3 customisable OKR examples for Interdepartmental Teams
What are Interdepartmental Teams 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 Interdepartmental Teams 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 Interdepartmental Teams 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 Interdepartmental Teams OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Interdepartmental Teams. 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 interdepartmental collaboration as instructional designer
Enhance interdepartmental collaboration as instructional designer
Conduct feedback sessions with each department post-collaboration to achieve 85% satisfaction rate
Schedule feedback sessions with all department heads
Prepare relevant feedback-related questions
Measure satisfaction rate after each session
Provide fortnightly progress reports to stakeholders to ensure seamless communication
Schedule and send bi-weekly progress reports
Identify key metrics to track progress
Create a clear, concise reporting template
Increase the number of joint projects with different departments by 20%
Initiate discussions for joint project proposals
Establish collaborative agreements and start projects
Identify potential interdepartmental collaboration opportunities
2. OKRs to enhance teamwork across different departments
Enhance teamwork across different departments
Achieve participation of all department heads in bi-weekly collaboration meetings
Remind participants about meeting via email or text
Send meeting invites to all department heads in advance
Provide a clear agenda for every meeting
Implement 5 cross-departmental projects with shared KPIs and responsibilities
Launch and monitor cross-departmental projects for effective implementation
Identify potential departments for collaboration on shared KPI projects
Define shared KPIs and responsibilities for each project
Increase cross-team employee satisfaction rates by 20% through regular feedback loops
Create recognition programs for cross-team collaborations
Implement regular cross-team meetings for feedback exchange
Introduce a system for anonymous feedback submissions
3. OKRs to enhance inter-departmental collaboration for effective social media operations
Enhance inter-departmental collaboration for effective social media operations
Pioneer a shared, online document housing all social media initiatives and updates
Create structure for social media initiatives document
Identify suitable online platform for shared document storage
Update document regularly with initiatives and updates
Implement weekly cross-departmental meetings focused on social media strategy by month-end
Create a recurring weekly meeting schedule
Outline the meeting agenda focusing on social media
Identify key representatives from each department
Increase shared social media projects between departments by 20%
Implement regular shared social media project progress reports across departments
Develop a centralized social media project management tool for all departments
Initiate weekly interdepartmental brainstorming sessions on social media projects
Interdepartmental Teams 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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 Interdepartmental Teams OKRs in a strategy map
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.
![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 Interdepartmental Teams OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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OKRs to boost teams' contribution to business revenue generation
OKRs to implement a metric system for enhanced outcome-orientation in the company
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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