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What are Product 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.
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Product 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 Product 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.
Product Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Product Team 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 foster continuous improvement culture in production team
ObjectiveFoster continuous improvement culture in production team
KRIncrease production team engagement in suggesting improvement ideas by 30%
Provide training on successful idea generation techniques- Implement a rewards system for valuable improvement suggestions
- Conduct weekly brainstorming sessions for innovative ideas
- KRAchieve a 20% reduction in production errors utilizing improvement techniques
- Train staff regularly on error prevention strategies
- Update and fine-tune production machinery for precision
- Implement strict quality control processes on production lines
- KRImplement weekly training sessions covering different improvement methodologies by end of quarter
- Identify relevant improvement methodologies for training
- Schedule and communicate the training sessions
- Design engaging weekly training curriculums
OKRs to enhance proficiency as a product owner
- ObjectiveEnhance proficiency as a product owner
- KRComplete two relevant industry-recognized product management certifications
- Enroll in and complete required coursework for each certification
- Schedule and pass the certification exams
- Research and select two industry-recognized product management certifications
- KRLead three cross-functional team meetings to improve collaboration and project efficiency
- Organize meeting date and agenda for cross-functional team discussion
- Facilitate effective collaboration during the cross-functional team meetings
- Review meetings' outcomes, identifying areas for increased project efficiency
- KRImplement one new feature voted top by customers for the product by the deadline
- Obtain customer feedback and identify top-voted feature
- Roll out the feature to all customers by the deadline
- Develop and test the new feature thoroughly
OKRs to develop a high-performing, cohesive team
- ObjectiveDevelop a high-performing, cohesive team
- KRBoost team satisfaction score to above 80% through regular feedback and improvement
- Implement weekly feedback sessions for open team communication
- Provide training resources to improve skills
- Establish a recognition system for excellent work
- KRIncrease team productivity by 20% through effective collaboration tools and training
- Monitor and review team productivity post-implementation
- Arrange training sessions on utilizing these tools effectively
- Implement collaboration tools that streamline communication and teamwork
- KRAchieve less than 5% turnover rate with better onboarding processes and work culture
- Organize regular team-building activities
- Initiate quarterly feedback and improvement sessions
- Implement a comprehensive onboarding process for all new hires
OKRs to enhance team productivity with collaborative efforts
- ObjectiveEnhance team productivity with collaborative efforts
- KRDecrease project completion times by 15%
- Implement more efficient project management tools
- Incorporate additional resources or personnel
- Streamline communication processes within the team
- KRIncrease team work-norm compliance by 30%
- Develop clear, easily understood guidelines for work-norms
- Monitor and give feedback on work-norm compliance regularly
- Implement regular team-building activities to foster collaboration
- KRImplement 2 team-building activities with 90% participation
- Schedule activity sessions and inform the team
- Ensure participation and collect feedback post-activities
- Identify 2 team-building activities suitable for all staff
OKRs to boost agile team productivity by 15%
- ObjectiveBoost agile team productivity by 15%
- KRConduct regular skill development workshops to improve team efficiency by 10%
- Organize regular skill development workshops
- Track and report improvement in team efficiency
- Identify areas of inefficiency within the team
- KRImplement a new project management tool to reduce task completion times by 20%
- Track and evaluate task completion times regularly
- Identify the best project management tool for the team
- Provide comprehensive training on the new tool
- KRReallocate resources to decrease bottlenecks and increase output by 15%
- Identify resources contributing to bottlenecks
- Develop plan to redistribute specific resources
- Implement changes and measure output increase
OKRs to obtain position as Director of Product
- ObjectiveObtain position as Director of Product
- KRObtain certification in product management
- Enroll in chosen certification program
- Successfully complete coursework and examination
- Research suitable product management certification programs
- KRLead cross-functional team in successful product launch
- Assemble cross-functional team from various departments
- Develop comprehensive product launch strategy
- Oversee and guide execution of launch plan
- KRReceive positive feedback from peers and superiors on product leadership skills
- Earn respect through optimistic and decisive decision-making
- Develop and showcase strong product knowledge regularly
- Actively gather feedback after leading product meetings or presentations
OKRs to finalize and launch our product
- ObjectiveFinalize and launch our product
- KRSecure two client pre-orders for the new product before launch
- Initiate contact and secure pre-orders
- Develop an enticing pre-order sales pitch for the new product
- Identify two potential high-value clients for outreach
- KRAssemble dedicated project team for streamlined product finishing tasks
- Delegate specific tasks within the project to each team member
- Formulate a communication and collaboration system for the team
- Identify individuals with necessary skills for product finishing
- KRAchieve at least 96% completion of the product's testing by next quarter
- Create a detailed testing schedule and assign responsible team members
- Implement any necessary corrective actions promptly
- Conduct regular check-ins to monitor testing progress
OKRs to enhance Product Service Management Efficiency
- ObjectiveEnhance Product Service Management Efficiency
- KRIncrease product service team training sessions by 50%
- Schedule additional training sessions accordingly
- Identify current number of weekly training sessions
- Calculate necessary increase to achieve 50% rise
- KRImplement new software to decrease customer response time by 20%
- Purchase, install, and configure the identified software
- Identify software capable of enhancing customer service response speed
- Train customer service representatives on new software usage
- KRImprove customer satisfaction rate on product services by 30%
- Update and upgrade product based on customer feedback
- Establish a fast and effective complaint resolution procedure
- Implement regular training programs for customer service staff
OKRs to enhance the customer advocacy program
- ObjectiveEnhance the customer advocacy program
- KRIncrease overall customer satisfaction rate by 15%
- Implement a comprehensive customer feedback system
- Provide robust training for customer service staff
- Enhance product/service quality based on feedback
- KRReduce customer complaints by 20%
- Implement a proactive customer satisfaction survey
- Revise and enhance company's product or service
- Improve staff training on customer service skills
- KRImprove Net Promoter Score (NPS) by 10 points
- Increase personalization in our customer interactions
- Regularly gather and analyze customer feedback to improve service
- Implement high-quality training programs to enhance customer service skills
OKRs to successfully mentor a novice product manager
- ObjectiveSuccessfully mentor a novice product manager
- KRFacilitate the prototyping of at least three product ideas under the mentee's lead
- Set review session for prototype evaluation and feedback
- Schedule meeting to discuss and select three product ideas
- Guide mentee in developing detailed product prototypes
- KRDevelop comprehensive training plan focusing on key product management aspects within two weeks
- Identify key aspects of product management for training
- Finalize and approve training plan within two weeks
- Outline a comprehensive training plan
- KRBy quarter-end, achieve a 90% satisfaction rate, assessed by mentee's feedback
- Provide additional resources to meet mentee needs
- Implement suggested improvements from mentee feedback
- Regularly schedule feedback sessions with all mentees
Product 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
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
The rules of OKRs are simple. Quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly, and yearly OKRs should be tracked monthly. 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 Product Team OKR templates
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