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What are Tech Lead Team 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.
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.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Tech Lead Team. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Tech Lead Team 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.
Tech Lead Team OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Tech Lead Team Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to complete online course to enhance tech lead skills
ObjectiveComplete online course to enhance tech lead skills
KRReceive positive feedback on improved tech lead capabilities from 4 team members
Enhance tech lead skills through workshops and training- Request feedback from team members
- Implement gained knowledge in ongoing projects
- KRApply learned strategies in 3 real-world projects or challenges
- Identify 3 current projects or challenges to apply learned strategies
- Implement learned strategies into each identified project
- Assess the effectiveness of applied strategies in each project
- KRSuccessfully finish all course modules with at least 85% score by week 8
- Regularly review and practice to reinforce knowledge
- Design a study schedule that covers all course modules
- Allocate at least 20 hours per week for focused studying
OKRs to enhance capabilities of tech leadership
- ObjectiveEnhance capabilities of tech leadership
- KRIncrease retention rate of tech leaders by 20%
- Implement competitive salary packages and attractive benefits for tech leaders
- Develop a comprehensive professional development and training programs
- Foster an inclusive, engaging, and innovative work culture
- KRAchieve 100% participation in coaching sessions across all tech leadership teams
- Follow up regularly ensuring attendance and addressing concerns
- Schedule regular, convenient times for all tech leadership teams
- Communicate importance and objectives of coaching sessions to tech leaders
- KRIntroduce three advanced training programs for leadership in new technologies
- Identify necessary skills for leadership in new technologies
- Implement and promote these training programs
- Design advanced training programs focusing on these skills
OKRs to facilitate ISO 27001 certification readiness for tech team
- ObjectiveFacilitate ISO 27001 certification readiness for tech team
- KRAchieve 100% completion of necessary documentation for ISO 27001 certification application
- Identify and gather all required documentation for ISO 27001 certification
- Analyze and complete any missing or incomplete documentation
- Review and finalize every document for application submission
- KREnsure 100% of tech team undergo mandatory ISO 27001 familiarization training
- Identify mandatory ISO 27001 training providers
- Schedule training for all tech team members
- Monitor and record attendance at training
- KRConduct bi-weekly audits to ensure at least 90% compliance to ISO 27001 standards
- Review compliance results for improvement areas
- Schedule recurring bi-weekly ISO 27001 audit sessions
- Implement necessary changes to ensure 90% compliance
OKRs to improve efficiency in client and team management
- ObjectiveImprove efficiency in client and team management
- KRIncrease client satisfaction by 10% as evidenced by quarterly survey responses
- Implement regular client follow-ups to address potential issues
- Evaluate and streamline communication processes for client efficiency
- Provide staff with customer service training to improve interactions
- KREnhance team output by 15% through implementation of structured weekly check-ins
- Train team on effective check-in strategies
- Monitor and measure output increase weekly
- Establish a weekly check-ins system for the team
- KRAchieve a 20% decrease in resolution time for client-reported software issues
- Provide ongoing technical training for the customer service team
- Establish a priority-based resolution system
- Implement more efficient issue-tracking software
OKRs to enhance tech lead abilities by utilizing online learning and practical application
- ObjectiveEnhance tech lead abilities by utilizing online learning and practical application
- KRImplement learned techniques in five real-life projects, increasing efficiency by 20%
- Identify five real-life projects that need improvement
- Monitor and measure efficiency increase by 20%
- Apply learned techniques to these chosen projects
- KRComplete six pieces of an online leadership in tech course
- Diligently study the course material
- Register for the online leadership in tech course
- Finish all six components of the course
- KRObtain a 90% or higher score in all applied tech leadership quizzes and exams
- Schedule daily study hours dedicated to applied tech leadership
- Join study groups for comprehensive review discussions
- Regularly practice with past quizzes and exams
OKRs to enhance technical design standards supervision for the team
- ObjectiveEnhance technical design standards supervision for the team
- KRIncrease the team's compliance with technical design standards by 30%
- Develop regular technical design standards training sessions
- Implement a robust standards compliance check process
- Regularly update team on new/adjusted design standards
- KRConduct weekly audits, ensuring 100% coverage of all design projects
- Schedule consistent weekly audits for all design projects
- Check completeness of each design project during audits
- Document and report any discrepancies or issues found
- KRImplement an updated set of design standards by 20% within the quarter
- Develop a comprehensive update plan for design standards
- Assess current design standards for potential improvements
- Implement newly enhanced design standards
OKRs to launch a functional business intelligence platform
- ObjectiveLaunch a functional business intelligence platform
- KRDevelop a prototype with minimum viable features in 6 weeks
- Identify and outline key minimum viable features
- Allocate tasks among team members
- Start rapid prototyping and iterative testing
- KRDefine and finalize technical specifications within 3 weeks
- Review, adjust, and approve final technical specifications
- Prepare draft of detailed technical specifications
- Identify necessary technical aspects and requirements
- KRGain initial user feedback by conducting testing with 20 people
- Identify 20 people willing to participate in product testing
- Prepare and administer a feedback questionnaire post-testing
- Analyze and report the feedback gathered from participants
OKRs to attain the position of Technical Program Management Director
- ObjectiveAttain the position of Technical Program Management Director
- KRIncrease team's KPI achievement by 15%
- Boost employee motivation through incentives
- Implement regular team goal-setting and tracking sessions
- Enhance training programs to improve skillset
- KRSuccessfully lead five cross-functional projects, improving completion rate by 20%
- Identify and assemble cross-functional project teams
- Implement and monitor project management strategies
- Establish clear project goals and timelines
- KRComplete advanced leadership course for relevant career development
- Enroll in a suitable course based on relevance to career
- Research available advanced leadership courses online
- Complete all coursework and assessments on schedule
OKRs to drive company transformation through HR technology and leadership model redesign
- ObjectiveDrive company transformation through HR technology and leadership model redesign
- KRTrain 95% of staff on the new HR tech systems by end of quarter
- Schedule HR tech systems training sessions for all staff members
- Provide additional training for those who missed initial sessions
- Monitor and record participation in training sessions
- KRDeploy new HR technology systems to 100% of departments
- Select and procure new HR technology systems
- Implement and test new systems across all departments
- Identify current HR technology systems in all departments
- KRDesign and implement a new leadership model in at least 3 departments
- Identify key qualities for the new leadership model
- Monitor and evaluate implemented changes
- Train department heads in this model
OKRs to elevate my technical execution proficiency
- ObjectiveElevate my technical execution proficiency
- KRComplete at least 4 industry relevant certification courses
- KRDeliver 3 complex projects using learned technical skills without major issues
- Monitor progress closely, solving issues promptly
- Allocate resources and teams for each complex project efficiently
- Establish a comprehensive project timeline and checkpoints
- KRGet positive feedback on improved technical skills from 5 different team members
- Actively utilize improved skills in team projects
- Request feedback from team members
- Enhance technical skills through training or self-learning
Tech Lead 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
Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your 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
Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.
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
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the 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
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 Tech Lead Team OKR templates
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