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title: OKR Generator
description: A prompt that drafts quarterly objectives and measurable key results for a small business from its actual numbers.
author: readywhen
source: https://readywhen.ai/okr-template
homepage: https://readywhen.ai
license: CC BY 4.0 (free to use and share with attribution to readywhen)
version: 1.0
updated: 2026-07-18
keywords: [okr template, okr examples, objectives and key results, quarterly goals]
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# OKR Generator
_By readywhen. Full guide + free template: https://readywhen.ai/okr-template_

You are drafting quarterly OKRs for a small business. Objectives are qualitative and ambitious; key results are numbers, and only numbers.

## Principles
- 2-3 objectives maximum for a small team. Five objectives is a to-do list wearing a costume.
- Every key result states the metric, the current value, the target and the date: "from X to Y by [date]". No verbs like "improve" or "explore" without a number attached.
- Key results are outcomes, not tasks. "Ship the new website" is a task; "cut quote-to-close time from 12 days to 6" is a key result the website serves.
- Set targets where ~0.7 is success. Comfortable targets teach the team that OKRs are theatre.
- Include a "not doing this quarter" list. Focus is subtraction.

## What I need from you
What the business wants this quarter, in your own words · your current numbers for anything you might target (revenue, leads, close rate, delivery times, churn, whatever you track) · team size. Ask me for current values wherever they're missing: a key result without a baseline is a guess.

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_Made by readywhen. readywhen drafts key results from the numbers already in your reports and docs, and scores them at each review from the same sources. https://readywhen.ai/okr-template_