2 customisable OKR examples for User Manual

What are User Manual 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 have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for User Manual to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.

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

Building your own User Manual 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 User Manual OKRs examples

We've added many examples of User Manual Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

1. OKRs to implement an AI tool for efficient user manual generation

Implement an AI tool for efficient user manual generation
Secure funding for AI investment by increasing budget 20%
Create a detailed proposal highlighting AI's potential returns
Collaborate with finance team for budget reallocation suggestions
Pitch the revised budget plan to decision-makers
Increase user manual production speed by 50% using the newly implemented AI tool
Prioritize AI-assisted content editing to enhance efficiency
Utilize AI tool for automatic content generation for user manuals
Implement regular staff training on AI tool usage
Train team on AI tool usage, resulting in 30% less time spent drafting
Implement regular practice sessions to reinforce learning
Establish a progress monitoring system for tool proficiency
Schedule AI tool training sessions for all team members

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2. OKRs to enhance company's knowledge base and documentation

Enhance company's knowledge base and documentation
Create 20 comprehensive, user-friendly manuals for all main products by end of quarter
Develop detailed, user-friendly content for each manual
Identify main products needing manuals
Proofread and finalize all 20 product manuals
Achieve 95% positive feedback from users on the clarity and usefulness of documentation
Update documents regularly based on received feedback
Organize feedback sessions to identify potential improvements
Ensure documentation is comprehensible to all user skill levels
Train 100% of team on the newly formed knowledge base to ensure consistent usage
Monitor and evaluate team usage to ensure consistency
Identify team members needing training on the knowledge base
Develop a comprehensive training schedule for all team members

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User Manual 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

Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your 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

Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.

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 User Manual 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 User Manual 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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