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tability.ioWhat are Developer 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.
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 Developer Quality 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.
Developer Quality OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Developer Quality Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to enhance Developer Quality
ObjectiveEnhance Developer Quality
KRFoster collaboration by establishing cross-functional teams to deliver one successful project
Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member to ensure clarity- Facilitate regular communication and meetings among team members to encourage collaboration
- Identify key individuals from different departments to form cross-functional teams
- Provide the necessary resources and support to enable teams to successfully deliver the project
- KREnhance technical skills through monthly training sessions with at least 90% attendance
- Monitor and track attendance of each team member for training sessions
- Provide relevant and informative training materials for each session
- Communicate the importance of attending training sessions to all team members
- Establish a monthly schedule for training sessions
- KRIncrease code quality by implementing code review process and achieving an average rating of 4 out of 5
- Establish a designated code review team to review and provide constructive feedback on code submissions
- Implement a systematic code review process and ensure all code changes undergo thorough review
- Define clear coding guidelines and standards to be followed during the code review process
- Regularly measure and track the code review ratings, identifying areas of improvement and addressing them
- KRImprove efficiency by decreasing average bug fix time to less than 24 hours
OKRs to improve web and mobile user experience parity
- ObjectiveImprove web and mobile user experience parity
- KRIncrease the number of user interactions per session on web and mobile by 15%
- Utilize personalized recommendations and tailored notifications to engage users and promote interaction
- Optimize the user interface to enhance navigation and encourage exploring the platform
- Implement gamification elements to motivate users and incentivize repeat interactions
- Improve content quality and relevance to increase user engagement and time spent on platform
- KRReduce the number of critical bugs reported on web and mobile by 30%
- Provide regular training to the development team on best practices for bug prevention
- Improve communication between developers and QA team to address critical bug issues efficiently
- Implement automated testing to catch critical bugs early in the development process
- Conduct thorough code reviews for web and mobile apps before deployment
- KRIncrease user satisfaction rating for web and mobile platforms by 10%
- Improve user interface design to enhance user experience and navigation
- Provide personalized and responsive customer support to address user inquiries and concerns
- Conduct user surveys and gather feedback to identify pain points and areas for improvement
- Implement faster loading times and optimize performance for seamless user interaction
- KRDecrease average load time for mobile devices by 20%
- Optimize server response time by identifying and resolving any bottlenecks or performance issues
- Minify CSS and JavaScript files to reduce their file size and improve loading times
- Implement caching mechanisms to store and deliver frequently accessed data more efficiently
- Optimize images by compressing and reducing their file sizes without loss of quality
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 elevate overall test coverage across all features
- ObjectiveElevate overall test coverage across all features
- KRImplement a process for monitoring and increasing test coverage on an ongoing basis
- Implement a continuous test coverage monitoring system
- Develop strategies to continuously improve test coverage
- Identify existing areas lacking sufficient test coverage
- KRIdentify and address 30% of areas with low test coverage across existing features
- Prioritize these features based on importance
- Identify features with less than 70% test coverage
- Develop and implement tests to increase coverage
- KRAchieve 70% code coverage for all new features developed in the next quarter
- Conduct reviews and refactoring sessions to improve coverage
- Implement mandatory unit tests for all newly developed features
- Monitor code coverage regularly using suitable tools
OKRs to enhance quality control testing effectiveness
- ObjectiveEnhance quality control testing effectiveness
- KRDecrease defects found post-release by 20%
- Incorporate more rigorous beta testing phases
- Improve training for software developers
- Implement thorough quality assurance procedures
- KRInitiate 100% of staff into new quality-control training program
- Create an informative and engaging training schedule
- Identify and list all staff requiring the new training
- Begin rollout of quality-control training to all staff
- KRIncrease test coverage rate to 90%
- Identify areas of the code lacking sufficient testing
- Implement and regularly update tests to maintain coverage
- Develop comprehensive, relevant tests for those areas
OKRs to enhance Quality Assurance automation capacity
- ObjectiveEnhance Quality Assurance automation capacity
- KRImplement automation for at least 70% of previously manually tested scenarios
- Identify primary scenarios for automated testing
- Evaluate automation coverage and effectiveness
- Develop and implement automation scripts
- KRAchieve 80% pass rate for all new automated test scripts
- Implement rigorous script debugging and revision process
- Develop comprehensive and effective automated test scripts
- Train team members on standard script writing
- KRIncrease automation coverage by 30% across all project modules
- Develop and implement automation scripts for these areas
- Monitor and assess the increase in automation coverage
- Identify areas with low automation within project modules
OKRs to develop 3 efficient navigation simulations
- ObjectiveDevelop 3 efficient navigation simulations
- KRSuccessfully build and test first navigation simulation by week 8
- Outline detailed design for navigation simulation by week 3
- Conduct tests and debugging by week 8
- Implement and document the simulation by week 6
- KROutline comprehensive simulation models by week 4
- Finalize and review comprehensive simulation outlines by week 4
- Identify critical factors for the simulation models by week 1
- Draft initial model outlines by week 2
- KRComplete and perform quality assurance on all three simulations by end of quarter
- Document results and address any issues
- Conduct thorough quality assurance testing
- Finalize development of the three simulations
OKRs to deliver feature-rich product releases with minimal bugs
- ObjectiveDeliver feature-rich product releases with minimal bugs
- KRConduct rigorous weekly QA sessions for every newly developed feature
- Develop comprehensive test cases for each feature
- Document all findings and feedback effectively
- Schedule weekly QA sessions for new features
- KRIncrease unit test coverage to 90% for every product feature
- Regularly monitor and update tests as necessary
- Review current test coverage for each product feature
- Develop additional unit tests for under-tested features
- KRDecrease in reported post-release bugs by 30%
- Enhance debugging during product development
- Implement a more thorough QA process
- Improve testing procedures before product release
OKRs to enhance Quality and Usability of my API
- ObjectiveEnhance Quality and Usability of my API
- KRIncrease API response time by 20%
- Implement efficient and faster algorithms and data structures
- Evaluate and optimize the existing code for better performance
- Upgrade server hardware to improve processing speed
- KRReduce API error rate by 25%
- Increase unit tests to capture potential API errors
- Review and optimize existing API error handling
- Implement API monitoring tools for real-time tracking
- KRImplement 100% of planned new API functions and endpoints
- Release and document all new API functions
- Develop and test all new API functions and endpoints
- Review the design of planned new API functions and endpoints
OKRs to enhance the quality of software releases through manual testing
- ObjectiveEnhance the quality of software releases through manual testing
- KRIncrease manual test case effectiveness by 25%
- Provide continuous training for manual testing techniques
- Implement peer reviews for manual test case validation
- Develop exhaustive, realistic use-cases scenarios for better test coverage
- KRReduce critical bugs in live software by 15%
- Implement rigorous testing procedures before software deployment
- Regularly update and debug software code base
- Train developers in best practices for bug prevention
- KRRaise manual test coverage for each release to at least 95%
- Identify areas of software currently lacking full manual testing
- Develop comprehensive manual test plans for those areas
- Train team to execute new test plans efficiently
How to write your own Developer Quality 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 OKRsTability 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.
Developer 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
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 Developer Quality OKRs
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order 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, 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 Developer Quality OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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