10 customisable OKR examples for Alignment
What are Alignment OKRs?
The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.
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.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Alignment 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.
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Our customisable Alignment OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Alignment 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!
1. OKRs to implement strategic planning framework for goal alignment
Streamline organizational strategy for better goal alignment
Provide regular communication and training to ensure alignment and engagement
Establish a system to track and monitor progress towards goals
Conduct a SWOT analysis and identify key strategic priorities
Develop a clear action plan for executing the strategic priorities
2. OKRs to improve OKR implementation and effectiveness
Improve OKR implementation and effectiveness
Achieve an average OKR score of 4.5 or higher in quarterly assessments
Increase OKR adoption rate to 90% among team members
Assign OKR champions to provide ongoing guidance and support to team members
Provide training on OKR methodology and its benefits to team members
Create a clear and concise communication plan to consistently promote OKR usage
Implement regular check-ins and review sessions to track progress and maintain accountability
Increase the percentage of OKRs aligned with company strategic goals to 80%
Conduct a thorough review of existing OKRs and identify alignment gaps
Provide ongoing training and support to help employees understand and align their OKRs
Regularly communicate company strategic goals and their importance to all employees
Establish a performance evaluation system that rewards alignment with company strategic goals
Reduce the average number of unresolved OKRs by 50%
Implement regular check-ins with teams to review and update progress on OKRs
Provide training and resources for goal setting and tracking OKRs effectively
Streamline the OKR tracking process to facilitate timely updates and resolution
Foster a culture of accountability and ownership to drive resolution of unresolved OKRs
3. OKRs to strengthen strategic alignment across all business units
Strengthen strategic alignment across all business units
Achieve 80% positive feedback on strategy understanding in anonymous post-workshop surveys
Develop clear, engaging workshop content to encourage comprehension
Follow-up with explanatory resources post-workshop
Implement interactive sessions promoting feedback and discussion
Conduct 3 alignment workshops achieving 90% attendance from all departments
Determine workshop times that don't conflict with departmental schedules
Send out clear, concise workshop invites to each department
Follow up with non-respondents to ensure maximum attendance
Develop a cross-functional team from all departments by end of month 1
Set team expectations and goal guidelines
Plan and organize initial team-building activities
Identify potential team members from each department
4. OKRs to implement effective cloud cost management and budget alignment strategies
Implement effective cloud cost management and budget alignment strategies
Increase forecast accuracy for cloud spending by 20% via predictive analytics
Continuously improve data models for better forecasting accuracy
Implement rigorous testing and validation of predictive models
Develop precise predictive analytics algorithms for cloud spending
Reduce overall cloud expenditure by 15% using cost-optimization strategies
Identify and eliminate underutilized or idle cloud resources
Optimize cloud storage and data transfer processes
Implement automation and scale-down capabilities
Implement a cloud cost governance framework that achieves 100% budget adherence
Establish financial controls and reporting tools
Monitor cost usage and optimize resources regularly
Define a strict budget for your cloud services
5. OKRs to boost participation in wellness events through strategic alignment
Boost participation in wellness events through strategic alignment
Ensure 80% of participants complete post-event satisfaction surveys
Send reminder emails regularly to encourage completion
Send out satisfaction surveys immediately following the event
Offer incentives for completing the survey
Increase registration for wellness events by 15%
Send personalized email invitations to past participants
Collaborate with local influencers for event promotion
Develop engaging social media campaigns promoting wellness events
Enhance engagement during wellness events by 25%
Offer small incentives for active participation or greater attendance
Add interactive health-related games or quizzes to wellness events
Promote wellness events through all available internal channels
6. OKRs to enhance stakeholder synergy and expedite strategic initiatives
Enhance stakeholder synergy and expedite strategic initiatives
Arrange and conduct at least 6 collaborative meetings with key stakeholders
List and identify six key stakeholders for collaboration
Develop and present meeting agendas for comprehensive discussions
Schedule meetings with stakeholders at convenient times
Develop a process for monitoring project timelines and achieving 90% on-time completion
Review progress regularly and adjust plans as needed
Establish project deadlines and key milestones
Implement a project management tracking system
Obtain feedback from stakeholders to increase project alignment by 20%
Analyze the collected feedback and identify alignment opportunities
Schedule individual meetings for more in-depth feedback
Design and distribute a survey to stakeholders for their project feedback
7. OKRs to ensure shadow IT alignment with corporate policy
Ensure shadow IT alignment with corporate policy
Analyze and document compliance gaps in 70% of identified shadow IT initiatives
Identify 70% of existing shadow IT initiatives
Evaluate these initiatives for compliance gaps
Document all identified compliance gaps
Implement policy-compliant changes in 50% of non-compliant shadow IT projects
Implement changes in identified projects
Draft policy-compliant changes for identified projects
Identify 50% of non-compliant shadow IT projects
Identify all shadow IT initiatives by end of week 2
Compile a report of all discoveries
Analyze network traffic for unknown applications
Survey employees about unapproved software or systems they're using
8. OKRs to enhance employees' alignment with the organization's objectives and culture
Enhance employees' alignment with the organization's objectives and culture
Increase the average score from employee engagement survey by 20%
Establish an open feedback culture promoting transparency and honesty
Implement training programs focused on communication and team-building skills
Enhance employee recognition and reward strategies
Conduct 5 company-culture training sessions to all departments
Identify key elements of the company culture for training
Schedule department-wide sessions to communicate timelines
Plan, outline, and prepare the 5 training sessions
Achieve 90% successful completion of individual performance targets connected to organisation's objective
Regularly review personal KPIs aligned with organizational objectives
Develop execution strategies for each performance target
Continuously analyze and improve current performance methods
9. OKRs to enhance HR's strategic partnership with business units
Enhance HR's strategic partnership with business units
Reduce turnover rate by 15% through retention strategies
Develop a comprehensive employee benefits and incentives program
Implement systematic periodical employee performance reviews and promotions
Facilitate consistent team building activities and trainings
Improve employee engagement score by 20% through HR initiatives
Implement regular team-building exercises and events
Conduct workplace culture improvement workshops
Enhance communication channels for employee feedback
Implement 3 new HR-related business alignment projects with positive feedback
Execute the three chosen HR business alignment projects
Identify potential HR-related alignment projects
Gather feedback using post-implementation surveys
10. OKRs to align team's mission and vision with company's strategic goals
Align team's mission and vision with company's strategic goals
Update mission and vision statements to reflect 80% overlap with company strategy
Revise statements to reflect 80% overlap
Review current mission and vision statements
Identify overlap with company strategy
Get feedback from 90% of team members affirming clearer strategic alignment within 6 weeks
Analyze and address received feedback on strategy
Send the survey to all team members
Develop a straightforward survey about strategic alignment
Facilitate three workshops to promote understanding of company's strategic objectives by month's end
Send invitations to all company employees
Define topics and prepare materials for three different workshops
Schedule three workshop dates and secure venues
Alignment 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 Insights Dashboard](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/tability-insights-board.e70f9466.png)
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.
![Tability Insights Dashboard](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/checkins-graph.b2aec458.png)
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.
How to turn your Alignment 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.
![A strategy map in Tability](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/tability_strategy_map.2ad25843.png)
If 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 Alignment OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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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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