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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 Streamline Design Process 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.
Streamline Design Process OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Streamline Design Process 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 streamline book cover creation for faster marketing and design implementation
ObjectiveStreamline book cover creation for faster marketing and design implementation
KRImplement new project management tools to track and expedite the design process
Research different project management tools available- Train staff on using the selected tool
- Choose tool that best supports design process
- KRReduce design-production turnaround time by 30%
- Streamline communication between design and production teams
- Implement advanced project management tools
- Provide continuous training on efficient workflow strategies
- KRIncrease design team efficiency by 20% via skill development workshops
- Implement regular follow-ups to ensure application of learned skills
- Arrange workshop sessions with reputable skill development educators
- Research and identify potential skill development workshops for design team
OKRs to streamline and optimize handoff process as lead designer
- ObjectiveStreamline and optimize handoff process as lead designer
- KRReduce time spent on handoffs by 20% through process improvements
- Implement streamlined, standardized procedures for all handoffs
- Train staff on newly adopted handoff procedures
- Identify inefficiencies within the current handoff process
- KRTrain every team member on the optimized handoff process within next quarter
- Develop comprehensive training materials on optimized handoff process
- Monitor and evaluate team member's proficiency post-training
- Schedule training sessions for all team members
- KRIncrease team's handoff accuracy to at least 95% by implementing new protocols
- Conduct regular training sessions for team members
- Continuously monitor and assess handoff accuracy
- Develop and implement standardized handoff procedures
OKRs to streamline graphic design processes
- ObjectiveDevelop a self-serve graphic assets library for internal use
- KRDecrease the number of one-off design tickets by 50%
- KRMake our entire brand guideline available
- Design a useable Keynote template and share
- Make brand colors accessible on our internal wiki
- KRDevelop 12 templates Marketing can reuse to build targeted ads
- ObjectiveBuild a knowledge base and roll out graphics library
- KRRun 3 workshops with other teams explaining new library and how to work with designers
- KRCreate 2 knowledge base pages per week teaching team members how to work with our team
OKRs to enhance UI design principles and streamline asset creation process
- ObjectiveEnhance UI design principles and streamline asset creation process
- KRIncrease UI design consistency across all products by 30%
- Begin training sessions focussing on design consistency
- Establish universal design guidelines for all product interfaces
- Implement recurring UI consistency assessments
- KRAttain at least 90% positive feedback on new UI designs from user testing
- Implement modifications and repeat testing to ensure satisfaction
- Conduct user testing on newly redesigned UI
- Tweak design based on initial user feedback
- KRReduce time spent on asset creation by 20% through process optimization
- Implement standardized guidelines for asset creation
- Introduce automation tools to aid asset creation
- Train staff on efficient asset creation techniques
OKRs to streamline Sign in and Registration process on eCommerce Website
- ObjectiveStreamline Sign in and Registration process on eCommerce Website
- KRReduce sign in and registration related support tickets by 15%
- Conduct site-wide usability testing to identify problem areas
- Implement user-friendly, intuitive sign in and registration process
- Provide clear, simple instructions for the sign-up process
- KRDecrease average sign in time by 30%
- Implement auto-fill option for returning users
- Optimize website's load time for faster access
- Streamline the sign in process by removing unnecessary steps
- KRIncrease registration conversion rate by 20%
- Improve website speed and usability
- Offer incentives for completing sign-ups
- Simplify registration form to only essential information
OKRs to streamline the process of generating quarterly reports
- ObjectiveStreamline the process of generating quarterly reports
- KRAutomatically gather and input data into the template within two months
- Implement the data into the desired template
- Identify necessary data and data sources for automation
- Develop a system for automatic data collection
- KRDesign a standardized report template by end of first month
- Finalize and implement the new report template
- Research existing report templates for inspiration
- Sketch draft designs of the report template
- KRDeliver the finalised and error-free report within the third month
- Finalize the report, ensuring it’s free of errors
- Submit the completed error-free report in a timely manner
- Conduct a final review of the report for accuracy
How to write your own Streamline Design Process OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
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.
Streamline Design Process 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 Streamline Design Process 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 Streamline Design Process OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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