Team OKR example

Accelerate release cycles

A starting point for clearer priorities and measurable progress. Make the targets your own.

Suggested timeframe: Set with your team1 objective · 4 key results
YOUR STARTING POINTTeam OKRs
OBJECTIVE

Increase the velocity of our releases through automation

  1. KR 1

    Increase production deployments from 1/week to 4/week

  2. KR 2

    Reduce build time from 20mins to 5mins

  3. KR 3

    Reduce the mean lead time for changes from 8 days to 72h

  4. KR 4

    100% of our services have a Continuous Delivery pipeline

Ideas to get you moving
  • Create deployment pipeline on Github
  • Automate deployment scripts
  • Review test suites and cut expensive tests
  • Enable parallel builds
  • Set up dedicate code review time to accelerate PR reviews
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.

Make it work for your team

01

Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.

02

Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.

03

Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.

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---
title: Accelerate release cycles
objectives:
- title: Increase the velocity of our releases through automation
  outcomes:
  - title: Increase production deployments from 1/week to 4/week
    from: 1.0
    to: 4.0
    score_format: _number_ deployments/week
    initiatives:
    - title: Create deployment pipeline on Github
    - title: Automate deployment scripts
  - title: Reduce build time from 20mins to 5mins
    from: 20.0
    to: 5.0
    score_format: _number_ min
    initiatives:
    - title: Review test suites and cut expensive tests
    - title: Enable parallel builds
  - title: Reduce the mean lead time for changes from 8 days to 72h
    from: 192.0
    to: 72.0
    score_format: _number_h lead time
    initiatives:
    - title: Set up dedicate code review time to accelerate PR reviews
  - title: 100% of our services have a Continuous Delivery pipeline
    from: 0.0
    to: 100.0
    score_format: _number_%
    initiatives: []