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tability.ioWhat are Graphic Design Team 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.
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Graphic Design Team 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.
Graphic Design Team OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Graphic Design Team 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 increase design competency and productivity for high-quality outputs
ObjectiveIncrease design competency and productivity for high-quality outputs
KRAttain and maintain a 90% satisfaction rating from internal teams for all design projects
Conduct regular feedback surveys with internal teams after each project- Implement suggested improvements from feedback promptly and efficiently
- Provide continuous training and development for the design team
- KRComplete a comprehensive graphic design course with 85% or higher score
- Schedule regular study hours for course materials
- Enroll in a reputable graphic design course
- Complete all assignments and exams timely
- KRProduce 15% more design projects as compared to last quarter
- Increase weekly design output through efficient time management strategies
- Invest in new design software to streamline workflow
- Delegate smaller tasks to free up design production time
OKRs to develop an extensive asset library for product and merchandise designs
- ObjectiveDevelop an extensive asset library for product and merchandise designs
- KRCreate 50 inventive and digitally-rendered merchandise design templates
- Sketch these designs into draft templates
- Brainstorm 50 unique ideas for digital merchandise designs
- Digitally render final drafts using graphic design software
- KRObtain and digitize 200 unique high-quality product images for the asset library
- Source high-quality images of the listed products
- Digitize and upload images to asset library
- Identify and compile list of 200 unique products for digitization
- KROrganize and categorize all images and designs efficiently in the asset library
- Create categories based on content, style, or project
- Input items into the asset library under respective categories
- Gather all digital and physical images and designs
OKRs to enhance design skills and output
- ObjectiveEnhance design skills and output
- KRComplete 3 advanced design skill training courses with a final score of 85%
- Achieve a final score of 85% in each course
- Research and select 3 advanced design skill training courses
- Attend and complete all course material thoroughly
- KRProduce 12 innovative design projects meeting client satisfaction levels of 90%
- Gather client requirements and preferences for each design project
- Develop unique and innovative design concepts based on client needs
- Incorporate client feedback into final design revisions for approval
- KRReduce design process time by 20% while maintaining quality metrics
- Train team in rapid prototyping techniques
- Implement efficient design software and tools
- Establish clear, streamlined design workflow
OKRs to design a friendly B2B software mascot
- ObjectiveDesign a friendly B2B software mascot
- KRConceptualize and sketch 5 potential mascot designs by week 6
- Sketch out initial drafts of 5 chosen concepts
- Brainstorm ideas for possible mascot designs
- Refine and finalize these mascot sketches
- KRFinalize mascot design and integrate into software UI successfully with zero errors
- Integrate mascot into software UI and conduct error testing
- Convert mascot design into software compatible format
- Finalize and approve mascot design
- KRConduct feedback sessions with 3 client companies to assess appeal and relatability
- Schedule and conduct individual feedback sessions
- Select 3 client companies for feedback sessions
- Compile and analyze feedback for assessment
How to write your own Graphic Design Team 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.
Graphic Design Team 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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 Graphic Design Team 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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
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 Graphic Design Team OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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