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What are Strategic Initiative 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.
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 Strategic Initiative 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.
The best tools for writing perfect Strategic Initiative 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.
Strategic Initiative OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Strategic Initiative 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 support CEO in executing strategic initiatives and tracking progress
ObjectiveEnhance CEO's support for executing the company's strategic initiatives
KRConduct regular progress reports and adjust strategies accordingly- KRCollaborate with CEO to ensure high-quality strategic execution
- KRImprove CEO's communication with cross-functional teams
- KRDevelop a tracking system for CEO's strategic initiatives
OKRs to excel as the new Product lead
- ObjectiveExcel as the new Product lead
- KRIncrease product line performance by 15% through effective leadership and collaboration
Regularly evaluate and adjust product line strategies- Enhance leadership skills through effective training programs
- Implement weekly team collaborations to discuss product improvements
- KRSuccessfully implement at least 2 strategic initiatives to improve product line
- Formulate 2 strategic initiatives to address weaknesses
- Implement and monitor initiative progress
- Identify weak areas in the current product line
- KRComplete onboarding process and master product knowledge within the first 2 weeks
- Schedule time daily to understand the product's features
- Start and finish all onboarding activities within 2 weeks
- Gain proficiency in product usage by constant practice
OKRs to enhance capability as an institutional research analyst in higher education
- ObjectiveEnhance capability as an institutional research analyst in higher education
- KRAttend 3 professional development webinars on higher education research analysis techniques
- Participate and take notes during each webinar
- Sign up for the chosen webinars
- Identify 3 webinars focused on higher education research analysis techniques
- KRMentor and guide 2 junior research analysts to improve their capability development
- Provide direct training on necessary software/tools
- Develop a personalized growth plan for each analyst
- Establish regular weekly meetings for guidance and feedback
- KRDevelop, present, and implement 1 strategic initiative to improve research methodologies
- Identify weakness in current research methodologies
- Create strategic initiative for process improvement
- Present and implement strategy to team
OKRs to implement strategic initiatives to improve execution and value realization
- ObjectiveImplement strategic initiatives to improve execution and value realization
- KREnhance stakeholder satisfaction by 10% through better strategic alignment
- Identify areas of misalignment and develop improvement plans
- Conduct a thorough review of current strategic alignment methods
- Implement changes and track stakeholders' satisfaction growth
- KRAchieve a 15% rise in measurable value from implemented initiatives
- Identify areas for initiative implementation with the maximum benefit potential
- Establish a system to track measurable value growth
- Develop and execute strategies for selected initiatives
- KRIncrease strategic project completion rate by 20%
- Conduct regular team meetings for effective communication and updates
- Provide additional training to improve employee project handling skills
- Implement project management software to track and streamline tasks
OKRs to enhance stakeholder synergy and expedite strategic initiatives
- ObjectiveEnhance stakeholder synergy and expedite strategic initiatives
- KRArrange and conduct at least 6 collaborative meetings with key stakeholders
- List and identify six key stakeholders for collaboration
- Develop and present meeting agendas for comprehensive discussions
- Schedule meetings with stakeholders at convenient times
- KRDevelop a process for monitoring project timelines and achieving 90% on-time completion
- Review progress regularly and adjust plans as needed
- Establish project deadlines and key milestones
- Implement a project management tracking system
- KRObtain feedback from stakeholders to increase project alignment by 20%
- Analyze the collected feedback and identify alignment opportunities
- Schedule individual meetings for more in-depth feedback
- Design and distribute a survey to stakeholders for their project feedback
OKRs to boost participation in wellness events through strategic alignment
- ObjectiveBoost participation in wellness events through strategic alignment
- KREnsure 80% of participants complete post-event satisfaction surveys
- Send reminder emails regularly to encourage completion
- Send out satisfaction surveys immediately following the event
- Offer incentives for completing the survey
- KRIncrease registration for wellness events by 15%
- Send personalized email invitations to past participants
- Collaborate with local influencers for event promotion
- Develop engaging social media campaigns promoting wellness events
- KREnhance engagement during wellness events by 25%
- Offer small incentives for active participation or greater attendance
- Add interactive health-related games or quizzes to wellness events
- Promote wellness events through all available internal channels
Strategic Initiative 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
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:
- 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, you can move to 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 Strategic Initiative OKR templates
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