2 Business Continuity Plan OKR examples with initiatives

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What are Business Continuity Plan OKRs?

The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.

Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.

We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Business Continuity Plan to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

Business Continuity Plan OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Business Continuity Plan Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).

Hope you'll find this helpful!

OKRs to enhance the firm's business continuity plan

ObjectiveEnhance the firm's business continuity plan
KRTrain every department on the business continuity plan to increase company preparedness
Schedule training sessions for all departments
Monitor staff comprehension and address queries after training
Develop comprehensive training material on business continuity plan
KRConduct at least two BCP drills to identify and address potential weaknesses
Schedule two Business Continuity Plan (BCP) drills
Execute BCP drills, note all weaknesses
Develop solutions to address identified weaknesses
KRDevelop a full business continuity plan covering all key operational areas
Draft detailed contingency strategies for each area
Identify all key operational areas needing continuity measures
Review and revise continuity plan regularly

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OKRs to implement disaster recovery plan with RTO under one hour

ObjectiveIncrease disaster recovery efficiency
KRProvide training on disaster recovery procedures to all relevant staff
Evaluate effectiveness of training and adjust as necessary
Identify key stakeholders for disaster recovery training
Develop customized training plan and materials
Schedule and conduct training sessions
KRConduct disaster recovery test bi-monthly
Conduct test scenario walkthrough with all relevant stakeholders
Prepare disaster recovery plan documentation
Analyze results, identify gaps, and update disaster recovery plan accordingly
Execute disaster recovery test to validate plan and processes
KRReduce RTO to under one hour
Improve network bandwidth and reliability
Implement automated backup system
Test Disaster Recovery Plan regularly
Increase server redundancy
KREnsure all critical systems are covered in the recovery plan
Identify all critical systems
Develop recovery strategies for critical systems
Determine the impact of system downtime
Test the recovery plan for critical systems

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How to write your own Business Continuity Plan OKRs

1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI

You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.

You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.

1. Go to Tability's plan editor
2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
3. Use natural language to describe your goals

Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.

Watch the video below to see it in action 👇

Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool

If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.

1. Go to Tability's plan editor
2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
3. Click on "Generate analysis"

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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.

You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.

Option 3. Use the free OKR generator

If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.

Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.

Business Continuity Plan 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

The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the 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

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

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.

How to track your Business Continuity Plan OKRs

Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the 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, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.

If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.

More Business Continuity Plan OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

2 OKR examples for Business Continuity Plan