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2 OKR examples for Job Roles

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What are Job Roles 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 Job Roles 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.

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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.

Job Roles OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Job Roles 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 develop comprehensive responsibility maps for various job roles

  • ObjectiveDevelop comprehensive responsibility maps for various job roles
  • KRCreate editable templates for job responsibilities by week 4
  • TaskIdentify different job roles and respective responsibilities
  • TaskComplete and review templates by week 4
  • TaskDesign editable template structure for these roles
  • KRAssign specific responsibilities for each role using the templates by the end of the quarter
  • TaskIdentify responsibilities for each role within the organization
  • TaskFinalize and distribute templates to respective roles
  • TaskApply these responsibilities to relevant templates
  • KRIdentify all job roles in the company by week 2
  • TaskSchedule meetings with department heads for clarification
  • TaskReview organization chart and staff list for existing positions
  • TaskDocument all job roles and their descriptions

OKRs to develop an effective custom recruitment strategy for 100 roles

  • ObjectiveDevelop an effective custom recruitment strategy for 100 roles
  • KRIncrease recruitment team's interview capacities by 50%
  • TaskHire additional qualified interviewers
  • TaskImplement efficient interview scheduling software
  • TaskTrain team on conducting group interviews
  • KRAchieve a 50% successful hire rate from shortlisted candidates
  • TaskImprove job descriptions to attract suitable candidates
  • TaskImplement a robust follow-up system post-interview
  • TaskIntegrate competency-based interviews in the hiring process
  • KRShortlist 200 quality candidates meeting job requirements
  • TaskScreen resumes and applications based on criteria
  • TaskReview job requirements and create candidate evaluation criteria
  • TaskPrepare a shortlist of 200 qualified candidates

Job Roles 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.

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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:

Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, you can move to Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.

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More Job Roles OKR templates

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