3 customisable OKR examples for Security Consultant

What are Security Consultant 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.

Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.

We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Security Consultant. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

Building your own Security Consultant OKRs with AI

While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.

Our customisable Security Consultant OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Security Consultant 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!

1. OKRs to become a computer security expert

Become a computer security expert
Successfully pass the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam with a score of 80% or higher
Develop and execute a comprehensive security project, receiving positive feedback from industry experts
Collaborate with industry experts to gather insights and recommendations for improving security measures
Regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented security measures to ensure ongoing protection
Develop and implement robust security protocols and controls across all systems and processes
Conduct a thorough assessment of current security vulnerabilities and risks
Complete at least two online courses on computer security, scoring above 90% in each
Ensure mastery of course materials and aim to score above 90% in assessments
Devote dedicated hours per week to studying and completing the online courses
Research and identify two reputable online courses for computer security
Enroll in the selected online courses on computer security
Implement and manage effective security measures on personal computer resulting in zero malware incidents
Install a reliable antivirus software program on the personal computer
Enable automatic software updates for the operating system and all installed applications
Avoid clicking on suspicious links or downloading files from untrustworthy sources
Regularly update the antivirus software to ensure the latest protection against malware

Implement this OKR

2. OKRs to implement comprehensive security training for all staff

Implement comprehensive security training for all staff
Successfully train 90% of staff through the newly launched security program
Schedule and implement regular training sessions
Develop concise, engaging materials for staff training
Identify key individuals for initial pilot of security program training
Develop a detailed security training curriculum by engaging external consultants
Collaborate on curriculum details and learning objectives
Initiate a contract with chosen security consultant team
Identify reputable external consultants in security training development
Assess training effectiveness by improving security incident response time by 25%
Develop a benchmark for current security incident response times
Monitor and evaluate post-training response times
Implement advanced training techniques to improve reaction times

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3. OKRs to enhance proactive investigation through expanded log analysis

Enhance proactive investigation through expanded log analysis
Lower the average response time to identified threats by 20%
Seek professional consultation on response strategy
Implement advanced threat detection software
Train staff to swiftly respond to threats
Train the team on the new tool to improve threat identification by 40%
Organize a comprehensive training session on the new tool
Measure improvements in threat identification post-training
Select team members to participate in threat identification training
Implement advance log analysis tool to automatically identify and flag potential threats
Research and select an advanced log analysis tool
Train IT team on threat identification and response
Install and configure the chosen tool

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Security Consultant OKR best practices to boost success

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.

Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRs

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.

Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparency

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.

How to turn your Security Consultant OKRs in a strategy map

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

We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.

More Security Consultant OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

OKRs resources

Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.

To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
Blog posts: ODT Blog
Success metrics: KPIs examples

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