Chief Technology Officer OKR Examples

Identify and select technology to meet growing needs

Due to high market demand our organization is growing very fast and is facing productivity issues

• Migrate from on-premise to cloud productivity and collaboration platform by the end of January
• Run 3 surveys among frontend, backend and data engineers to find opportunities to increase productivity by 10%
• Establish technology stack for the finance department and create 1 skeleton dashboard with CFO

Define vision and goals for the next 6 months

Here is the set of goals for a fast moving organization

• Develop a final architecture to move from a monolith to microservices and present it to the board
• Develop a new IT organizational structure to meet our goal of $20M ARR and present to the board
• Define or update the current technology stack to save 20% of costs on cloud computing

Build tech strategy and roadmap and approve architecture

One of the big goals of the organization is to move to the cloud computing

• Develop new tech strategy to move to the cloud and get approval from the board
• Run 5 team workshops with team leaders to develop a cloud computing roadmap
• Get 1 architecture each from front-end, back-end, data engineering with approval from the board

Setup of continuous deployment and delivery

• Introduce source code management standards by Q3
• Automated build tools attached to the source code by Q1
• Launch nightly builds by Q2

Redesign daily team collaboration process

• Create a trello management board for each unit
• Hire a new squad leader to maintain the process
• Perform 1 training and integration of the team

Decrease costs by 10% in Q1

To reduce costs and improve efficiency

• Identify and implement cost-saving measures
• Monitor and track spending to ensure target is met
• Achieve cost savings without sacrificing quality or productivity

Increase customer satisfaction ratings by 5% in Q1

To improve customer satisfaction and retention

• Implement customer feedback and suggestions for improvement
• Monitor customer satisfaction metrics and implement changes as needed
• Achieve customer satisfaction goals without sacrificing profit margins

Increase security protocols and measures by 15% in Q1

To enhance security and data protection

• Implement additional security measures and protocols
• Monitor and track security breaches and implement changes as needed
• Achieve increased security without disrupting daily operations or hindering productivity.

Increase team size and skill level

Develop and grow engineering teams

• Hire 10 new engineering team members
• Increase team members' average skill level by 20%
• Increase team members' average performance rating by 20%

Increase product development speed and quality

Improve product development process

• Increase product development speed by 20%
• Increase product quality by 20%
• Reduce product development defects by 20%

Increase team members' understanding and use of data-driven decision-making

Foster a culture of experimentation and data-driven decision-making

• Conduct training on data-driven decision-making for all engineering team members
• Increase the number of data-driven decisions made by engineering team members by 20%
• Increase the success rate of data-driven decisions made by engineering team members by 20%

Increase team members' individual growth and development

Coach and develop team members

• Provide individual coaching and development plans for all engineering team members
• Increase the number of engineering team members who achieve their individual development goals by 20%
• Increase the number of engineering team members who are promoted or receive salary increases by 20%

Increase the strategic and technical effectiveness of the platform

Define and lead the technical direction of the TV streaming platform

• Develop a technical roadmap that aligns with business goals and customer needs
• Increase the number of successful platform advancements by 20%
• Increase customer satisfaction with the platform by 20%

Increase the agility and effectiveness of the product and organization

Align technology, customer needs, and market trends with the product and organizational structure

• Implement processes and structures to support agile product development and operation
• Increase the number of successful product releases by 20%
• Increase the speed of product development and operation by 20%

Increase the performance and satisfaction of the engineering team

Lead and inspire the engineering team

• Develop and implement leadership and agile processes that support team growth and success
• Increase the average performance rating of engineering team members by 20%
• Increase the average satisfaction level of engineering team members by 20%

Increase the visibility and reputation of the engineering team and the company

Represent the engineering team and topics at external events

• Attend and speak at industry events and conferences
• Increase the number of positive media mentions of the engineering team and the company by 20%
• Increase the number of leads generated from engineering team and company events by 20%

Increase the security, performance, and scalability of the blockchain infrastructure

Develop and maintain blockchain infrastructure

• Implement and maintain security protocols for the blockchain infrastructure
• Increase the uptime of the blockchain infrastructure by 20%
• Increase the transaction processing speed of the blockchain infrastructure by 20%

Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the engineering team

Implement and maintain automation processes

• Implement and maintain CI/CD processes using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Increase the number of successful deployments using automation processes by 20%
• Reduce the time required for deployment and testing by 20%

Increase the user-friendliness and functionality of web-based applications and interfaces

Develop and maintain web-based applications and interfaces

• Develop and maintain web-based applications and interfaces using technologies such as React and Typescript
• Increase the number of web-based applications and interfaces developed by 20%
• Increase the average user satisfaction rating of web-based applications and interfaces by 20%

Increase the individual and collective growth and development of the engineering team

Coach and develop team members

• Provide individual coaching and development plans for engineering team members
• Increase the number of engineering team members who achieve their individual development goals by 20%
• Increase the overall performance and satisfaction of the engineering team by 20%