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What are Service Efficiency 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 Service Efficiency. 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 Service Efficiency 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.
Service Efficiency OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Service Efficiency. 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 improve IT Service Management process efficiency and efficacy
ObjectiveImprove IT Service Management process efficiency and efficacy
KRImplement two new service improvement projects
Identify areas in the service sector that need improvement- Commence execution of the project plan steps
- Develop detailed project plans for improvements
- KRAchieve 95% service request satisfaction
- Solicit and incorporate feedback from service users
- Regularly train staff to improve quality of customer service
- Implement a system for tracking and resolving requests efficiently
- KRReduce system-related incidents by 20%
- Train staff on correct system usage
- Implement regular system maintenance and upgrades
- Enhance system security measures
OKRs to enhance service efficiency and transformation via innovation and benchmarking
- ObjectiveEnhance service efficiency and transformation via innovation and benchmarking
- KRBenchmark our services against 3 industry-leading competitors to identify improvement opportunities
- Identify 3 industry-leading competitors relevant to our services
- Analyze and benchmark our services against these competitors
- Identify and document possible improvement opportunities
- KRIncrease service process efficiency by 25% through the use of lean techniques
- Monitor, review and adjust new processes regularly
- Analyze and eliminate inefficiencies in current processes
- Implement lean techniques training for service process teams
- KRImplement 2 new innovative solutions that transform our services and add value
- Research and identify two innovative solutions for services
- Evaluate and measure added value post-implementation
- Develop implementation plans for chosen innovations
OKRs to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal service delivery
- ObjectiveEnhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal service delivery
- KRIncrease client satisfaction rating to 95%
- Monitor feedback and swiftly address client complaints
- Conduct regular surveys to understand client needs and expectations
- Implement training programs to enhance customer service skills
- KRReduce average case handling time by 20%
- Regularly review and optimize case handling strategies
- Streamline case-related processes and resources
- Implement efficient case-handling training for all staff
- KRComplete 100% of legal documents without any errors
- Update and correct any errors found immediately
- Review all legal documents thoroughly for accuracy
- Obtain professional legal counsel for document verification
OKRs to enhance the efficiency and reliability of IT services
- ObjectiveEnhance the efficiency and reliability of IT services
- KRDecrease system downtime by 20%
- Implement regular preventive maintenance on all system components
- Establish robust disaster recovery and backup plans
- Upgrade outdated hardware and software components
- KRImplement proactive maintenance on 95% of servers
- Assign a maintenance team to apply the protocol to identified servers
- Identify all servers needing proactive maintenance
- Develop and document a proactive maintenance protocol
- KRIncrease customer satisfaction scores by 15% via improved service delivery
- Train staff in advanced customer service techniques
- Implement a robust customer feedback system
- Streamline service delivery for efficiency
OKRs to enhance Product Service Management Efficiency
- ObjectiveEnhance Product Service Management Efficiency
- KRIncrease product service team training sessions by 50%
- Schedule additional training sessions accordingly
- Identify current number of weekly training sessions
- Calculate necessary increase to achieve 50% rise
- KRImplement new software to decrease customer response time by 20%
- Purchase, install, and configure the identified software
- Identify software capable of enhancing customer service response speed
- Train customer service representatives on new software usage
- KRImprove customer satisfaction rate on product services by 30%
- Update and upgrade product based on customer feedback
- Establish a fast and effective complaint resolution procedure
- Implement regular training programs for customer service staff
OKRs to boost the efficiency of inside sales and customer service team
- ObjectiveBoost the efficiency of inside sales and customer service team
- KRIncrease sales team's quarterly revenue target by 15%
- Introduce greater incentives for higher sales achievements
- Strategically adjust current pricing strategies
- Implement advanced sales training for the team
- KRCut down complaint resolution time by 30% for improved responsiveness to clients
- Develop more efficient complaint resolution strategies
- Implement training to enhance customer service skills
- Incorporate automation to expedite complaint handling
- KRImprove customer satisfaction score by 20% through enhanced service protocols
OKRs to streamline service offering assistance process
- ObjectiveStreamline service offering assistance process
- KRAchieve 95% customer satisfaction score for service offerings
- Enhance and improve service offerings based on reviews
- Analyze feedback regularly and address negative responses
- Implement robust customer feedback collection method
- KRTrain 100% of customer service team on new streamlined process
- Monitor implementation and provide follow-up training as needed
- Develop training program focused on new streamlined process
- Schedule mandatory training sessions for all team members
- KRReduce service offering process steps by 30% to improve efficiency
- Implement automation for repetitive tasks
- Identify and eliminate redundant steps in service process
- Train staff for streamlined service process
OKRs to improve Service Desk's first contact resolution rate
- ObjectiveImprove Service Desk's first contact resolution rate
- KRImplement service desk software to reduce response time by 20%
- Implement and monitor the software usage
- Evaluate different service desk software options
- Train the staff on the selected software
- KRIncrease staff training programs by 30% to enhance first contact issue resolution
- Identify areas in current training needing improvement
- Implement and evaluate these programs
- Develop new training programs covering those areas
- KRImprove feedback system to close 15% more cases on first contact
- Conduct training on handling feedback efficiently for first-contact resolution
- Implement a mandatory customer feedback feature on resolved cases
- Optimize the case management system for faster closure based on feedback
OKRs to enhance effectiveness of ITSM help desk operations
- ObjectiveEnhance effectiveness of ITSM help desk operations
- KRIncrease ticket resolution rate by 30%
- Employ additional qualified customer service representatives
- Streamline ticket resolution process for efficiency
- Implement training sessions for enhanced customer service skills
- KRImprove customer satisfaction score by 15%
- Implement comprehensive employee customer service training
- Enhance product or service quality based on reviews
- Regularly solicit customer feedback and make improvements
- KRReduce average response time to within 2 hours
- Allocate more resources to customer service interactions
- Train staff on speedy, effective response methods
- Implement a more efficient ticketing system
OKRs to improve the efficiency of client intake communication
- ObjectiveImprove the efficiency of client intake communication
- KRImplement a new customer communication tool with 85% user adoption rate within the team
- Train team with detailed tool usage guidance
- Select a communication tool that best fits team requirements
- Monitor usage and encourage regular adoption
- KRDecrease average intake communication time by 30% without sacrificing quality
- Implement effective communication techniques training for all staff
- Use more efficient technology for communication
- Conduct regular productivity and time management workshops
- KRIncrease customer satisfaction rates by 20% through improved intake interaction
- Regularly seek and incorporate customer feedback to improve intake interaction
- Implement ongoing training for customer service reps on empathetic communication
- Streamline the intake process to expedite customer service response time
Service Efficiency 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
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want 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
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 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 Service Efficiency OKR templates
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