2 customisable OKR examples for Digitalization
What are Digitalization 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.
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 Digitalization 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 Digitalization 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 Digitalization OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Digitalization. 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 streamline vendor management for efficient cost savings and digitalized P2P process
Streamline vendor management for efficient cost savings and digitalized P2P process
Reduce vendor costs by 15% through negotiation and strategic sourcing
Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies with chosen vendors
Identify all current vendor contracts and review cost details
Prioritize vendors for renegotiation based on potential cost savings
Improve P2P process turnaround time by 30%, leveraging digital tools and automation
Train staff on efficient use of new automation tools
Optimize P2P process workflow with AI-powered tooling
Implement digital systems to automate invoice generation and payment
Achieve 90% digitalization of P2P processes to enhance operational efficiency
Implement digital software platforms for P2P interactions
Monitor and evaluate digitalization progress regularly
Train staff on digital P2P process management
2. OKRs to make business travel process fully digital
Make business travel process fully digital
Identify and list all paper-dependent tasks in business travel by end of week 1
Survey team members about paper-dependent tasks in business travel
Research common paper-dependent tasks in corporate travel
Compile list of identified paper-dependent travel tasks by end of week 1
Design and implement a digital solution for identified tasks within week 5
Identify specific tasks requiring digital solution during week 5
Sketch out a basic design for the digital solution
Begin implementing the devised digital solution
Achieve 95% employee adoption of the new digital process in trial phase
Offer incentives for early adopters in trial phase
Conduct informative training sessions on new digital process
Seek feedback and troubleshoot issues quickly
Digitalization 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
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.
![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
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.
![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 Digitalization OKRs in a strategy map
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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
![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 Digitalization OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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OKRs to seamless integration and deployment of Productiv SaaS application
OKRs to drive adoption of environmental policies by the National Park Service
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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