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2 OKR examples for Grants Team

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What are Grants 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.

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 Grants 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.

The best tools for writing perfect Grants Team OKRs

Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.

Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt

Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.

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Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs

You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.

AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

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.

Grants Team OKRs examples

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Grants 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!

OKRs to establish an effective grant research volunteer team

  • ObjectiveEstablish an effective grant research volunteer team
  • KRIdentify and apply for at least 20 potential grant opportunities
  • TaskPrepare necessary documents for grant applications
  • TaskResearch and compile a list of 20 potential grant opportunities
  • TaskSubmit applications for identified grants
  • KRBoost yearly revenue by successfully securing at least 3 new grants
  • TaskFollow-up consistently on sent proposals
  • TaskCraft compelling grant proposals highlighting our strengths
  • TaskResearch potential grants aligned with our company's vision
  • KRRecruit and train 5 skilled volunteers for grant research by end of quarter
  • TaskPost volunteer requirements on job boards and social media platforms
  • TaskInterview candidates to assess relevant skills and passion
  • TaskSchedule and conduct training sessions for selected volunteers

OKRs to boost company's grant compliance and efficiency

  • ObjectiveBoost company's grant compliance and efficiency
  • KRIncrease staff training on grant compliance by 25%
  • TaskEvaluate current training methods on grant compliance for improvements
  • TaskDevelop enhanced training curriculum focused on grant compliance
  • TaskImplement additional 25% training hours on grant compliance for staff
  • KRAchieve a 100% accuracy rate in the filing of grant documentation
  • TaskImplement regular training on grant documentation procedures
  • TaskDesign a quality assurance protocol for all filings
  • TaskAssign a dedicated resource for reviewing applications
  • KRReduce grant process cycle time by 20%
  • TaskProvide online training for grant processing staff
  • TaskStreamline application review with defined evaluation criteria
  • TaskImplement automated systems for application tracking

Grants 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.

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AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:

Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.

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More Grants Team OKR templates

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