- Analyze user feedback and identify key pain points to address for improvement
- Regularly monitor and track satisfaction rates to ensure continuous improvement of the LMS experience
- Implement necessary updates and enhancements based on user feedback to enhance satisfaction
- Migrate and validate content from existing courses onto the new LMS
OKRs to efficiently manage and improve IT conference call operations
- Efficiently manage and improve IT conference call operations
- Conduct training sessions to enhance team's troubleshooting skills by 30%
- Implement and monitor the training sessions regularly
- Identify gaps in current troubleshooting abilities of team members
- Develop a comprehensive training plan to address these gaps
- Reduce technical issues during calls by 50% through system optimization
- Identify common technical issues during calls
- Implement and monitor the effectiveness of updates
- Develop system updates to address these issues
- Increase participant satisfaction rate to 95% based on post-call surveys
- Design a regular review and improvement process
- Train representatives in customer service excellence
- Implement participant feedback from surveys
OKRs to achieve production readiness for MassBalancer ISCC EU feature
- Achieve production readiness for MassBalancer ISCC EU feature
- Ensure 100% documentation of the MassBalancer ISCC EU feature for user reference
- Identify gaps in the current documentation
- Review existing documentation on the MassBalancer ISCC EU feature
- Update or create necessary documents to fill in gaps
- Complete all necessary development tasks associated with the MassBalancer ISCC EU feature
- Finalize the code for the MassBalancer ISCC EU feature
- Test the feature for efficiency and bug fixes
- Release and integrate the feature into the main software platform
- Successfully conduct beta testing for MassBalancer ISCC EU with zero critical issues
- Set up and distribute MassBalancer ISCC EU to selected beta testers
- Identify and resolve any critical issues immediately
- Regularly monitor and collect feedback from beta testers
OKRs to ensure successful implementation and utilization of the ticket system
- Ensure successful implementation and utilization of the ticket system
- Complete ticket system setup and integration by 25% of the quarter
- Identify necessary software and hardware for ticket system setup
- Initiate system integration procedures
- Monitor and evaluate progress towards completion
- Train 75% of staff members on the use and benefits of the ticket system
- Develop comprehensive, easy-to-understand training materials
- Identify staff members not familiar with the ticket system
- Schedule and conduct training sessions regularly
- Achieve at least 60% user adoption rate of the ticket system within the quarter
- Train all employees on the benefits and use of the ticket system
- Implement incentives for consistent ticket system usage
- Regularly monitor and report on user adoption rates
OKRs to develop a functional and user-friendly MVP
- Develop a functional and user-friendly MVP
- Release MVP to a test group and achieve more than 85% satisfaction rate
- Identify and organize a comprehensive, relevant test group
- Develop a fully functional MVP for the specified product
- Implement feedback collection and satisfaction measurement tools
- Identify and prioritize the top 3 key features by interviewing 20 potential users
- Conduct interviews with 20 potential users
- Prepare interview questions targeting potential key features
- Analyze responses to determine top 3 features
- Secure commitment from a technical developer or agency for MVP development
- Finalize and sign official commitment agreement
- Present project details and expectations to potential developer
- Identify potential technical developers or agencies
OKRs to enhance Developer Quality
- Enhance Developer Quality
- Foster collaboration by establishing cross-functional teams to deliver one successful project
- Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member to ensure clarity
- Facilitate regular communication and meetings among team members to encourage collaboration
- Identify key individuals from different departments to form cross-functional teams
- Provide the necessary resources and support to enable teams to successfully deliver the project
- Enhance technical skills through monthly training sessions with at least 90% attendance
- Monitor and track attendance of each team member for training sessions
- Provide relevant and informative training materials for each session
- Communicate the importance of attending training sessions to all team members
- Establish a monthly schedule for training sessions
- Increase code quality by implementing code review process and achieving an average rating of 4 out of 5
- Establish a designated code review team to review and provide constructive feedback on code submissions
- Implement a systematic code review process and ensure all code changes undergo thorough review
- Define clear coding guidelines and standards to be followed during the code review process
- Regularly measure and track the code review ratings, identifying areas of improvement and addressing them
- Improve efficiency by decreasing average bug fix time to less than 24 hours
OKRs to develop the skills and knowledge of junior data scientists
- Develop the skills and knowledge of junior data scientists
- Enhance junior data scientists' ability to effectively communicate insights through presentations and reports
- Establish a feedback loop to continuously review and improve the communication skills of junior data scientists
- Encourage junior data scientists to actively participate in team meetings and share their insights
- Provide junior data scientists with training on effective presentation and report writing techniques
- Assign a mentor to junior data scientists to guide and coach them in communication skills
- Increase junior data scientists' technical proficiency through targeted training programs
- Provide hands-on workshops and projects to enhance practical skills of junior data scientists
- Monitor and evaluate progress through regular assessments and feedback sessions
- Develop customized training modules based on identified knowledge gaps
- Conduct a skills assessment to identify knowledge gaps of junior data scientists
- Measure and improve junior data scientists' productivity by reducing their turnaround time for assigned tasks
- Foster a supportive environment by establishing mentorship programs for junior data scientists
OKRs to substantially reduce technical debt across all projects
- Substantially reduce technical debt across all projects
- Achieve 95% test code coverage to identify and correct hidden bugs
- Use a code coverage tool to measure efficiency
- Refactor poorly covered code sections
- Write comprehensive unit tests for each function or component
- Decrease codebase complexity by 25% using refactoring techniques
- Implement effective refactoring techniques to simplify code
- Regularly review and optimize code to maintain simplicity
- Identify redundant and inefficient code for elimination
- Conduct bi-weekly code reviews to identify and solve 30% of debt issues
- Schedule bi-weekly code review sessions
- Identify issues contributing to code debt
- Implement solutions for 30% of identified issues
More OKR templates
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OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples