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What are Test Manager 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 Test Manager. 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 Test Manager 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.
Test Manager OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Test Manager. 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 successfully launch and break-even via pre-sales
ObjectiveSuccessfully launch and break-even via pre-sales
KRAttain 100% of cost recovery through initial sales
Track and control operational expenses efficiently- Implement effective sales and marketing strategies
- Develop a competitive pricing strategy to cover production costs
- KRGenerate a minimum of 300 pre-sale orders
- Collaborate with influencers to promote and pre-sell
- Implement a referral discount program for pre-orders
- Develop a compelling marketing campaign targeting potential customers
- KRAchieve 100% completion of product testing and fixes
- Execute testing plan and document all findings
- Develop a comprehensive plan for product testing
- Implement necessary fixes based on test results
OKRs to enhance the efficiency of our testing processes
- ObjectiveEnhance the efficiency of our testing processes
- KRReduce average testing time per module by 30%
- Train staff in rapid, effective testing techniques
- Implement automated testing methods for efficiency
- Prioritize essential features for focused testing
- KRIncrease automated testing coverage by 25%
- Identify areas lacking sufficient automated testing coverage
- Monitor and adjust tests for optimum coverage
- Implement new automated tests in identified areas
- KRReduce bugs discovered post-release by 15%
- Increase developer training on bug detection and resolution
- Implement stringent pre-release quality checks and tests
- Enhance peer code review process
OKRs to enhance the team's testing skills and knowledge
- ObjectiveEnhance the team's testing skills and knowledge
- KRComplete three training sessions on advanced testing techniques
- Attend and fully engage in all training sessions
- Enroll in advanced testing techniques training program
- Complete and pass any assessments or tasks provided
- KRReduce average testing time by 30% without compromising defect discovery
- Implement automation for repetitive testing processes
- Prioritize tests based on defect discovery rates
- Encourage parallel testing via team collaboration
- KRIncrease test coverage by 25% in codebase ensuring high quality
- Integrate tests, review and correct issues
- Develop comprehensive tests for identified areas
- Identify areas of codebase with low test coverage
OKRs to achieve unprecedented effectiveness and success in testing methods
- ObjectiveAchieve unprecedented effectiveness and success in testing methods
- KRImplement a testing system to improve accuracy by 30%
- Develop a testing process based on these inaccuracies
- Incorporate feedback loop to continually enhance the system
- Identify existing inaccuracies in the current system
- KRConduct 2 training sessions weekly to enhance team members' testing skills
- Develop relevant testing skill modules for team training
- Send reminders and materials for scheduled sessions to team
- Organize weekly schedule to slot in two training sessions
- KRMinimize error percentage to below 5% via rigorous repeated testing initiatives
- Review and continuously improve testing methodologies
- Implement repetitive testing for all features
- Develop a comprehensive software testing protocol
OKRs to successfully execute comprehensive testing procedures
- ObjectiveSuccessfully execute comprehensive testing procedures
- KRImprove testing efficiency by 30% through process review and automation
- Implement automation tools to streamline testing procedures
- Identify areas for potential automation in tests
- Conduct comprehensive review of existing testing processes
- KRIdentify and document 100% of test case failures and issues
- Develop and maintain an issue log for tracking
- Document every identified test case failure
- Review test results to identify failures and issues
- KRComplete 15 test cases per week with 95% success rate
- Conduct corrective actions immediately on failed test cases
- Allocate daily time slots to work on at least 3 test cases
- Review all test case results daily to identify errors
OKRs to enhance the quality of the company's testing process
- ObjectiveEnhance the quality of the company's testing process
- KRReduce the number of bugs found post-release by 30%
- Implement continuous training for the development team
- Develop rigorous pre-launch software testing protocols
- Enhance code review processes and quality checks
- KRAchieve 95% accuracy rate in every conducted testing
- Review and refine testing procedures and tools
- Implement comprehensive training on test protocol
- Conduct regular monitoring and performance evaluation
- KRImplement two new automated testing tools to streamline process
- Research and select two suitable automated testing tools
- Train the team on usage and integration of tools
- Purchase and install chosen automated testing tools
OKRs to increase automation coverage of manual test cases to 50%
- ObjectiveIncrease automation coverage of manual test cases to 50%
- KRIdentify and prioritize 100% of manual test cases suitable for automation by week 4
- Catalog all existing manual test cases
- Evaluate each test case's automation potential
- Prioritize automation of high-potential cases
- KRDevelop and implement automation scripts for 25% of identified test cases by week 6
- Implement the developed automation scripts
- Identify test cases suitable for automation
- Develop scripts for 25% of identified tests
- KRAchieve 50% automation coverage by successfully testing and deploying new scripts by week 12
- Develop and implement a detailed automation script plan
- Deploy tested scripts by week 12
- Run comprehensive tests on new automation scripts
OKRs to accelerate process efficiency by achieving 80% test automation
- ObjectiveAccelerate process efficiency by achieving 80% test automation
- KRDevelop and implement two new automation tools
- Research potential automation tools relevant to business needs
- Train team on tool usage and proceed with implementation
- Build and beta test two selected automation tools
- KRIncrease current test automation coverage by 20%
- Develop and implement additional automation tests
- Monitor and evaluate progress regularly
- Identify areas where test automation is currently lacking
- KRReduce manual testing time by 30%
- Train staff in efficient, effective testing strategies
- Implement automated testing tools for repeated tasks
- Prioritize test cases based on importance
OKRs to reduce the frequency of rollbacks following system releases
- ObjectiveReduce the frequency of rollbacks following system releases
- KRInitiate feedback loop to understand and rectify 100% of rollback reasons each release
- Implement regular meetings to review and analyze rollback reasons
- Develop and execute improvement strategies to rectify rollback issues
- Identify and document all rollback reasons from the latest release
- KRImplement monitoring checks to catch 90% of release issues within first 48 hours
- Develop and implement automated system checks
- Establish quick and efficient incident response procedures
- Define key functionality areas for intense monitoring post release
- KRDecrease rollbacks by 20% through improving pre-release testing protocols
- Train team on advanced testing strategies
- Increase frequency of software testing cycles
- Implement strict pre-release testing protocols
OKRs to successfully implement and launch an AB Testing Platform
- ObjectiveSuccessfully implement and launch an AB Testing Platform
- KRComplete platform implementation and perform internal testing with zero critical bugs
- Finalize and install the chosen platform software
- Resolve all detected critical bugs immediately
- Begin internal testing for functionality
- KRDevelop a detailed project plan for an AB testing platform implementation by week 2
- Identify necessary features for AB testing platform
- Create timeline for project execution
- Allocate resources for platform implementation
- KRAchieve successful platform launch with 100% functionality and record feedback from first 50 users
- Implement thorough quality assurance testing for full functionality
- Launch platform with comprehensive user instruction
- Gather feedback from first 50 users
Test Manager 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 Test Manager OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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