Engineering Team

Free OKR Templates

Have you wondered how we can synchronize diverse talents within the team? What’s the secret to aligning individual aspirations with the overarching company mission?

That’s where OKRs enter. They help you gather your engineers and turn challenges into opportunities for success.

Get the real-world OKR templates for Engineering teams that help you achieve more while staying aligned with other team members.

16 OKR Templates to Align your Engineering Team with the Business

These OKR templates have been created with engineering teams’ specific challenges, priorities, and goals in mind.

The measurable elements in these templates are denoted by the symbol ‘X.’ Use these OKRs as inspiration to customize your personalized OKRs for your engineering team.

Technical infrastructure

1. Objective: Implement a cloud migration strategy

Owner: Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead, Finance and Cost Optimization Analyst, Application Reliability Engineer

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Migrate X% of on-premise servers to the cloud
KR2: Achieve an X% cost reduction in infrastructure expenses post-migration
KR3: Ensure all critical services are successfully running on the cloud

2. Objective: Strengthen security measures

Owner: Security and Compliance Manager, Identity and Access Management Specialist, Chief Information Security Officer

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Conduct security audits and address identified vulnerabilities
KR2: Implement two-factor authentication across all platforms
KR3: Achieve compliance with industry security standards

Product development

3. Objective: Launch a new feature set

Owner: Product Manager, Engineering team lead, Marketing and User Acquisition Specialist

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Define and prioritize feature requirements based on user feedback
KR2: Complete development and testing of the new features
KR3: Achieve an X% increase in user engagement post-launch

4. Objective: Enhance system performance

Owner: Performance Engineer, senior software engineer, Operations and DevOps Lead

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Identify performance bottlenecks and areas of improvement
KR2: Optimize critical system components to reduce response time by X%
KR3: Maintain a system uptime of X%

Innovation and research

5. Objective: Research and develop next-gen technologies

Owner: Engineering Team Lead, R&D Project Manager, Patent Specialist

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Allocate X% of engineering resources to R&D projects
KR2: Prototype and test a new technology solution
KR3: File at least two patents based on innovative solutions developed

6. Objective: Improve product sustainability

Owner: Sustainability Analyst, Product Design Lead, Environmental Engineer

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Analyze the environmental impact of current products
KR2: Develop and implement sustainable design principles in development
KR3: Reduce the overall carbon footprint of the product by X%

Data and analytics

7. Objective: Enhance data processing efficiency

Owner: Data Engineering Team Lead, Data Governance Specialist, Data Quality Analyst

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Optimize data pipelines to reduce processing time by X%
KR2: Implement data governance policies and ensure compliance
KR3: Improve data accuracy metrics by X%

8. Objective: Implement advanced analytics

Owner: HR and Team Lead for Analytics, Analytics Project Manager, Business Intelligence Analyst

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Hire or upskill team members to cover specialized analytics
KR2: Develop and deploy predictive analytics models for X key business area
KR3: Achieve an X% improvement in decision-making based on analytics insights

Project management

9. Objective: Enhance project delivery efficiency

Owner: Project Manager, Workflow Optimization Specialist, Customer Success Manager

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Implement project management software across all teams
KR2: Reduce project delivery time by X% by optimizing workflows
KR3: Improve client satisfaction scores related to project delivery by X%

10. Objective: Streamline the bug-fixing process

Owner: Quality Assurance Lead, Senior Software Engineer, Product Manager

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Implement a new bug-tracking system
KR2: Decrease average bug resolution time by X%
KR3: Maintain a backlog of critical bugs below X% of total reported issues

Team efficiency and development

11. Objective: Improve development workflow

Owner: Agile Coach, Engineering Manager, Release Manager

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Implement an agile methodology across all engineering teams
KR2: Reduce the average time taken for code reviews by X%
KR3: Increase the frequency of releases by X%

12. Objective: Enhance team skills and expertise

Owner: Learning and Development Lead, Certification Coordinator, Knowledge Sharing Advocate

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Conduct monthly training sessions covering new technologies and best practices
KR2: Have at least X% of engineers complete a relevant certification
KR3: Promote a culture of knowledge sharing through bi-weekly tech talks and internal workshops

User experience (UX) and design

13. Objective: Improve user satisfaction and engagement

Owner: UX Researcher, Product Manager, Lead Developer

Due date: 3 months

KR1: Conduct user surveys and gather feedback from X active users
KR2: Increase user satisfaction scores by X% based on feedback-driven improvements
KR3: Achieve an X% increase in user engagement metrics