OKR template to ensure shadow IT alignment with corporate policy
This operations OKR template is a strong starting point for teams that need better alignment, clearer priorities, and more disciplined goal tracking.
Use it to turn a business priority into a measurable objective, then review progress weekly so your team can adjust execution before the quarter gets away from you.
Your OKR template
To ensure compliance, the next objective is to implement changes in non-compliant shadow IT projects, aiming to adjust around 50% of them in line with company policies. Steps involved are identifying non-compliant projects, drafting and implementing compliant changes.
Furthermore, a task is set to identify all shadow IT initiatives by the end of week 2. This necessitates a thorough investigation across the organization, detecting unknown network activities or any unapproved software systems being used by employees.
Conclusively, the OKR emphasizes proper identification and rectification of shadow IT projects not in line with company policies. This is a vital step towards preventing potential risks and ensuring robust and streamlined IT operations across the organization.
ObjectiveEnsure shadow IT alignment with corporate policy
KRAnalyze and document compliance gaps in 70% of identified shadow IT initiatives
Identify 70% of existing shadow IT initiatives
Evaluate these initiatives for compliance gaps
Document all identified compliance gaps
KRImplement policy-compliant changes in 50% of non-compliant shadow IT projects
Implement changes in identified projects
Draft policy-compliant changes for identified projects
Identify 50% of non-compliant shadow IT projects
KRIdentify all shadow IT initiatives by end of week 2
Compile a report of all discoveries
Analyze network traffic for unknown applications
Survey employees about unapproved software or systems they're using
Tability: the best OKR software for results-driven teams
OKRs should be tracked weekly to be effective, and Tability is the perfect tool for that.
Tability is the best OKR software that embraces modern principles to help teams set better goals, monitor execution, and get help to achieve their objectives faster.
With Tability you can:
- Get an OKR agent that can review existing OKRs, suggest improvements, and monitor execution
- Connect your OKRs and team goals to Jira, ClickUp, Linear, Asana, and more
- Automate reporting with integrations and built-in dashboard
You can import OKRs in seconds with the magic importer, and start executing your goals in no time.
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