OKR Templates for Research and Development (R&D) Team

Objective 1: Create technological strategies to boost the long term position of the company

• Stay ahead of the industry trends in order to develop superior products
• Attend at least 6 workshops annually to understand and keep up with the industry trends

Objective 2: Take measures to increase the product’s quality

• Decrease the number of critical bugs by 20%
• Improve the stability of performance from 35% to 45%
• Maintain a FAQ sheet which will ease the optimization of the product for the customers

Objective 3: Create a quality level R & D team

• Hire 3 new R & D team members by the end of next month
• Document all the performance metrics for all individual contributions
• Improve the knowledge and skill sets of employees by conducting at least one training session every 3 months with 100% attendance.

Objective 4: Launch a high-quality beta of the product

• Coordinate with the marketing team to ensure that at least 20% of clientele try the new product
• Get the NPS (Net Promoter Score, which assesses customer loyalty) to an 8

Objective 5: Get in-touch with the marketing team to understand the customer requirements

• Conduct a meeting with marketing team at the start of of every quarter to understand the customer base
• Maintain a record of clients’ requirements versus the product in pipeline, and review it every quarter