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What are Operational Improvements 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 Operational Improvements 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 Operational Improvements 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.
Operational Improvements OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Operational Improvements 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 develop an effective transformation plan to enhance business operations
ObjectiveDevelop an effective transformation plan to enhance business operations
KRDesign and finalize a detailed transformation plan involving at least 10 improvements
Develop detailed changes for each identified area- Identify ten areas/elements that require improvement
- Validate, review and finalize the transformation plan
- KRImplement transformation plan in 3 operational areas and achieve 15% performance improvement
- Monitor, assess, and adjust strategies for continuous performance enhancement
- Develop strategies to achieve 15% performance improvement in those areas
- Identify three operational areas for implementation of transformation plan
- KRIdentify and analyze at least 20 areas of current business operations needing improvement
- Prioritize areas based on improvement potential
- Identify 20 areas in current operations requiring enhancements
- Analyze each identified area's performance levels
OKRs to amplify efficiency and scalability of Business Operations' internal processes
- ObjectiveAmplify efficiency and scalability of Business Operations' internal processes
- KRIncrease team's operational efficiency by 25% through process automation and training
- KRReduce operational delays and errors by 30% via enhanced internal quality controls
- Monitor and assess performance for continuous improvement
- Train employees on revised operational procedures
- Implement stringent quality control checks at each stage
- KRExpand the volume capacity by 20% through better resource allocation and staffing strategies
- Review current resource allocation for efficiency improvements
- Implement optimal staffing strategies to increase productivity
- Source additional resources to accommodate 20% volume increase
Operational Improvements 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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
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
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.
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 Operational Improvements OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to accelerate overall procurement processes
- OKRs to scale the team by hiring and onboarding key talent to support business expansion
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- OKRs to significantly increase application's monthly revenue