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3 OKR examples for Portfolio Management Team

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What are Portfolio Management 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 Portfolio Management 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 Portfolio Management 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.

Portfolio Management Team OKRs examples

We've added many examples of Portfolio Management 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 enhance the productivity of change portfolio execution

  • ObjectiveEnhance the productivity of change portfolio execution
  • KRIncrease the number of completed projects by 20%
  • TaskEnhance team productivity with improved tools and training
  • TaskPrioritize projects based on their impact and effort level
  • TaskImplement stricter deadlines and clear project milestones
  • KRImprove project success rate by 25%
  • TaskImplement a comprehensive project management methodology
  • TaskImprove team communication and transparency
  • TaskEnhance project tracking and monitoring mechanisms
  • KRDecrease execution timeline by 15% per project
  • TaskPrioritize tasks based on project requirements
  • TaskImplement efficient project management software
  • TaskIntroduce routines for regular progress check-ins

OKRs to implement a cost-effective solution for portfolio tracking

  • ObjectiveImplement a cost-effective solution for portfolio tracking
  • KRSuccessfully integrate chosen solution into current system with 100% functionality by week 12
  • TaskDevelop an integration plan and timeline to implement the solution
  • TaskTest and debug solution for 100% functionality by week 12
  • TaskEvaluate suitability and functionality of chosen solution with the current system
  • KRTrial selected solutions and choose most efficient by week 10
  • TaskEvaluate each solution's efficiency weekly
  • TaskImplement chosen solutions for a trial period
  • TaskChoose the most productive solution by week 10
  • KRResearch and identify 3 cost-effective portfolio tracking solutions by week 6
  • TaskResearch affordable portfolio tracking services
  • TaskCompile and analyze top 3 options
  • TaskOutline key features needed in portfolio tracking solutions

OKRs to enhance resource allocation based on design skills and portfolio

  • ObjectiveEnhance resource allocation based on design skills and portfolio
  • KRImprove project success rate by 15% via portfolio optimized resource distribution
  • TaskImplement the resource distribution strategy and monitor impact on project success
  • TaskDevelop a resource allocation strategy based on portfolio optimization
  • TaskAnalyze past projects for resource use patterns and inefficiencies
  • KRAchieve a 30% reduction in misallocated design resources
  • TaskIdentify inefficiencies and necessary improvements
  • TaskInvestigate current allocation of design resources
  • TaskImplement resource redistribution strategies
  • KRIncrease resource utilization rate by 20% through improved skill-based assignments
  • TaskMonitor and adjust assignments consistently
  • TaskIdentify skills and strengths of team members
  • TaskAllocate tasks based on those identified skills

Portfolio Management 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.

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AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

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:

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 Portfolio Management Team OKR templates

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