A starting point for clearer priorities and measurable progress. Make the targets your own.
Decrease the time to integrate new data sources from 2 days to 4h
Reduce the time to create new dashboards from 4 days to <1h
10 teams have used successfully a self-serve dashboard creation system
Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.
Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.
Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.
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Engineering OKR example
Suggested timeframe: Set with your team
1 objective · 3 key results
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.---
title: Reduce the cost of integrating data sources
objectives:
- title: Reduce the cost of data integration
outcomes:
- title: Decrease the time to integrate new data sources from 2 days to 4h
from: 16.0
to: 4.0
score_format: _number_h
initiatives:
- title: Migrate data sources to Segment
- title: Create a shared library to streamline integrations
- title: Reduce the time to create new dashboards from 4 days to <1h
from: 32.0
to: 1.0
score_format: _number_h
initiatives:
- title: Adopt BI tool to allow users to create their own dashboards
- title: 10 teams have used successfully a self-serve dashboard creation system
from: 0.0
to: 10.0
score_format: _number_ teams
initiatives: []
Significantly improve the quality of the data
Improve interoperability between data engineering teams
Enhance data engineering capabilities to drive software innovation