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What are Troubleshooting 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.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Troubleshooting to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Troubleshooting 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.
Troubleshooting OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Troubleshooting Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to reduce MTTR of critical business applications by 15%
- ObjectiveReduce MTTR of critical business applications by 15%
- KRImplement proactive system monitoring to decrease incident occurrences by 20%
- Regularly review and modify monitoring threshold levels
- Train staff on interpreting monitoring alerts and logs
- Deploy advanced system monitoring tools and software
- KRIdentify and remediate 30% of recurring application issues by end of quarter
- Define metrics to identify recurring application issues
- Develop a comprehensive troubleshooting guide
- Implement and monitor remediation strategies
- KRTrain support team on advanced troubleshooting techniques to improve efficiency by 10%
- Supervise team practice on simulated support scenarios
- Organize advanced troubleshooting skills training sessions
- Monitor and evaluate team's performance post-training
OKRs to improve quality of incident resolution by the resolver team
- ObjectiveImprove quality of incident resolution by the resolver team
- KRReduce incident recurrence rate by 20% through enhanced problem management
- Implement thorough incident tracking and analysis procedures
- Enhance proactive incident prevention measures
- Develop and provide advanced problem-solving training
- KRDecrease average resolution time per incident by 25% by refining processes
- Establish strict guidelines for incident resolution
- Train staff in efficient problem-solving techniques
- Implement a proficient incident management system
- KRIncrease first-time resolution rate by 15% by enabling advanced troubleshooting training
- Develop comprehensive advanced troubleshooting training program
- Monitor and evaluate training effectiveness regularly
- Implement mandatory training for all technicians
OKRs to optimize and enhance the existing system architecture
- ObjectiveOptimize and enhance the existing system architecture
- KRFinalize 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
- KREnsure 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
- KRDevelop 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
OKRs to improve efficiency of maintenance request response
- ObjectiveImprove efficiency of maintenance request response
- KRReduce average maintenance request acknowledgment time by 25%
- Implement a real-time maintenance request system
- Hire additional maintenance personnel
- Train staff on more efficient request processing
- KRProvide training to team for improved troubleshooting to reduce response time by 20%
- Develop a comprehensive training program
- Implement and monitor the training program
- Identify gaps in current troubleshooting skills
- KRIncrease completion of maintenance work orders within 48 hours by 30%
- Provide training to improve task completion efficiency
- Increase staffing during peak maintenance periods
- Implement an efficient scheduling system for maintenance tasks
OKRs to minimize unavoidable equipment downtime next quarter
- ObjectiveMinimize unavoidable equipment downtime next quarter
- KRTrain 75% of operation team on basic troubleshooting techniques to respond quickly
- Organize troubleshooting training sessions
- Identify team members requiring basic troubleshooting training
- Monitor and document training progress
- KRImplement preventive maintenance on 100% of key equipment to ensure optimal performance
- Inventory all key equipment for maintenance tracking
- Train staff on proper equipment maintenance procedures
- Schedule regular inspections for each equipment
- KRAchieve a 20% reduction in total hours of equipment downtime
- Implement regular preventative maintenance on all machines
- Utilize real-time monitoring systems for immediate fault detection
- Invest in up-to-date, more reliable equipment
OKRs to enhance proficiency in DevOps with AWS
- ObjectiveEnhance proficiency in DevOps with AWS
- KREarn AWS certified DevOps engineer certification by passing the professional exam
- Review course material for AWS DevOps engineer certification
- Regularly practice with AWS hands-on labs
- Schedule and take the professional exam
- KRTroubleshoot and resolve at least 10 complex problems using AWS DevOps knowledge
- Implement solutions and confirm each problem's resolution
- Develop strategies using DevOps knowledge for troubleshooting each issue
- Identify and categorize ten complex problems within the AWS framework
- KRSuccessfully implement 5 DevOps projects using AWS tools and services
- Schedule project execution timeline and delegate necessary tasks
- Equip team with training on AWS tools and services
- Identify and prioritize 5 suitable projects for a DevOps approach
Troubleshooting 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 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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, you can move to 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 Troubleshooting OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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