2 OKR examples for Building Maintenance Team

What are Building Maintenance Team 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.

Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.

We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Building Maintenance Team 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.

Building your own Building Maintenance Team OKRs with AI

How to create great OKRs for any scenario in seconds

While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here.

You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.

1. Go to Tability's plan editor
2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
3. Use natural language to describe your goals

Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.

How to improve existing OKRs with AI feedback

If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.

1. Go to Tability's plan editor
2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
3. Click on "Generate analysis"

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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.

You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.

Using the free OKR generator to get a quick template

If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.

Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.

Our Building Maintenance Team OKRs examples

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Building Maintenance Team. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

1. OKRs to enhance overall structural and aesthetic quality of the building

ObjectiveEnhance overall structural and aesthetic quality of the building
KRAchieve a 90% satisfaction rate from building occupants through cosmetic improvements
Hire professionals for quality refurbishment works
Survey occupants to identify areas requiring aesthetic improvements
Prioritize and budget for identified cosmetic upgrades
KRIncrease building's energy efficiency by 20% through upgrades and repairs
Replace existing windows with insulated, double-glazed versions
Install energy-efficient HVAC systems for temperature control
Insulate walls and roofs to reduce heat loss
KRReduce maintenance complaints by 30% by addressing identified structural issues
Implement frequent structural inspections and necessary repairs
Develop an effective maintenance plan to tackle issues
Identify and compile common structural issues causing complaints

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2. OKRs to replace toilet flush valves in Building 1 before the construction project

ObjectiveReplace toilet flush valves in Building 1 before the construction project
KRAchieve 100% replacement and functional testing of all flush valves by week 6
Inventory all flush valves by end of Week 1
Complete replacement and testing by Week 6
Order replacement parts by Week 3
KRIdentify and purchase necessary valve replacement materials by week 2
Research suppliers with best prices for materials
Complete purchase of valve replacement materials
Determine necessary valve replacement materials
KRComplete replacement of 50% toilet flush valves by week 4
Select supplier and purchase 50% of needed replacement toilet flush valves
Inspect and verify installation of new flush valves by week 4
Schedule installation time with building maintenance workers

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Building Maintenance Team 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

Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your 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

Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.

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.

How to track your Building Maintenance Team OKRs

OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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

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 OKRs

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 Building Maintenance Team OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.