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What are Qa Engineer OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Qa Engineer. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Qa Engineer 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.
Qa Engineer OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Qa Engineer. 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 enhance QA analysis of each MCSS in the test repository
ObjectiveEnhance QA analysis of each MCSS in the test repository
KRConduct comprehensive audit of 100% of MCSS within the first two weeks
Begin conducting MCSS audits- Identify all areas requiring MCSS audit
- Develop detailed auditing schedule
- KRDevelop and implement a new QA evaluation process to improve test effectiveness
- Identify issues and limitations of the current QA evaluation process
- Implement and monitor the new QA evaluation method
- Develop a more efficient, innovative QA evaluation process
- KRIdentify and decrease test failures by 20% through improved test accuracy
- Implement training on improved testing techniques
- Develop more accurate testing protocols or methods
- Analyze current test failures to identify common issues
OKRs to enhance profitability within QA teams
- ObjectiveEnhance profitability within QA teams
- KRCut costs by implementing automation resulting in 10% budget savings
- Calculate and monitor savings from automation
- Identify repetitive tasks that are suitable for automation
- Implement automation tools in selected operations
- KRImprove efficiency by reducing testing time by 20%
- Prioritize critical areas in testing procedures
- Implement automated testing to streamline the process
- Regularly review and revise testing protocols
- KRDecrease the number of software defects by 15%
- Enroll team in continuous improvement training
- Implement a comprehensive code review process
- Conduct regular software testing sessions
OKRs to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of QA Automation Projects
- ObjectiveAdvance the efficiency and effectiveness of QA Automation Projects
- KRImplement automated testing in 2 new, previously un-automated areas
- Implement and monitor the automated tests
- Develop an automated testing plan for these areas
- Identify two areas currently lacking automated testing
- KRReduce detected bugs post-release by 10%
- Invest in advanced bug tracking tools
- Improve and tighten quality assurance procedures
- Implement more rigorous pre-release testing
- KRImprove test coverage by 25% across all active projects
- Regularly monitor and report coverage improvements
- Identify active projects currently lacking sufficient test coverage
- Implement additional tests to close the identified gaps
OKRs to implement robust tracking of core Quality Assurance (QA) metrics
- ObjectiveImplement robust tracking of core Quality Assurance (QA) metrics
- KRDevelop an automated QA metrics tracking system within two weeks
- Identify necessary metrics for quality assurance tracking
- Research and select software for automation process
- Configure software to track and report desired metrics
- KRDeliver biweekly reports showing improvements in tracked QA metrics
- Compile and submit a biweekly improvement report
- Highlight significant improvements in collected QA data
- Gather and analyze QA metrics data every two weeks
- KRAchieve 100% accuracy in data capture on QA metrics by month three
OKRs to improve proficiency in manual and automation testing
- ObjectiveImprove proficiency in manual and automation testing
- KRSuccessfully identify and report 90% of bugs in 5 assigned projects
- Conduct thorough bug detection in each assigned project
- Generate comprehensive bug reports for management
- Document and categorize each identified bug
- KRComplete three advanced courses in manual and automation testing with at least 85% score
- Research and enroll in manual and automation testing courses
- Consistently study course materials for understanding
- Achieve 85% or more on all course exams
- KRIncrease testing speed by 30% without sacrificing quality of test results
- Streamline test procedures to eliminate redundancies
- Train staff on efficiency and time management tactics
- Implement automation for repetitive test procedures
OKRs to improve software quality and testing efficiency
- ObjectiveImprove software quality and testing efficiency
- KRImplement automated regression testing on 95% of codebase
- Create and develop automated regression testing scripts
- Implement and regularly run these automated tests on the identified code
- Identify areas of the codebase that can support automated regression testing
- KRIdentify and resolve 90% of bugs before next development phase
- Review code thoroughly for possible bugs
- Establish robust testing procedures for overlooked bugs
- Prioritize and resolve detected bugs efficiently
- KRReduce manual testing time by 60% with increased automation
- Identify repetitive tasks suitable for automation
- Train staff on utilizing automation tools
- Develop and implement automation scripts
OKRs to build a high-quality MVP product for the targeted market segment
- ObjectiveBuild a high-quality MVP product for the targeted market segment
- KRComplete robust product design involving the critical feature set by week 6
- Develop and refine design mock-ups integrating critical features by week 4
- Identify and outline critical features for product design by week 2
- Finalize and complete robust product design by week 6
- KRObtain positive feedback on the MVP from at least 80% of our beta testers
- Reach out to beta testers for feedback
- Implement suggestions to improve MVP
- Follow up for positive feedback confirmation
- KRFinalize MVP development and resolve all identified bugs by week 10
- Organize team to address bugs sequentially
- Review and sort identified bugs by priority
- Finalize development of MVP by week 10
OKRs to build a Python tool for efficient tracing of community cohort members
- ObjectiveBuild a Python tool for efficient tracing of community cohort members
- KRSuccessfully implement features for tracking and updating status of community cohort members
- Incorporate status update functionalities within the platform
- Conduct testing and bug fixes before final implementation
- Develop a comprehensive tracking feature for cohort members
- KRConduct comprehensive testing, ensuring 95% accuracy in member tracing and data handling
- Implement rigorous data management and tracing procedures
- Organize thorough testing processes for member tracing
- Continually assess and improve accuracy to maintain 95%
- KRCreate functional user-interface for inputting and viewing member data
- Design layout for data input and viewing sections
- Develop back-end code for data processing
- Test interface usability and fix bugs
Qa Engineer 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
The rules of OKRs are simple. Quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly, and yearly OKRs should be tracked monthly. 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 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 Qa Engineer OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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