Engineering OKR example

Ship faster without breaking things

Increase delivery speed while keeping failures low.

Suggested timeframe: Set with your team1 objective · 3 key results

YOUR STARTING POINTEngineering OKRs

OBJECTIVE

Increase delivery speed while keeping change failure low

KR 1
Increase deploys to production from 2 per week to daily
KR 2
Reduce lead time for changes from 8 days to 2 days
KR 3
Keep change failure rate under 10%, down from 18%

Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.

USE THIS WHEN

Releases are slow and risky. Track DORA metrics for a few weeks first to get a baseline.

Make it work for your team

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.

FROM PLAN TO PROGRESS

Give these goals
a weekly rhythm.

Track your results, spot what needs attention, and keep everyone in the loop with Tability.

Make it your own. Then move it forward.

Your weekly check-in

Start with your team's baseline.

Clear objectivesMeasurable resultsAgreed owners

A clear owner for every result
Simple weekly check-ins
Progress reports, ready to share

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title: Ship faster without breaking things
objectives:
  - title: Increase delivery speed while keeping change failure low
    outcomes:
      - title: Increase deploys to production from 2 per week to daily
        initiatives: []
      - title: Reduce lead time for changes from 8 days to 2 days
        initiatives: []
      - title: Keep change failure rate under 10%, down from 18%
        initiatives: []

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Objective

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