2 customisable OKR examples for Workflow Optimization

What are Workflow Optimization 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.

How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.

We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Workflow Optimization 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 Workflow Optimization 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 Workflow Optimization OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Workflow Optimization 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 enable efficient daily functioning for my boss

Enable efficient daily functioning for my boss
Mitigate 90% of potential challenges by developing a proactive problem-solving strategy
Implement strategy and continuously review effectiveness
Identify potential challenges within company operations
Develop proactive problem-solving strategy methods
Streamline workflow processes to cut down on 20% of boss's non-essential tasks
Implement new streamlined work protocols
Identify inefficiencies in current workflow processes
Develop delegation strategies for non-essential tasks
Reduce boss's meeting time by 15% through effective scheduling and preparation
Implement a strict meeting agenda to maintain focus and efficiency
Schedule back-to-back meetings to minimize wasteful downtime
Limit unnecessary attendees for more succinct discussion

Implement this OKR

2. OKRs to amplify our product's feature set

Amplify our product's feature set
Develop and deploy five new user-requested features by the end of the period
Design, develop and test each new feature
Incorporate feedback and deploy new features
Prioritize the top five user-requested features from feedback
Achieve at least 90% user satisfaction ratings for all newly developed features
Implement user feedback into feature improvements
Develop comprehensive user testing for new features
Regularly track and evaluate user satisfaction
Improve feature implementation rate by 30% through workflow optimizations
Provide team training on efficient workflow processes
Implement automation for repetitive manual tasks
Identify and eliminate unproductive tasks from the workflow

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Implement this OKR

Workflow Optimization 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 Workflow Optimization 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

Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.

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 Workflow Optimization 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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