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What are Design Team Members 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 Design Team Members 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.

Design Team Members OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Design Team Members 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 achieve targeted design goals next quarter

  • ObjectiveAchieve targeted design goals next quarter
  • KRIncrease design productivity by 20% using time management strategies
  • TaskPrioritize design tasks based on urgency and importance
  • TaskMinimize distractions during high productivity hours
  • TaskImplement a strict schedule for design tasks with time limits
  • KRImprove client satisfaction rate by 15%with enhanced design quality
  • TaskTrain design team in best satisfaction practices
  • TaskRegularly ask clients for design feedback
  • TaskImplement rigorous quality checks for design enhancements
  • KRComplete 100% of design projects before scheduled deadlines
  • TaskPrioritize projects based on due dates and complexity
  • TaskRegularly monitor progress and adjust schedule if needed
  • TaskAllocate sufficient time daily to work on designs

OKRs to streamline and optimize handoff process as lead designer

  • ObjectiveStreamline and optimize handoff process as lead designer
  • KRReduce time spent on handoffs by 20% through process improvements
  • TaskImplement streamlined, standardized procedures for all handoffs
  • TaskTrain staff on newly adopted handoff procedures
  • TaskIdentify inefficiencies within the current handoff process
  • KRTrain every team member on the optimized handoff process within next quarter
  • TaskDevelop comprehensive training materials on optimized handoff process
  • TaskMonitor and evaluate team member's proficiency post-training
  • TaskSchedule training sessions for all team members
  • KRIncrease team's handoff accuracy to at least 95% by implementing new protocols
  • TaskConduct regular training sessions for team members
  • TaskContinuously monitor and assess handoff accuracy
  • TaskDevelop and implement standardized handoff procedures

OKRs to attract 400 new members to our community

  • ObjectiveAttract 400 new members to our community
  • KRInitiate two referral programs leading to 100 more community members
  • TaskFollow up and onboard the new community members properly
  • TaskIdentify potential referral avenues and design two distinct programs
  • TaskPromote the referral programs via social media and email marketing
  • KRImprove website conversion rate by 10% to encourage community sign-ups
  • TaskOptimize landing page design and layout for user engagement
  • TaskImplement clear, compelling calls-to-action towards community sign-up
  • TaskTest and improve website loading speed
  • KRExecute 3 targeted marketing campaigns, each attracting a minimum of 100 new members
  • TaskAdjust strategies based on captured data to attract new members
  • TaskImplement campaigns, tracking their success and reach
  • TaskDevelop individual strategies for three targeted marketing campaigns

How to write your own Design Team Members 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.

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.

AI feedback for OKRs in TabilityTability'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.

Design Team Members 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 Design Team Members OKRs

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:

We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.

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 Design Team Members OKR templates

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

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