What are Compliance Standards 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.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Compliance Standards to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
How to write your own Compliance Standards OKRs
Option 1. Turn ideas into OKRs with Tability AI
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.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
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 OKRsTability 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.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
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.
Compliance Standards OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Compliance Standards 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 achieve 100% compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards
ObjectiveEnsure regulatory compliance in all operations
KREstablish a system for continuous monitoring and reporting of compliance status
Define metrics to track compliance- Schedule regular compliance audits
- Establish communication protocol for reporting
- Design compliance reporting dashboard
- KRAchieve 100% compliance with all relevant regulations and standards
- Stay up-to-date with changes to regulations and standards
- Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance
- Provide ongoing training to employees
- Implement measures to address non-compliance
- KRDevelop and implement an updated compliance training program for all employees
- Launch new compliance training program online and in-person
- Evaluate effectiveness of updated program through employee feedback and assessments
- Conduct a needs assessment to identify compliance training gaps
- Create new, engaging training materials for all job functions
- KRConduct a full audit of all operations and identify areas of regulatory risk
- Identify gaps in compliance procedures and create action plan
- Review each operation for compliance risks
- Conduct training on regulations and compliance procedures
- Evaluate existing controls and their effectiveness
OKRs to achieve full adherence to all regulatory compliance standards
- ObjectiveAchieve full adherence to all regulatory compliance standards
- KRCorrect or address at least 95% of identified non-compliant elements
- Implement compliant alternatives or fixes for identified issues
- Prioritize non-compliance issues based on severity
- Identify all non-compliant elements within the system
- KRPass an external audit with a minimum score of 90% compliance
- Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance
- Implement necessary changes to meet compliance standards
- Review and understand all compliance guidelines thoroughly
- KRImplement a comprehensive training program for all employees on regulatory compliance
- Schedule and implement mandatory training sessions for all employees
- Determine necessary regulatory compliance topics for training
- Source or create compliance training materials and resources
OKRs to enhance technical design standards supervision for the team
- ObjectiveEnhance technical design standards supervision for the team
- KRIncrease the team's compliance with technical design standards by 30%
- Develop regular technical design standards training sessions
- Implement a robust standards compliance check process
- Regularly update team on new/adjusted design standards
- KRConduct weekly audits, ensuring 100% coverage of all design projects
- Schedule consistent weekly audits for all design projects
- Check completeness of each design project during audits
- Document and report any discrepancies or issues found
- KRImplement an updated set of design standards by 20% within the quarter
- Develop a comprehensive update plan for design standards
- Assess current design standards for potential improvements
- Implement newly enhanced design standards
OKRs to achieve compliance with industry standards and regulations
- ObjectiveAttain regulatory compliance with industry standards
- KRPass all required audits with no major findings or violations
- KRAchieve 100% compliance with all applicable regulations and standards
- KRImplement and maintain a comprehensive compliance monitoring program
- KRTrain 100% of staff on updated compliance policies and procedures
OKRs to boost Overall Account Health
- ObjectiveBoost Overall Account Health
- KRIncrease active account numbers by 20%
- Implement a referral program to encourage current users to recruit others
- Execute targeted marketing campaigns to attract potential users
- Enhance user experience for higher customer satisfaction and retention
- KRReduce overdue balances by 30%
- Enhance reminders and notices for due payments
- Implement stricter payment deadlines and announce them clearly
- Offer incentives for early or on-time payments
- KRAlign 90% of accounts with compliance standards
- Arrange training on compliance standards for account management team
- Implement necessary updates to align accounts with standards
- Conduct individual reviews of existing accounts for compliance
OKRs to achieve a successful and appealing Gaydon Expansion OBC
- ObjectiveAchieve a successful and appealing Gaydon Expansion OBC
- KREnsure 100% OBC compliance with environmental, safety and quality standards by week 8
- Review all OBC environmental, safety and quality standard documents
- Implement necessary corrective actions before week 8
- Conduct OBC audit checks for complete compliance by week 6
- KRGenerate 5 innovative, cost-effective expansion designs by week 6
- Research current cost-effective expansion design trends
- Refine and finalize five chosen designs
- Sketch initial design concepts for feedback
- KRSecure approval from 90% key stakeholders by week 10
OKRs to enhance adherence to academic standards and protocols
- ObjectiveEnhance adherence to academic standards and protocols
- KRImprove complaint resolution rate to 90% by streamlining the grievance redressal system
- Introduce automation for efficient complaint categorization
- Train staff for faster problem-solving and decision-making
- Implement regular feedback sessions to improve system
- KRIncrease policy awareness sessions by 20% for staff and students
- Include policy updates during the regular staff meetings
- Formulate engaging policy awareness campaigns for students
- Plan more informational meetings about policy awareness
- KRReduce reported policy violations by 30% through stringent monitoring
- Increase frequency of employee policy-awareness training
- Conduct regular, unannounced audits for policy enforcement
- Implement rigorous surveillance measures to track policy adherence
OKRs to enhance safety layout and procedures to level 4 standards
- ObjectiveEnhance safety layout and procedures to level 4 standards
- KRReduce workplace accidents by 30% through implementation of improved safety measures
- Identify common causes of workplace accidents
- Implement stricter safety protocols organization-wide
- Develop training programs for improved safety measures
- KRTrain all staff on new safety operations enhancing overall proficiency by 50%
- Schedule necessary safety operation training
- Measure proficiency improvement post-training
- Identify an expert in safety operations for training
- KRIdentify and rectify 100% of current safety layout inadequacies by end of quarter
- Implement corrective actions for identified issues
- Conduct a comprehensive safety layout assessment
- Identify all safety layout gaps
Compliance Standards 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.
How to track your Compliance Standards 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.
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 Compliance Standards OKR templates
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