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What are New Project Team 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.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for New Project Team. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect New Project 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.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
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.
New Project Team OKRs examples
We've added many examples of New Project Team Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to successfully adapt and contribute to the new team and project
ObjectiveSuccessfully adapt and contribute to the new team and project
KREstablish effective rapport with 100% of the team members within the first month
Facilitate team bonding activities or events- Regularly communicate and provide feedback to the team
- Schedule one-on-one introductory meetings with each team member
- KRFully understand project scope and deliver 3 actionable insights by end of month two
- Brainstorm and identify key areas for essential insights
- Develop and finalize three actionable insights based on analysis
- Review and dissect all project scope details meticulously
- KRSuccessfully deliver assigned tasks with at least 90% punctuality over the quarter
- Utilize a planner or digital tool for schedule management
- Regularly review and adjust task timelines as needed
- Prioritize tasks according to deadlines and important
OKRs to enhance and promote collaboration within the new team
- ObjectiveEnhance and promote collaboration within the new team
- KRImplement a weekly round-table discussion to share ideas and progress
- Develop a structured agenda for idea sharing
- Create a recurring weekly meeting schedule for discussions
- Assign a meeting facilitator to track progress
- KRConduct at least 4 productive team-building activities
- Plan and schedule 4 different team activities
- Research various team-building activities suitable for the team
- Organize necessary materials and resources
- KRIncrease project workflow transparency by 30% through a shared online platform
- Implement a shared online project management platform
- Regularly update each project's status on the platform
- Train team on using the new platform effectively
OKRs to establish and publicize a Health & Safety Newsletter for awareness
- ObjectiveEstablish and publicize a Health & Safety Newsletter for awareness
- KRAttract and acquire at least 200 subscribers within 2 weeks after launching
- Offer early subscriber discounts or exclusive benefits
- Organize webinars or virtual events promoting the launch
- Develop and implement a comprehensive social media marketing plan
- KRFeedback survey reports at least 80% positive response rate by the end of Q2
- Implement strategies to increase response rates
- Design and distribute impactful and targeted feedback surveys
- Review feedback continuously and make service improvements accordingly
- KRDevelop the first issue of the H&S Newsletter by employing a professional design
- Hire a professional designer experienced in newsletter creation
- Oversee design process of the first issue
- Compile relevant health and safety content
OKRs to develop and implement system architecture for new project
- ObjectiveDevelop and implement system architecture for new project
- KREnsure 95% of system components interface correctly at first integration attempt
- Conduct comprehensive pre-integration testing on system components
- Review and streamline integration procedures
- Verify interface compatibility of every component
- KRFinalize system architecture design with 0% critical faults by end of period
- Ensure all team members maintain design deadline
- Review and enhance system architecture plans regularly
- Perform continuous fault diagnosis and mitigation
- KRSuccessfully train 90% of the team on the new project's system architecture
- Identify key aspects of new system architecture for training
- Develop comprehensive training materials for staff
- Schedule and implement system architecture training sessions
OKRs to successfully implement a new importer tool
- ObjectiveSuccessfully implement a new importer tool
- KRComplete development and initial testing for the tool within eight weeks
- Schedule and allocate work hours for tool development
- Finalize development by end of week eight
- Perform initial testing within the seventh week
- KRFinalize tool design and specifications within the first four weeks
- Review existing tool design and make necessary modifications
- Obtain approval for finalized design and specifications
- Determine precise tool specifications
- KRAchieve successful deployment and integration into the system within twelve weeks
- Develop a detailed project roadmap for system deployment and integration
- Conduct weekly progress checks to identify potential roadblocks early
- Assign roles and allocate resources to ensure workload distribution
OKRs to secure a new project contract with a new client
- ObjectiveSecure a new project contract with a new client
- KRIdentify and establish contact with 50 potential new clients within the industry
- Research to compile a list of 50 potential clients within the industry
- Send emails to identified potential clients
- Draft a personalized introductory email to establish contact
- KRSubmit high-quality proposals to at least 20 new prospective clients
- Develop robust, customized proposals for each client
- Submit the proposals and follow up promptly
- Identify 20 potential new clients and research their needs
- KRSuccessfully negotiate and finalize at least one contract with a new client
- Identify and research potential new clients
- Craft and send personalized business proposals
- Arrange negotiation meetings to finalize contract
OKRs to master new relevant technical skills
- ObjectiveMaster new relevant technical skills
- KRApply newly learned skills in 3 different ongoing or upcoming projects
- Evaluate improvements and performance after applying new skills
- Identify projects where new skills can be effectively implemented
- Strategically incorporate newly learned skills into project roles
- KRComplete at least two comprehensive technical courses in my industry
- Research relevant technical courses within the industry
- Regularly attend and complete all course requirements
- Enroll in two chosen comprehensive courses
- KRScore at least 85% on all post-course assessments or certifications
- Create a thorough study plan for each course's material
- Allocate dedicated daily study periods
- Seek assistance for topics you struggle with
OKRs to establish a new vertically integrated business line
- ObjectiveEstablish a new vertically integrated business line
- KRLaunch a pilot project using this business line, achieving 20% ROI
- Develop a comprehensive business strategy to ensure 20% ROI
- Identify a suitable project for implementing the new business line
- Execute the pilot project using the developed strategy
- KRCreate a business plan incorporating these competencies by the quarter's end
- Draft a business plan incorporating the identified competencies
- Identify and list the specific competencies required for the business plan
- Refine and finalize the business plan for presentation
- KRIdentify and define 3 core competencies relevant to the new business line
- Set clear definitions for each identified core competency
- Research core competencies critical for success in the new business line
- Establish relevancy of each competency to the new business
OKRs to successfully complete the new server build assessment
- ObjectiveSuccessfully complete the new server build assessment
- KRDevelop a comprehensive project plan with assigned responsibilities by week two
- Assign individual responsibilities for each task
- Identify key project objectives and deliverables
- Finalize project plan by week two
- KRAchieve 90% completion of the server build within established project timelines
- KRTest the built server rigorously ensuring less than 2% error rate
- Conduct comprehensive functionality tests on the server
- Evaluate error rate to ensure it's below 2%
- Make necessary adjustments to reduce errors
OKRs to successfully launch MVP of X new website to the public
- ObjectiveSuccessfully launch MVP of X new website to the public
- KRComplete detailed project plan, design and development for X website within 4 weeks
- Develop the design based on approved project plan within first two weeks
- Define clear objectives and create detailed project plan for X website
- Finalize website development and conduct testing within remaining two weeks
- KRTest the website's functionality and fix bugs for two weeks post-development
- Conduct thorough functionality testing on the website
- Identify and document any detected bugs
- Implement bug fixes and perform retests
- KREnsure user friendly interface by conducting a usability test with 50 beta testers
- Identify and recruit 50 beta testers for usability testing
- Execute usability tests on the interface
- Analyze feedback and implement necessary changes
New Project 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
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.
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.
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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
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 Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More New Project Team OKR templates
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