3 customisable OKR examples for Sprint Team
What are Sprint 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.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Sprint 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.
Building your own Sprint Team 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 Sprint Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Sprint 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!
1. OKRs to enhance the team's sprint goal attainment and continuous improvement
Enhance the team's sprint goal attainment and continuous improvement
Increase sprint goal achievement rate by 20%
Implement more efficient task management systems
Increase daily stand-up meetings for progress check
Offer training to boost team productivity
Reduce sprint backlog by 15% through effective prioritisation techniques
Implement priority scoring for each item in the sprint backlog
Conduct regular backlog refinement sessions with the team
Eliminate low-priority tasks from the backlog
Implement weekly coaching sessions to improve team’s skills
Prepare targeted training material for each weekly session
Determine key skill areas needing improvement through assessments
Schedule regular weekly coaching sessions in the team's calendar
2. OKRs to integrate security controls into development sprints
Integrate security controls into development sprints
Successfully incorporate security controls into two sprints by end of Week 6
Implement security controls into sprints in Weeks 4-6
Develop detailed security control integration plans by Week 3
Identify security control requirements for both sprints in Week 1
Fully train the team on security control integration by end of Week 3
Provide comprehensive learning materials and resources for the team
Evaluate team members' comprehensive understanding by end of Week 3
Schedule mandatory team training sessions on security control integration
Achieve a decrease in security incidents by 40% by end of Week 9
Implement a comprehensive cybersecurity training program for all employees
Foster a company-wide culture of security vigilance
Upgrade existing security infrastructure and software
3. OKRs to attain high-quality, timely data migration during Sprint delivery
Attain high-quality, timely data migration during Sprint delivery
Define data quality metrics and meet 95% accuracy for all migrated data
Develop a plan to ensure data migration accuracy
Execute regular audits to maintain 95% data accuracy
Identify key metrics for defining data quality
Implement reviews post each Sprint, achieving a 90% satisfaction score from stakeholders
Monitor and analyze satisfaction scores for improvement
Institute a stakeholder satisfaction rating system
Plan and schedule post-sprint review meetings
On-time completion of all migration tasks in 100% of Sprints
Prioritize migration tasks according to their criticality
Allocate sufficient resources for task completion in each Sprint
Monitor task progress closely to ensure on-time completion
Sprint Team 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
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.
![Tability Insights Dashboard](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/tability-insights-board.e70f9466.png)
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.
![Tability Insights Dashboard](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/checkins-graph.b2aec458.png)
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 Sprint Team OKRs in a strategy map
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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
![A strategy map in Tability](https://tability-templates-v2.vercel.app/_next/static/media/tability_strategy_map.2ad25843.png)
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 Sprint Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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OKRs to achieve International Certification
OKRs to boost benefits while maintaining current cost outlay
OKRs to optimize the company's financial ratio
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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