OKR Template for Product Ops

# Quarterly OKRs — Product Operations

**Quarter:** Q_ 20__
**Owner:** ___________
**Last updated:** YYYY-MM-DD

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## Tier 1 — Strategic outcomes (tied to company OKRs)

| # | Objective | Key Result | Starting | Target | Current | Confidence (1-10) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | _Example: Tighten the planning system so teams hit their committed roadmap_ | % of committed roadmap items shipped on time | 54% | 80% | — | 6 |
| 1 | | Median weeks of slip per shipped item | 3.2 | 1.5 | — | 5 |
| 1 | | Number of mid-quarter scope changes per team | 4.1 | 2.0 | — | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | | |
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**Rules of thumb**

- Max 3 objectives. If you have 4+, you have a backlog, not a strategy.
- Every KR must be a number with a unit. "Improve X" is a wish, not a KR.
- Confidence under 3 = a red. Either drop the KR or ask for help this week.

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## Tier 2 — Operational health metrics (PO-only)

These are not OKRs. They are guardrails. If any drop below target for two weeks running, raise it in the weekly PO sync.

| Metric | Target | Current | Owner | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tool adoption (% of PMs using core stack weekly) | 90% | — | PO Manager | |
| Discovery cadence (interviews per PM per month) | 4 | — | PO IC | |
| Ritual attendance (% of PMs at weekly planning) | 95% | — | PO IC | |
| Feedback triage SLA (median days from intake to response) | 5 | — | PO IC | |
| Roadmap freshness (days since last update) | 7 | — | PO Manager | |
| Launch retro completion (% of launches with a retro within 72h) | 100% | — | PO Manager | |

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## Weekly check-in log

| Week of | Confidence change | What moved | Blockers | Help needed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Week 1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Week 4 | | | | |
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| Week 6 | | | | |
| Week 7 — mid-quarter redirect | | | | |
| Week 8 | | | | |
| Week 9 | | | | |
| Week 10 | | | | |
| Week 11 | | | | |
| Week 12 — close-out | | | | |

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## Mid-quarter redirect ritual (Week 7)

1. Score every KR's confidence.
2. For any KR under 4, decide: **double down**, **descope**, or **drop**.
3. Re-circulate the updated OKRs to the team and to your manager.
4. Note every change in the **Decision log** below.

## Decision log

| Date | KR affected | Decision | Why |
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