3 OKR examples for New Team Members
What are New Team Members 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 New Team Members. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for managing your New Team Members OKRs
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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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 the weekly check-ins
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 below). 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.
Building your own New Team Members OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives
- including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
Best way to track your New Team Members OKRs
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
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 a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
New Team Members OKRs templates
We've covered most of the things that you need to know about setting good OKRs and tracking them effectively. It's now time to give you a series of templates that you can use for inspiration!
We've added many examples of New Team Members 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 successfully adapt and contribute to the new team and project
- Successfully adapt and contribute to the new team and project
- Establish effective rapport with 100% of the team members within the first month
- Facilitate team bonding activities or events
- Regularly communicate and provide feedback to the team
- Schedule one-on-one introductory meetings with each team member
- Fully understand project scope and deliver 3 actionable insights by end of month two
- Brainstorm and identify key areas for essential insights
- Develop and finalize three actionable insights based on analysis
- Review and dissect all project scope details meticulously
- Successfully deliver assigned tasks with at least 90% punctuality over the quarter
- Utilize a planner or digital tool for schedule management
- Regularly review and adjust task timelines as needed
- Prioritize tasks according to deadlines and important
OKRs to attract 400 new members to our community
- Attract 400 new members to our community
- Initiate two referral programs leading to 100 more community members
- Follow up and onboard the new community members properly
- Identify potential referral avenues and design two distinct programs
- Promote the referral programs via social media and email marketing
- Improve website conversion rate by 10% to encourage community sign-ups
- Optimize landing page design and layout for user engagement
- Implement clear, compelling calls-to-action towards community sign-up
- Test and improve website loading speed
- Execute 3 targeted marketing campaigns, each attracting a minimum of 100 new members
- Adjust strategies based on captured data to attract new members
- Implement campaigns, tracking their success and reach
- Develop individual strategies for three targeted marketing campaigns
OKRs to implement a new CMS successfully
- Implement a new CMS successfully
- Train and upskill DevOps team members to effectively support and maintain the CMS
- Decrease the average time to resolve CMS-related issues by 20%
- Conduct regular audits to identify and address recurring CMS-related issues proactively
- Implement regular training sessions for CMS support staff to enhance their technical skills
- Streamline CMS Issue Resolution Process through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
- Improve communication channels to expedite issue escalation and resolution
- Collaborate with the service partner to ensure smooth integration of the CMS
- Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member involved in the integration process
- Establish a communication protocol to ensure efficient information sharing between all parties involved
- Develop a structured timeline with key milestones for the CMS integration project
- Set up regular meetings with the service partner to discuss the CMS integration progress
- Successfully deploy and configure the new CMS on the production environment
- Collaborate with IT team to ensure compatibility of CMS with existing infrastructure
- Conduct thorough testing of the new CMS on a staging environment before deployment
- Develop a detailed step-by-step deployment plan for CMS implementation
- Configure user permissions and roles in the production environment for effective CMS usage
More New Team Members OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples