Turn technical goals into business wins. Use focused OKRs to align your engineering team on delivery, quality, and innovation.
Engineering OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are structured goal-setting frameworks designed to align software development teams around measurable outcomes. They help drive execution, track productivity, and ensure engineering efforts support overall business strategy.
Align technical work with product and business goals
Increase visibility and accountability in development cycles
Improve code quality, system performance, and delivery timelines
Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and transparency
Make sprint planning and team retros more outcome-focused
KR1: Reduce the number of post-release bugs by 40%
KR2: Achieve 95% unit test coverage on all new code
KR3: Implement automated testing for 3 critical workflows
KR4: Conduct 100% code reviews for all pull requests
KR1: Decrease average sprint rollover items by 50%
KR2: Release 4 major features with zero major regressions
KR3: Automate deployment pipeline for 100% of microservices
KR4: Improve average release cycle time from 14 to 7 days
KR1: Reduce average API response time by 30%
KR2: Maintain 99.9% uptime across all environments
KR3: Resolve all critical incidents within SLA timeframes
KR4: Migrate 3 legacy components to scalable infrastructure
KR1: Integrate one-click local dev environments for all teams
KR2: Conduct 2 internal hackathons to foster innovation
KR3: Reduce build times from 15 minutes to under 5 minutes
KR4: Implement feature flags for 100% of new feature releases
KR1: Conduct joint planning sessions before 100% of sprints
KR2: Maintain shared documentation for all major product features
KR3: Achieve 90% feature delivery as per agreed roadmap
KR4: Capture product feedback loop for 100% beta releases
KR1: Complete security audit and fix 100% high-risk issues
KR2: Implement role-based access control across all services
KR3: Enforce encryption in transit and at rest for all data
KR4: Conduct quarterly vulnerability scans and patch cycles