15 OKR examples for Software Quality
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Software Quality to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own 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
How to track OKRs
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework.
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Software Quality OKRs templates
We've added Software Quality Objectives and Key Results, but also the initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
OKRs to enhance software and component quality
Enhance software and component quality
Execute 100% of planned quality assurance tests to identify and fix bugs
Analyze test results and correct identified bugs- Conduct all preassigned tests thoroughly
- Review the lineup of planned quality assurance tests
- Increase user satisfaction by improving software usability by 20%
- Implement improvements based on user feedback
- Identify user pain points through feedback surveys
- Continuously test software for user experience enhancements
- Decrease software component's failure rate by 15%
- Conduct regular maintenance and updates to improve stability
- Employ advanced debugging tools to spot and fix errors
- Implement rigorous software component testing at varying stress levels
OKRs to enhance the quality of software releases through manual testing
- Enhance the quality of software releases through manual testing
- Increase manual test case effectiveness by 25%
- Provide continuous training for manual testing techniques
- Implement peer reviews for manual test case validation
- Develop exhaustive, realistic use-cases scenarios for better test coverage
- Reduce critical bugs in live software by 15%
- Implement rigorous testing procedures before software deployment
- Regularly update and debug software code base
- Train developers in best practices for bug prevention
- Raise manual test coverage for each release to at least 95%
- Identify areas of software currently lacking full manual testing
- Develop comprehensive manual test plans for those areas
- Train team to execute new test plans efficiently
OKRs to enhance the quality of the company's testing process
- Enhance the quality of the company's testing process
- Reduce 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
- Achieve 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
- Implement 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 achieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
- Achieve consistent delivery of a high-quality application
- Increase weekly cadence of successful application releases by 20%
- Integrate automated testing for faster bug detection
- Implement more efficient software development methodologies
- Enhance collaboration among development teams
- Decrease application issues reported post-release by 30%
- Implement a comprehensive quality assurance and testing process
- Prioritize regular updates and patches post-release
- Enhance pre-release user acceptance testing
- Enhance user satisfaction ratings on the application by improving it by 25%
- Develop and launch new desired features
- Prioritize and address reported bugs and glitches
- Implement frequent customer surveys to gather user feedback
OKRs to integrate two applications seamlessly
- Integrate two applications seamlessly
- Improve user experience by reducing the average response time by 15%
- Increase data transfer accuracy between applications by 20%
- Conduct regular performance testing and optimization measures on the applications
- Optimize network infrastructure for faster and more reliable data transmission
- Implement data validation checks in the application code
- Improve error handling and logging mechanism for data transfer failures
- Reduce integration errors by implementing automated testing, resulting in a 30% decrease in bugs
- Analyze and address the root causes of integration errors to prevent future occurrences
- Regularly update and maintain the automated test suite to match system changes
- Implement a continuous integration process to detect integration errors early on
- Develop automated tests for integration scenarios to ensure proper functionality
- Achieve a 95% success rate in processing transactions between the integrated applications
OKRs to accelerate product scalability for multi-tenant utilization
- Accelerate product scalability for multi-tenant utilization
- Increase software load capacity by at least 20% to handle increased users
- Optimize software code to enhance efficiency
- Evaluate current server capabilities and identify limitations
- Upgrade or add additional servers to bolster capacity
- Develop and test five new multi-tenant friendly features for our product
- Design and develop five new features based on the research
- Conduct market research to identify potential multi-tenant friendly features
- Execute thorough testing of these features before release
- Achieve 100% bug-free certification for our multi-tenant product construction
- Conduct thorough and regular product performance testing
- Implement quick, effective bug-fixing procedures
- Invest in quality assurance training for the team
OKRs to improve code quality through effective code reviews
- Improve code quality through effective code reviews
- Reduce average time taken to complete code reviews
- Set clear expectations and guidelines for code reviews
- Use automated tools for code analysis and review to enhance efficiency
- Implement a peer review process to streamline code reviews
- Provide regular code review training sessions for team members
- Implement and track improvements in code review feedback incorporation rate
- Conduct a survey to collect feedback from developers on barriers to incorporating code review feedback
- Analyze the survey results to identify the common barriers to incorporating code review feedback
- Implement a tracking system to monitor and measure the improvements in code review feedback incorporation rate
- Develop a training program to address the identified barriers and improve feedback incorporation rate
- Increase team members' satisfaction with code review process
- Increase average number of bugs caught through code review per week
OKRs to increase programmer productivity, quality, and happiness through the use of AI Tools
- Increase programmer productivity, quality, and happiness through the use of AI Tools
- Improve programmer productivity by decreasing the time spent on repetitive tasks by 15%
- Develop standardized templates and guidelines to ensure consistency and eliminate redundant work
- Provide training to enhance programmers' skills and efficiency in relevant areas
- Implement task automation tools to eliminate repetitive manual tasks
- Streamline code review process for quicker feedback and reduced rework time
- Increase the adoption rate of AI Tools among programmers by 25%
- Increase code quality by reducing the number of bugs found in production by 20%
- Implement code reviews and pair programming to catch bugs earlier
- Provide comprehensive documentation and clear comments throughout the codebase
- Invest in automated testing tools to identify and prevent bugs more efficiently
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging before deploying code to production
- Boost programmer happiness by increasing their satisfaction score in the quarterly survey by 10%
OKRs to improve organizational DevOps practices with DORA
- Improve organizational DevOps practices with DORA
- Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) for critical incidents to X minutes through improved incident response processes
- Increase deployment frequency by X% through continuous integration and delivery
- Implement automated testing to identify and fix issues early in the development process
- Streamline the build and release process to minimize manual intervention
- Invest in continuous integration and delivery tools for seamless and frequent deployments
- Establish a robust version control system for efficient code management
- Achieve X% increase in test automation coverage for application releases
- Improve employee satisfaction by X% through promoting a culture of collaboration and learning
OKRs to conduct regular penetration testing and code reviews
- Improve security through regular penetration testing and code reviews
- Ensure all critical vulnerabilities found in penetration testing are remediated within 2 weeks
- Conduct code reviews for all new features and major changes before deployment
- Implement at least 80% of code review recommendations within the next release cycle
- Increase the frequency of penetration testing from once a quarter to twice a month
OKRs to improve performance testing for V2 services
- Improve performance testing for V2 services
- Increase the successful pass rate of performance tests to 95% from existing results
- Develop and implement a targeted improvement plan for testing
- Conduct regular training sessions for performance test takers
- Continuously review and update testing techniques
- Develop a comprehensive test strategy addressing all aspects of V2 services by week 4
- Develop a detailed plan for testing each aspect
- Schedule testing stages within first 4 weeks
- Identify key aspects and potential risks of V2 services
- Reduce the average run-time for performance tests by 20% compared to current timings
- Implement more efficient testing algorithms and techniques
- Upgrade testing hardware or software to improve speed
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the current performance test process
OKRs to improve test coverage and automation for proactive debt remediation
- Increase test coverage and automation to enhance proactive debt remediation
- Implement end-to-end testing to validate entire debt remediation process
- Achieve 100% coverage for high-risk debt remediation scenarios
- Reduce manual effort by 50% through automation of debt remediation tasks
- Increase debt remediation efficacy by 25% through data-driven testing and analysis
OKRs to achieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- Achieve quicker releases of the real estate application through automation
- Reduce bugs by 30% using automated testing tools and practices
- Train the team on effective automated testing practices
- Regularly review and improve testing procedures
- Implement automated testing tools in the development process
- Increase deployment frequency by 50% by optimizing the CI/CD pipeline
- Implement performance monitoring for continuous optimization
- Review and streamline the existing CI/CD pipeline
- Automate tests to reduce bottleneck issues
- Implement an automated roll-back system to minimize downtime by 40%
- Select and purchase appropriate roll-back system software
- Research available automated roll-back system platforms
- Train staff on roll-back system operations and procedures
OKRs to successfully launch the Minimum Viable Product for Product Information Management
- Successfully launch the Minimum Viable Product for Product Information Management
- Release the PIM MVP to at least 100 initial users for beta testing
- Finalize MVP of the PIM software for release
- Identify and invite 100 initial beta testers
- Deploy MVP to the selected beta testers
- Obtain a 75% positive response rate from initial user testing and feedback
- Develop user-friendly, engaging testing protocols
- Incentivize participants to promote response rates
- Follow-up consistently with participants for feedback
- Complete development of core features for the MVP by 60% progress on the project timeline
- Allocate tasks to the development team
- Review and monitor team's progress regularly
- Define required core features for the MVP
OKRs to enhance data engineering capabilities to drive software innovation
- Enhance data engineering capabilities to drive software innovation
- Improve data quality by implementing automated data validation and monitoring processes
- Implement chosen data validation tool
- Research various automated data validation tools
- Regularly monitor and assess data quality
- Enhance software scalability by optimizing data storage and retrieval mechanisms for large datasets
- Optimize SQL queries for faster data retrieval
- Adopt a scalable distributed storage system
- Implement a more efficient database indexing system
- Increase data processing efficiency by optimizing data ingestion pipelines and reducing processing time
- Develop optimization strategies for lagging pipelines
- Implement solutions to reduce data processing time
- Analyze current data ingestion pipelines for efficiency gaps
More OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to implement successful project tracking and KPI definition system
- OKRs to increase in-app purchases by 15%
- OKRs to improve app user experience through personalized design processes
- OKRs to implement a comprehensive, reliable backup system
- OKRs to ensure smooth migration of on-prem applications to cloud setup
- OKRs to enhance overall user experience on our platform
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