12 customisable OKR examples for Applications
What are Applications 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.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Applications. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Applications 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 Applications OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Applications 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 successfully complete Micro-segmentation for Tier1 and Tier2 applications
Successfully complete Micro-segmentation for Tier1 and Tier2 applications
Implement micro-segmentation for at least 60% of prioritized applications
Develop a diagram detailing each application's segmentation- Execute approved micro-segmentation plan across identified apps
- Identify top 60% of high-priority apps for micro-segmentation
- Identify and prioritize all Tier1 and Tier2 applications by end of first month
- Evaluate the importance and usage of listed applications
- Compile a list of all Tier1 and Tier2 applications
- Rank applications based on evaluation results
- Develop an individualized micro-segmentation plan for 75% of identified applications
- Identify key characteristics of each application for segmentation
- Implement segmentation plans on 75% of selected applications
- Create customized micro-segmentation strategy for each application
2. OKRs to boost the success rate of competitive grant applications
- Boost the success rate of competitive grant applications
- Achieve a 20% increase in submitted high-quality grant applications
- Introduce incentives for submitting quality grant applications
- Develop specific criteria for distinguishing high-quality applications
- Provide staff with targeted grant writing training
- Improve grant writing skills of the team by conducting 3 intensive training sessions
- Gather materials for training sessions
- Hire experienced grant writing trainers
- Schedule three intensive grant writing training sessions
- Form partnerships with 5 key organizations to strengthen grant proposal narratives
- Formulate proposals for partnership and exchange mutual benefits
- Identify 5 key organizations relevant to our grant proposal narrative
- Establish contact and open dialogue with targeted organizations
3. OKRs to enhance the accessibility and utility of Customer Care Applications
- Enhance the accessibility and utility of Customer Care Applications
- Decrease application error reports by 30%
- Establish stronger error tracking and fixing systems
- Train development team on advanced debugging methods
- Implement rigorous software testing before product launch
- Increase app user engagement by adding two new customer-centric features
- Implement and promote the new features within the app
- Identify customer needs through surveys or feedback tools
- Design two new customer-centric features based on the identified needs
- Improve app user interface for 25% higher customer satisfaction rate
- Conduct user testing to identify areas for interface improvement
- Implement design changes based on user testing feedback
- Monitor user reviews and satisfaction metrics post-update
4. OKRs to reduce MTTR of critical business applications by 15%
- Reduce MTTR of critical business applications by 15%
- Implement 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
- Identify 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
- Train 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
5. OKRs to integrate two applications seamlessly
- Integrate two applications seamlessly
- Improve user experience by reducing the average response time by 15%
- Increase data transfer accuracy between applications by 20%
- Conduct regular performance testing and optimization measures on the applications
- Optimize network infrastructure for faster and more reliable data transmission
- Implement data validation checks in the application code
- Improve error handling and logging mechanism for data transfer failures
- Reduce integration errors by implementing automated testing, resulting in a 30% decrease in bugs
- Analyze and address the root causes of integration errors to prevent future occurrences
- Regularly update and maintain the automated test suite to match system changes
- Implement a continuous integration process to detect integration errors early on
- Develop automated tests for integration scenarios to ensure proper functionality
- Achieve a 95% success rate in processing transactions between the integrated applications
6. OKRs to secure satisfying employment amidst summer distractions
- Secure satisfying employment amidst summer distractions
- Network with at least 2 industry professionals daily
- Attend online industry-related workshops or webinars
- Regularly participate in LinkedIn discussions
- Arrange weekly information interviews with industry professionals
- Customize and fine-tune resume for 100% of applications
- Identify job posting requirements and align resume skills accordingly
- Integrate relevant keywords into the resume text
- Review and customize resume layout and design
- Apply to at least 15 targeted jobs per week
- Update resume and cover letters for each application
- Submit applications and track progress weekly
- Research and identify 15 specific jobs to apply to each week
7. OKRs to implement fraud reporting applications for customers
- Implement fraud reporting applications for customers
- Launch application and achieve 30% adoption among active customers within one month
- Initiate a marketing campaign for app awareness
- Offer attractive incentives for initial app adopters
- Develop a user-friendly and appealing app interface
- Test application with 100 users within three weeks of prototype completion
- Finalize prototype for application testing
- Recruit 100 users for application testing
- Conduct application testing within three weeks
- Develop a prototype for the fraud reporting application in two weeks
- Develop a functional prototype within the deadline
- Conduct and document initial usability tests
- Outline necessary features for the fraud reporting app
8. OKRs to successfully migrate on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Successfully migrate on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Perform successful trial migration for at least 2 applications without compromising functionality
- Identify two applications suitable for migration testing
- Perform incremental migration while ensuring functionality
- Verify the successful migration and performance
- Identify and prioritize 70% of on-prem applications for migration by comparing impact and feasibility
- Evaluate each application's migration impact and feasibility
- List existing on-prem applications for review
- Prioritize 70% of applications based on evaluation results
- Achieve full migration with zero downtime for the prioritized list of applications
- Test and implement the migration plan effectively
- Ensure proper setup for seamless transition without downtime
- Create a detailed migration plan for priority applications
9. OKRs to thorough understanding of all interrelated applications for improved initiative research
- Thorough understanding of all interrelated applications for improved initiative research
- Develop a process strategy to improve a new initiative's research based on the application interaction findings
- Develop a process strategy based on observed data trends
- Analyze existing application interaction data for key patterns and insights
- Implement process changes, measure results, and iterate as needed
- Evaluate and document key functionalities of 15 applications by end of Quarter
- Evaluate and note key features of each application
- Compile and finalize documentation of findings
- Identify 15 applications for functionality evaluation
- Lead four cross-functional meetings to discuss application interactions and understand dependencies
- Schedule four cross-functional team meetings
- Prepare agendas focusing on application interactions
- Identify and list potential dependency issues
10. OKRs to successfully migrate all applications to a secure DevOps pipeline
- Successfully migrate all applications to a secure DevOps pipeline
- Achieve zero security incidents post-migration in the reviewed applications
- Regularly review and update security measures
- Implement solid security mechanisms post-migration
- Conduct thorough security checks and audits before migration
- Train 80% of development team on secure DevOps pipeline management
- Identify team members needing secure DevOps pipeline training
- Organize a training program with a competent instructor
- Schedule and implement training sessions for identified members
- Implement secure DevOps pipeline framework for 50% of existing applications
- Develop or acquire the necessary secure DevOps pipeline framework
- Identify applications suitable for secure DevOps pipeline implementation
- Roll out the framework across the identified applications
11. OKRs to implement Cloud-Ready Applications
- Implement Cloud-Ready Applications
- Achieve 99% uptime in cloud environment across all migrated applications
- Conduct regular preventive maintenance and system audits
- Implement redundant systems to prevent a single point of failure
- Monitor and resolve issues promptly with a 24/7 technical support team
- Complete successful migration of 1 pilot application to cloud platform
- Develop and document cloud-focused architecture for 3 current key applications
- Develop cloud-focused architecture for each application
- Identify three key applications for cloud-based transformation
- Document the newly developed architectures
12. OKRs to ensure smooth migration of on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Ensure smooth migration of on-prem applications to cloud setup
- Ensure zero critical post-migration issues in the final month of the quarter
- Implement a rigorous software testing process post-migration
- Conduct daily briefs to discuss potential issues
- Schedule weekly system performance evaluations
- Finalize a comprehensive migration plan with defined roles and responsibilities by week 2
- Identify and assign roles and responsibilities to team members
- Create a comprehensive migration plan
- Review and finalize the migration plan by week 2
- Achieve successful migration of 70% of identified applications by week 8
- Identify critical applications for migration prioritization by week 2
- Achieve 70% migration of applications by the end of week 8
- Initiate migration process of identified applications by week 4
Applications 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 Applications 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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
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 Applications OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to enhance SaaS product development in our Tribe team
- OKRs to achieve complete regulatory compliance
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- OKRs to increase company profitability
- OKRs to increase client retention for enhanced repeat business
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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