3 OKR examples for Test Strategist

What are Test Strategist OKRs?

The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.

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 Strategist. 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 Test Strategist 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

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.

Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRs

Tip #2: Commit to the weekly 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.

Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparency

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 Test Strategist 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 Test Strategist 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. 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

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.

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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.

Test Strategist 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!

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Test Strategist. 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 improve the effectiveness of OKR testing

Improve the effectiveness of OKR testing
Implement at least two improvements based on customer feedback for OKR testing
Review customer feedback on OKR testing
Execute the plan and monitor the effectiveness of the implemented improvements
Identify at least two areas for improvement from customer feedback
Develop action plan for implementing the identified improvements
Achieve a customer satisfaction rating of at least 90% for OKR testing
Regularly communicate with customers to address any issues or concerns they may have
Implement improvements based on customer feedback to enhance the OKR testing process
Conduct a survey to gather feedback from customers about their OKR testing experience
Provide training sessions or resources to help customers optimize their use of OKR testing
Decrease the average time spent on OKR testing by 15%
Increase the completion rate of OKR tests by 20%
Offer regular practice sessions and mock exams for OKR testing
Provide additional resources and examples for OKR test preparation
Analyze feedback and adjust difficulty level of OKR tests accordingly
Enhance OKR test instructions for better understanding

Track these OKRs

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

performance-testing v2-services performance-testers test-strategist software-development quality-assurance

Track these OKRs

OKRs to produce three engaging surgeon video testimonials

Produce three engaging surgeon video testimonials
Identify and confirm participation of three surgeons by end of month one
Obtain confirmation of participation from surgeons
Send formal invitations to three selected surgeons
Research potential surgeons and gauge their interest level
Achieved 5,000 views across all platforms within a month of posting
Research competitive keywords for SEO optimization
Develop a social media promotional strategy
Monitor and adjust marketing strategies for effectiveness
Successfully record, edit and finalize all three videos by month two
Script, shoot, and precisely record all three videos
Finalize and save all videos in the required format
Carefully review, edit, and enhance video quality

surgeon-testimonials video-production video-producer marketing-strategist video-production-team marketing-team

Track these OKRs

More Test Strategist OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

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