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What are Decision Making 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.
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We have a collection of OKRs examples for Decision Making to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Decision Making 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.
Decision Making OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Decision Making. 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 optimize action plans through data-driven decision making
ObjectiveOptimize action plans through data-driven decision making
KRFoster a 10% rise in adoption of data-driven recommendations across all teams
Implement incentives for adopting data-driven approaches- Organize training sessions on using data-driven recommendations
- Develop internal campaigns to promote data-driven decision making
- KRAchieve a 20% increase in the accuracy of data interpretation and insight formation
- Implement rigorous data quality control procedures
- Provide advanced analytics training to team members
- Adopt advanced data interpretation tools
- KRImprove implication prediction accuracy by 15% through enhanced data modeling
- Develop more precise data modeling algorithms
- Implement thorough model training and testing
- Regularly track and analyze prediction performance
OKRs to enhance strategic decision-making skills
- ObjectiveEnhance strategic decision-making skills
- KRGather and analyze feedback on decision efficiency from 5 colleagues
- Collect and analyze the returned surveys
- Identify five colleagues to provide feedback
- Develop and distribute an efficiency feedback survey
- KRImplement learned strategies in 3 real-life scenarios successfully
- Utilize learned strategy in first identified scenario
- Identify 3 real-life scenarios where strategies can be applied
- Document the success of each strategy implementation
- KRComplete a decision-making course with at least 85% score
- Consistently attend classes and complete all assignments
- Register for a reputable decision-making course
- Study regularly to achieve at least 85% score
OKRs to cultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- ObjectiveCultivate an environment encouraging autonomy, entrepreneurial spirit and swift decision-making
- KRDecrease decision-making time by 30%, as measured by project timeframes
- Utilize data-driven project management tools
- Implement a streamlined decision-making process
- Provide regular training to improve efficiency
- KRLaunch an internal entrepreneurship challenge, with a minimum 50% staff participation
- Create incentive/rewards program to promote 50% staff participation
- Announce challenge and guidelines to all staff via company-wide communication
- Regularly track and report participation rates to encourage involvement
- KRImplement training sessions targeting autonomy and independent decision-making for 75% of the staff
- Develop skill-specific training sessions focused on independence
- Identify 75% of staff likely to benefit from autonomy training
- Schedule and execute training sessions for identified staff members
OKRs to establish Conditions for Fast Decision-Making Processes
- ObjectiveEstablish Conditions for Fast Decision-Making Processes
- KRImplement a decision-making framework in at least 3 departments
- Identify 3 departments for framework installation
- Develop a suitable decision-making framework
- Train department heads on the new framework
- KRDecrease average decision-making time by 20%
- Implement streamlined decision-making procedures
- Conduct training sessions on efficient decision making
- Adopt computerized decision support systems
- KRTrain 75% of team leaders on the new decision-making framework
- Identify team leaders needing training on the new framework
- Conduct and monitor training to ensure 75% participation
- Develop a flexible schedule for training sessions
OKRs to streamline executive communication and decision-making
- ObjectiveImprove executive communications and decision-making processes
- KRIncrease leadership accessibility and responsiveness to enhance communication flow
- KRDevelop a standardized reporting system to increase clarity and reduce confusion
- KRImplement regular team meetings to keep decision-making streamlined and efficient
- KRAnalyze successful decisions and identify areas of improvement for future decision-making
OKRs to integrate UX testing insights into decision-making
- ObjectiveImprove decision-making with UX testing insights
- KRIncrease user satisfaction rating by 10%
- KRTrain 3 non-UX team members on conducting and interpreting UX tests
- KRImplement changes based on user feedback in 100% of cases
- KRConduct 10 user tests for at least 2 features
OKRs to cultivate an autonomous, entrepreneurial culture with quick decision-making
- ObjectiveCultivate an autonomous, entrepreneurial culture with quick decision-making
- KRLaunch a mentorship program with 5 internal entrepreneurs and engage 30% of employees
- Identify and select five internal entrepreneurs for mentorship roles
- Promote the program to achieve 30% employee engagement
- Develop a comprehensive mentorship program structure
- KRTrain 80% of team members in decision-making models by end of next quarter
- Monitor and report progress regularly
- Identify existing team members not yet trained in decision-making models
- Schedule suitable training sessions for these members
- KRImplement a system for tracking individual initiatives and achieving 75% utilization
- Measure and attain 75% system utilization
- Establish a robust initiative tracking system
- Train staff on system utilization
OKRs to implement data-driven strategies for improved team decision-making
- ObjectiveImplement data-driven strategies for improved team decision-making
- KRIncrease the use of data in team meetings and decision making process by 50%
- Implement regular data presentations during team meetings
- Include data-backed justifications in decision making
- Provide data analysis training to team members
- KREstablish a system for accessible and regular data reporting within two weeks
- Choose a user-friendly reporting software or tool
- Identify key metrics and data needed for reporting
- Schedule weekly data reporting and analysis
- KRTrain 100% of team members in data analysis and interpretation by end of period
- Schedule training sessions for all team members
- Identify suitable data analysis training programs
- Monitor and document training progress and completion
OKRs to drive decision-making initiative for top two improvement areas
- ObjectiveDrive decision-making initiative for top two improvement areas
- KRImplement plans successfully leading to a 20% increase in identified metrics
- Implement, monitor, and adjust these plans continually for maximum results
- Develop detailed, measurable, and achievable plans
- Identify key metrics for improving targeted business operations
- KRDevelop detailed, actionable plans for each identified improvement area
- Create a dedicated improvement plan for each area
- Identify key improvement areas in the current project
- Implement action steps and monitor progress
- KRIdentify top two areas requiring improvement by analyzing internal data and feedback
- Prioritize two areas for immediate improvement
- Solicit feedback from team members
- Analyze internal data for performance gaps
OKRs to enhance autonomous, highly effective project management skills
- ObjectiveEnhance autonomous, highly effective project management skills
- KRImplement a new project management tool, improving project execution efficiency by 20%
- Train the team on utilizing the new tool effectively
- Research and select a suitable project management tool
- Continually monitor and adjust processes for efficiency
- KRSuccessfully deliver 3 high-stake projects using autonomous decision-making
- Monitor progress, iterate strategies, ensure delivery
- Define project goals and create detailed execution plans
- Utilize data-driven decision-making software for autonomy
- KRComplete professional project management certification by quarter-end
- Schedule and take the certification exam
- Dedicate time daily for study and exam preparation
- Enroll in a project management certification course
Decision Making 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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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, 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 Decision Making OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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