Best Practices for writing OKRs

1. OKRs Best Practices

2. Set qualitative objectives
& quantifiable success
measures
Examples:
• Onboard 20 new customers by the
end of Q4
• Reduce operational cost by 2% by the
end of Q4
• Improve developer productivity by 2%
by the end of Q4et 20 new customers
by the end of Q4

3. Stay focused
& keep the
OKRs limited
to 3
OKRs – 3 high level objectives
Under each objective 3 key
results

4. OKR progress Track OKR progress wrto
% (0~100%)
The approach
70% achievement
considered to be good &
keep investing in it
< 30% means evaluate -
pivot your direction or
chose to do something
different for next quarter

5. OKR Planning • Follow monthly or quarterly OKR planning
keeping the end state in mind.

6. OKRs Alignment
• Ensure OKRs are aligned to overall goal
of the organization and complementary
to the subsystems & partnering teams.

7. Transparency
• Transparency makes objectives visible
across all levels and shows everyone
how they align with the rest of their org
and motivates each other to accomplish
org level objectives.

8. Accountability
Senior management is responsible for the
organization’s objectives and key results.
Each team is responsible for the key
results of each objective they’ve been
given.
Hold each team accountable for achieving
their objectives.
Retrospect to learn & improve
continuously.