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What are Application Quality OKRs?
The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Application Quality. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Application Quality OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Application Quality OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Application Quality. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to achieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
ObjectiveAchieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
KRIncrease weekly cadence of successful application releases by 20%
Integrate automated testing for faster bug detection- Implement more efficient software development methodologies
- Enhance collaboration among development teams
- KRDecrease application issues reported post-release by 30%
- Implement a comprehensive quality assurance and testing process
- Prioritize regular updates and patches post-release
- Enhance pre-release user acceptance testing
- KREnhance user satisfaction ratings on the application by improving it by 25%
- Develop and launch new desired features
- Prioritize and address reported bugs and glitches
- Implement frequent customer surveys to gather user feedback
OKRs to achieve zero discrepancies in all received applications
- ObjectiveAchieve zero discrepancies in all received applications
- KRTrain 100% of staff on system use and discrepancy identification within 6 weeks
- Schedule mandatory training sessions for all staff
- Develop comprehensive system use and discrepancy training materials
- Monitor and track staff training progress weekly
- KRReduce application discrepancy errors by 70% within the next 3 months
- Conduct frequent discrepancy error training sessions
- Continuously review and update application guidelines
- Implement rigorous application data validation processes
- KRImplement a robust application quality-check system by end of next quarter
- Research and procure new quality check tools or software
- Train staff in new application quality-check system
- Analyze current application testing mechanisms and their effectiveness
OKRs to enhance mobile app quality through effective mobile testing
- ObjectiveEnhance mobile app quality through effective mobile testing
- KRIncrease our mobile app's user-interface test coverage to 90%
- Implement and regularly update these tests
- Identify gaps in current user-interface test coverage
- Develop comprehensive testing procedures for missing areas
- KRReduce app crash rates by 30% through rigorous stress tests
- Conduct extensive stress tests on the application
- Implement improvements and verify effectiveness
- Identify and fix underlying app instability issues
- KRImprove bug detection by 40% with automated test scripts implementation
- Measure improvement in bug detection regularly
- Develop and implement appropriate test scripts
- Identify critical modules that require automated testing
OKRs to integrate two applications seamlessly
- ObjectiveIntegrate two applications seamlessly
- KRImprove user experience by reducing the average response time by 15%
- KRIncrease data transfer accuracy between applications by 20%
- Conduct regular performance testing and optimization measures on the applications
- Optimize network infrastructure for faster and more reliable data transmission
- Implement data validation checks in the application code
- Improve error handling and logging mechanism for data transfer failures
- KRReduce integration errors by implementing automated testing, resulting in a 30% decrease in bugs
- Analyze and address the root causes of integration errors to prevent future occurrences
- Regularly update and maintain the automated test suite to match system changes
- Implement a continuous integration process to detect integration errors early on
- Develop automated tests for integration scenarios to ensure proper functionality
- KRAchieve a 95% success rate in processing transactions between the integrated applications
OKRs to successfully build a simple React app
- ObjectiveSuccessfully build a simple React app
- KRComplete a comprehensive React video course in its entirety
- Choose a comprehensive React video course
- Actively follow and complete course assignments
- Dedicate daily time for studying the course material
- KRApply learned knowledge to construct a working React application
- Code application in React using learned knowledge
- Outline desired functionality and user interface of the React application
- Test, debug and refine React application
- KRDetect and handle at least three software bugs in the developed React application
- Debug and fix identified software issues
- Test the application for functionality after the changes
- Identify and document problematic areas in the React application
OKRs to secure FDA approval for our new pharmaceutical product
- ObjectiveSecure FDA approval for our new pharmaceutical product
- KRResolve all FDA queries or issues regarding the application within six weeks
- Research and compile thorough responses to each issue
- Submit all responses and corrections to FDA within six weeks
- Identify all FDA queries or issues on the application
- KRSubmit a complete and compliant application to FDA within the first month
- Review FDA guidelines to ensure application compliance
- Submit the completed application to the FDA
- Gather all necessary documents and data for application
- KRSuccessfully pass the FDA's inspection and audit of our production facilities
- Ensure all documentation and records are accurate, updated, and easily accessible
- Provide thorough training to staff on FDA regulations and requirements
- Maintain the facility's cleanliness and safety according to FDA standards
OKRs to achieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- ObjectiveAchieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- KRReduce bugs by 30% using automated testing tools and practices
- Train the team on effective automated testing practices
- Regularly review and improve testing procedures
- Implement automated testing tools in the development process
- KRIncrease deployment frequency by 50% by optimizing the CI/CD pipeline
- Implement performance monitoring for continuous optimization
- Review and streamline the existing CI/CD pipeline
- Automate tests to reduce bottleneck issues
- KRImplement an automated roll-back system to minimize downtime by 40%
- Select and purchase appropriate roll-back system software
- Research available automated roll-back system platforms
- Train staff on roll-back system operations and procedures
Application Quality OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, you can move to Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Application Quality OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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