What are Strategy 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.
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We have a collection of OKRs examples for Strategy Team to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
How to write your own Strategy Team OKRs
Option 1. Turn ideas into OKRs with Tability AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsTability 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.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Strategy Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Strategy 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 establish leadership for Stringberry Strategy
ObjectiveEstablish leadership for Stringberry Strategy
KRDepict demonstrable improvements in strategy implementation, reflected through 10% increase in efficiency
Conduct regular employee training on new strategies- Regularly evaluate and adjust strategy effectiveness
- Implement new technology to enhance operational efficiency
- KRDevelop comprehensive understanding of Stringberry Strategy within first two weeks
- Attend relevant Stringberry Strategy workshops
- Review all available Stringberry Strategy documents
- Consult team members about Stringberry Strategy
- KRConduct two strategy dissemination sessions with team members
- Create detailed agendas for the strategy dissemination sessions
- Prepare materials and presentations for the sessions
- Schedule the strategy dissemination sessions with team members
OKRs to enhance customer interaction and support
- ObjectiveEnhance customer interaction and support
- KRIncrease customer support satisfaction rate by 20%
- Offer prompt responses to customer queries and complaints
- Regularly gather customer feedback and make necessary improvements
- Implement comprehensive training for customer support staff
- KRReduce customer support ticket response time by 15%
- Implement a chatbot for immediate handling of common queries
- Update customer support tools/software to increase productivity
- Train support staff for enhanced efficiency and faster response
- KRImplement a new customer engagement strategy to boost interaction by 30%
- Monitor and adjust strategy effectiveness
- Train staff to execute customer engagement strategies
- Develop a comprehensive customer engagement strategic plan
OKRs to enhance performance in the top two targeted areas for improvement
- ObjectiveEnhance performance in the top two targeted areas for improvement
- KRBuild detailed strategy plans addressing identified improvements by week 4
- Develop a detailed strategy plan in week two
- Finalize and implement improvement plans by week four
- Identify areas needing improvement in the first week
- KRImplement created action plans and achieve 20% improvement by week 10
- Monitor progress and adjust approaches to ensure 20% improvement
- Review and understand the details of the created action plans
- Start implementing strategies from the action plans
- KRIdentify improvement needs through comprehensive analysis by week 2
- Conduct surveys to gather employee feedback on improvement needs
- Review latest reports for performance-based improvement areas
- Analyze customer feedback to identify required enhancements
OKRs to secure the buy-in from the leadership of the 5 MAYD clusters on our strategy
- ObjectiveSecure the buy-in from the leadership of the 5 MAYD clusters on our strategy
- KRConduct 5 customized persuasive presentations for each MAYD cluster's leadership
- Create compelling graphics and content for five presentations
- Identify key points for each MAYD cluster's personalized presentation
- Schedule and conduct the presentations for each cluster's leadership
- KRSecure formal written agreement from at least 4 of the 5 cluster heads on strategy
- Send drafted agreement to the 5 cluster heads
- Draft detailed strategy agreement for cluster head approval
- Follow up for signatures of at least 4 heads
- KROutline benefits and get a 75% positive initial feedback from MAYD cluster heads
- Conduct survey to gauge initial feedback
- Identify and list benefits of MAYD cluster heads
- Prepare comprehensive presentation highlighting benefits
OKRs to enhance understanding of customer needs and expectations through surveys
- ObjectiveEnhance understanding of customer needs and expectations through surveys
- KRConduct a survey with at least 500 unique customer responses
- Develop a relevant and concise questionnaire for customers
- Identify and select diverse channels to distribute the survey
- Organize and analyze the gathered survey responses
- KRIdentify and categorize top 3 common customer needs and expectations
- Analyze survey data to identify top 3 needs
- Categorize these needs for future reference
- Conduct a survey to identify common customer needs
- KRImplement at least 2 changes in strategy or offering based on the survey insights
- Analyze survey results to identify key insights
- Apply changes to business offering
- Develop a plan to implement strategy changes
OKRs to develop 2025's innovative digital strategy and planning framework
- ObjectiveDevelop 2025's innovative digital strategy and planning framework
- KRDevelop a comprehensive digital strategy document incorporating above identified trends
- Analyze current digital strategy and identify areas for improvement
- Research latest digital trends relevant to the business sector
- Compile the strategy incorporating identified trends and improvements
- KRIdentify and evaluate 10 contemporary and potential digital trends by end of quarter
- Research and select 10 notable contemporary digital trends
- Evaluate potential impact of chosen trends
- Prepare a comprehensive report on findings
- KRGet approval for the digital strategy plan from 90% of stakeholders
- Prepare a comprehensive presentation of the digital strategy plan
- Collect, document and quantify stakeholder approval
- Schedule and conduct meetings with all stakeholders
OKRs to implement SOCs playbooks for abnormal activities
- ObjectiveImplement SOCs playbooks for abnormal activities
- KRDefine 10 unique abnormal case scenarios by end of Week 4
- Identify possible areas vulnerable to abnormalities
- Review and finalize abnormal case scenarios
- Brainstorm and outline 10 unique abnormal scenarios
- KRTrain all SOC staff on newly developed playbooks ensuring 90% pass rate by Week 12
- Develop comprehensive training module on new playbooks for SOC staff
- Conduct frequent assessments to achieve 90% pass rate
- Schedule and implement ongoing training sessions till Week 12
- KRDevelop and validate 10 effective response strategies for indicated scenarios by Week 8
- Identify potential scenarios by Day 3 of Week 1
- Complete validation process for strategies by Week 7
- Formulate initial response strategies by Week 2
OKRs to develop a cohesive investor relations strategy for effective fundraising
- ObjectiveDevelop a cohesive investor relations strategy for effective fundraising
- KRSecure commitments for fundraising from 5 potential investors following strategy implementation
- Schedule and conduct meetings with potential stakeholders
- Obtain written commitments from investors
- Craft persuasive, personalized pitches for potential investors
- KRTrain 80% of team on strategy execution for secure investor communication
- Monitor and ensure 80% team participation in training
- Identify team members needing strategy execution training
- Schedule training sessions on secure investor communication
- KRCreate strategy document involving all departments within 1 month
- Identify key stakeholders across all departments
- Schedule meetings to discuss strategies
- Write and revise comprehensive strategy document
OKRs to secure a division one football scholarship
- ObjectiveSecure a division one football scholarship
- KRNetwork with five division one scouts for exposure and potential recruitment
- Follow up contact with additional performance material
- Initiate contact introducing self and soccer skills
- Identify and research five division one scouts
- KRIncrease training regimen to five practices per week for skill enhancement
- Monitor progress and adjust training as needed
- Develop a schedule for five weekly training practices
- Revise current training program to fit new frequency
- KRMaster two new offensive strategies for match versatility
- Evaluate strategy effectiveness in scrimmages and games
- Study and understand two new offensive strategies
- Practice executing strategies in virtual or physical drills
OKRs to optimize the company's financial ratio
- ObjectiveOptimize the company's financial ratio
- KRImprove return on investment ratio by 15% through innovative, profit-focused business strategies
- Research successful innovative profit-focused strategies in similar businesses
- Implement selected profit-focused strategies firm-wide
- Routinely monitor and adjust strategies to maximize profit
- KRIncrease current ratio by 20% through improved asset management and liability reduction
- Optimize cash flow by collecting receivables swiftly
- Improve inventory turnover rate through efficient management
- Implement stringent budget controls to reduce unnecessary spending
- KRDecrease debt-to-equity ratio by 25% by consolidating and repaying outstanding loans
- Evaluate all outstanding loans and identify for consolidation
- Arrange for a convenient debt consolidation plan
- Regularly repay consolidated debt to decrease ratio
Strategy 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.
How to track your Strategy Team OKRs
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.
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 Strategy Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to boost brand visibility through enhanced focus on major supplies
- OKRs to improve SIEM visibility through diversified log monitoring
- OKRs to enhance accuracy of general ledger amounts to 90%
- OKRs to boost sign-ups conversion to reach a 50% paying customer rate
- OKRs to enhance performance in the top two targeted areas for improvement
- OKRs to streamline testing process for new features