Design and UX OKRs

Design and UX OKR examples and templates

Better experiences. Clearer outcomes.

Design and UX OKRs measure whether people can understand and use a product successfully. These examples focus on usability, accessibility, and consistency rather than the volume of screens produced.

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Clear objectivesMeasurable key resultsBuilt for a weekly check-in

What is a good design and ux OKR?

A good design and ux OKR pairs one clear objective with two to four measurable key results the team can score every week. It describes an outcome rather than a list of activities, sets targets that are ambitious but scoreable, and is reviewed weekly so blockers surface before the quarter gets away from the team.

START WITH THE OUTCOME

What does your team want to improve?

Pick a starting point. Adjust the targets to your baseline.

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Usability

Make the product easier to use

Raise task success on the key workflows.

Objective

Raise task success on our key workflows

  1. Increase task success rate on the top 5 workflows from 70% to 90%
  2. Raise System Usability Scale score from 62 to 75
  3. Cut usability-related support tickets from 200 to 80 per month
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Systems

Build a design system teams use

Make consistent UI the default.

Objective

Make consistent UI the default

  1. Build 100% of new screens with design system components, up from 40%
  2. Cut time to design and build a standard screen from 5 days to 2 days
  3. Reduce UI inconsistency bugs from 50 to 10 per quarter
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Research

Put research behind every decision

Talk to users every week.

Objective

Talk to users every week

  1. Run at least 4 user sessions per week, up from 1 per month
  2. Test 100% of major features with users before build, up from 20%
  3. Share a research summary with Product and Engineering every 2 weeks
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Usability

Make the product accessible

Meet WCAG AA on core flows.

Objective

Meet WCAG 2.2 AA on core flows

  1. Fix 100% of critical accessibility issues on core flows, from 60 open to 0
  2. Pass automated accessibility checks on 95% of pages, up from 50%
  3. Complete screen-reader testing on all 5 core flows
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Systems

Smooth the handoff from design to build

Cut rework between design and engineering.

Objective

Cut rework between design and engineering

  1. Reduce design-related rework from 25% to 8% of tickets
  2. Hold design reviews with engineering on 100% of features before build, up from 30%
  3. Raise engineering satisfaction with design specs from 3.2 to 4.3 out of 5
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Conversion

Lift conversion on key flows

Turn design improvements into measurable conversion.

Objective

Turn design improvements into measurable conversion

  1. Increase signup flow completion from 45% to 60%
  2. Raise checkout or upgrade flow conversion from 3% to 4.5%
  3. Run 8 A/B tests on key flows, up from 1
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Example targets are illustrative. Set yours using your team's actual baseline.

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Design & UX

Streamline graphic design processes

Objective

Develop a self-serve graphic assets library for internal use

  1. Decrease the number of one-off design tickets by 50%
  2. Make our entire brand guideline available
  3. Develop 12 templates Marketing can reuse to build targeted ads
More objectives and key results

Build a knowledge base and roll out graphics library

  1. Run 3 workshops with other teams explaining new library and how to work with designers
  2. Create 2 knowledge base pages per week teaching team members how to work with our team
Design & UX

Boost website performance

Objective

Boost landing page performance through UX/UI

  1. Watch 5 user sessions/week and record findings
  2. Double conversions on pricing page by 12%
  3. Decrease bounce rate by 15%
More objectives and key results

Boost landing page performance through UX/UI

  1. Increase homepage CTA conversion by 16%
Design & UX

launch and redesign our website

Objective

Testing and knowledge sourcing

  1. User-test page prototypes on 12 people
  2. Conduct interviews with 10 people from sales and marketing
More objectives and key results

Design and implement new rebrand

  1. Updated rebrand designs for all 42 current pages
MAKE IT MEANINGFUL

How to use design and ux OKRs

How to use these templates

Select an important user task and measure completion, errors, or time to success with a consistent research method. Pair efficiency targets with accessibility checks so the improved experience works for more people.

01

Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.

02

Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.

03

Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.

KNOW WHAT TO MEASURE

The numbers behind your goals.

Choose a small set of KPIs to watch alongside your OKRs.

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Design and UX OKR questions

How should I adapt these design and ux OKR examples?

Select an important user task and measure completion, errors, or time to success with a consistent research method. Pair efficiency targets with accessibility checks so the improved experience works for more people.

Are these targets benchmarks?

No. The numbers are illustrative planning examples, not industry benchmarks or reported customer results. Set targets using your own baseline, resources, and timeframe, and agree on how each result will be measured.