# The OKR Starter Kit ## About The OKR Starter Kit helps new Tability teams run their first OKR cycle with confidence. If you’re unsure what your goals *should* be, this kit gives you ready-to-use OKRs you can start with immediately. They won’t be perfect but that’s intentional. The goal is to **build the habit**, **learn what matters**, and **improve next cycle**. ❌ Success is not hitting every key result.\ ✅ Success is running a full cycle with honest check-ins and clear learning. **What you'll need:** * A [Tability](https://tability.app/) trial or subscription (you can sign up for a 14-day trial) * That's it! You'll find templates that you can import in this guide **Supporting video:** Watch the video below to see how you can use the starter kit. {% embed url="" %} *** ## How the weekly OKR cycle should run OKRs only work if they’re part of a simple, repeatable rhythm.
#### Weekly cadence * **Monday — OKR Review (30 min, 10:00am)**\ Review progress, surface risks, and decide what matters this week. * **Friday — Demo & Wrap-up (30 min, 3:00pm)**\ Demo what shipped, share learnings, and close the loop. Start by adding the meetings to your calendar with the links below. **Google Calendar** [\[Add Monday OKR Review\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=OKR%20Review\&details=Weekly%20OKR%20review%3A%20update%20Key%20Results%2C%20surface%20risks%2C%20agree%20priorities.\&dates=20260105T100000/20260105T103000\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO) [\[Add Friday demos\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=Friday%20Demo\&details=Weekly%20demo%3A%20show%20progress%2C%20share%20learnings%2C%20capture%20next%20week%20priorities.\&dates=20260109T150000/20260109T154500\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=FR) **Outlook** [\[Add Monday OKR Review\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=OKR%20Review\&details=Weekly%20OKR%20review%3A%20update%20Key%20Results%2C%20surface%20risks%2C%20agree%20priorities.\&dates=20260105T100000/20260105T103000\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO) [\[Add Friday demos\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=Friday%20Demo\&details=Weekly%20demo%3A%20show%20progress%2C%20share%20learnings%2C%20capture%20next%20week%20priorities.\&dates=20260109T150000/20260109T154500\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=FR) **ICS file** {% file src="/files/2P9r2ODl7dSaJ2mxkPMl" %} *** ## How to run the OKR Review meeting (non-negotiable) #### Monday OKR Review — 30 minutes **Agenda** * 20 min — Review KR status (green / amber / red) * 10 min — Decide 1–2 concrete actions for the week **Rules** * Skim over green KRs (but don't ignore them) * Don't try to solve everything on the spot, plan initiatives in separate meetings * If everything is green, end early *** #### Friday Demo — 30 minutes **Agenda** * 20 min — Demo what shipped or progressed * 10 min — Share learnings, surprises, and blockers **Rules** * Show real work, not slides * Learning beats polish *** ## How to use your Starter Kit with Tability #### 1. Pick a Starter Kit Choose the kit that best matches where your team is today.\ Each kit contains pre-built OKRs you can import and run as-is. * **Product-Market Fit**\ For teams still figuring out what to build and for whom. Focused on customer discovery, early engagement, and validation signals.\ [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UTkCYesBFNdEGiexApvF_vcDCXEr0f-RUlHxHy-2Ksg/edit?gid=0#gid=0) * **Revenue Growth & Customer Happiness**\ For mature teams with customers, focused on growing revenue while improving retention and satisfaction.\ [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-p3xCAx-wQi9YNLH53VQ-nBgJnJDfOJm8v7Bt6WjTo/edit?gid=0#gid=0) * **Fundraising Milestone (e.g. Seed Round)**\ For teams working toward a clear traction milestone to unlock their next fundraise. Focused on revenue momentum, repeatability, and investor readiness.\ [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182uJ5fdaZ5AN4dMf4V30Iq42gw_S_oDW2kQiIGD01Uw/edit?gid=0#gid=0) **Default path**\ If you’re unsure: pick **Product-Market Fit**, import it as-is, and run it for one cycle. #### 2. Import the OKRs into Tability Duplicate the Google Sheet, update the numbers where necessary, and then use the magic import feature to add your OKRs to Tability. **How to use the Magic Import** 1. Download a CSV export from Google. 2. Go to Tability and create a new plan. 3. From the options, click on **Use magic import** 4. Select your CSV file 5. Click on **Import from CSV file** After a couple of seconds you should see all the OKRs added to your workspace. **Rules** * Don’t rewrite everything * Rename only if something is clearly wrong * Do not aim for perfect OKRs Momentum beats accuracy. #### 3. Assign owners For each key result: * Assign **one owner** (not a team, not “shared”) #### 4. During the quarter: track progress weekly check-ins (this is the work) OKRs are only as useful as the check-ins you write. **Bad check-in** > “Still working on this. No major updates.” **Good check-in** > “Activation increased from 22% → 26% after onboarding copy change. Still below target. Main blocker is drop-off on step 2. This week we're planning to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_” #### 5. End of the quarter: learn and reset (end of cycle, 60 minutes) At the end of the cycle: * Run a retrospective * Identify what was unclear, wrong, or missing * Adjust or replace OKRs for the next cycle Your second cycle will be significantly better than your first. *** ## What will make this process successful Read this once. It will save you weeks. * **Commit to the weekly check-ins**\ If you skip weekly updates or write vague check-ins, this process will not work. * **Embrace a lean approach**\ Weekly 30-minute reviews will help you refine execution faster than long monthly workshops. * **Only track what matters**\ Resist the temptation to add more OKRs for your first cycle. Business-as-usual work, KPIs and detailed plans live elsewhere. *** ## If this happens, you’re doing it wrong * Your OKRs look like a series of tasks to execute * There's only one person that is updating all the OKRs for everyone * Using OKRs to evaluate individual performance * Skipping check-ins because “nothing changed” * Often skipping OKR review meetings because "we don't have time this week" Fix these first before changing your OKRs. *** ## Time investment * Initial setup: \~30 minutes * Weekly cadence: 60 minutes total * End-of-cycle review: 60 minutes If OKRs take more time than this, simplify. *** ## What to do now 1. Add the weekly meetings to your calendar 2. Pick a Starter Kit 3. Import it into Tability 4. Run one full cycle before changing anything That’s it. You’re officially running OKRs. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guides.tability.io/docs/getting-started-with-okrs/the-okr-starter-kit.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.