OKR template to optimize IT costs by reducing expenses by 20%

Tability Templates · Published over 1 year ago

Your OKR template

In order to improve financial efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our company, we have set the objective of optimizing IT costs by reducing expenses by 20%. This OKR will require a comprehensive evaluation of all IT-related expenditures and the implementation of cost-cutting measures that do not compromise our ability to deliver excellent services to our clients. By achieving this objective, we will free up the necessary resources to invest in critical areas of our business and remain competitive in our industry.

ObjectiveReduce IT expenses by 20%
KRAnalyze previous quarter expenses and identify areas for cost reduction
Determine cost-saving opportunities
Identify spending patterns
Review expenses
Implement cost reduction measures
KREducate employees on cost-saving practices and enforce IT policies
Regularly remind staff of cost-cutting policies
Contain training sessions for IT policy adoption
Monitor employee compliance with IT policies and address non-compliance
Hold information sessions about cost-saving practices
KRNegotiate with vendors for better pricing
Research vendor's competitors and their rates
Highlight your previous purchasing history with them
Offer to sign a long-term contract for a discount
Ask for a volume discount based on the forecasted quantity
KRImplement solutions and track savings
Identify opportunities for cost reduction
Implement cost-saving solutions
Track and report realized savings
Prioritize solutions based on potential savings

Use in Tability

How to edit and track OKRs with Tability

You'll probably want to edit the examples in this post, and Tability is the perfect tool for it.

Tability is an AI-powered platform that helps teams set better goals, monitor execution, and get help to achieve their objectives faster.

With Tability you can:

Use AI to draft a complete set of OKRs in seconds
Connect your OKRs and team goals to your project
Automate reporting with integrations and built-in dashboard

Instead of having to copy the content of the OKR examples in a doc or spreadsheet, you can use Tability’s magic importer to start using any of the examples in this page.

The import process can be done in seconds, allowing you to edit OKRs directly in a platform that knows how to manage and track goals.

Step 1. Sign up for a free Tability account

Go tohttps://tability.app/signup and create your account (it's free!)

Step 2. Create a plan

Follow the steps after your onboarding to create your first plan, you should get to a page that looks like the picture below.

Step 3. Use the magic importer

Click on Use magic import to open up the Magic Import modal.

Now, go back to the OKR examples, and click on Copy on the example that you’d like to use.

Paste the content in the text import section. Don’t worry about the formatting, Tability’s AI will be able to parse it!

Now, just click on Import from text and let the magic happen.

Once your example is in the plan editor, you will be able to:

Edit the objectives, key results, and tasks
Click on the target 0 → 100% to set better target
Use the tips and the AI to refine your goals

Step 4. Publish your plan

Once you’re done editing, you can publish your plan to switch to the goal-tracking mode.

From there you will have access to all the features that will help you and your team save hours with OKR reporting.

10+ built-in dashboards to visualise progress on your goals
Weekly reminders, data connectors, and smart notifications
9 views to map OKRs to strategic projects
Strategy map to align teams at scale