Sales team is critical to any organization, similar to strikers in a soccer team they are responsible for the scoring in this case bringing in the much coveted revenue for the organization. Sales have the important tasks of finding new customers and managing relationships with existing customers.
Considering these key responsibilities, It is essential for the Sales team to set clear goals and track these goals to ensure the organization is set for growth. The OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework can enable Sales teams to set clear goals, focus on the things that matter and measure key metrics.
OKRs can be the superpower that can help to bring teams to work towards the same goals while still providing the space needed for creativity and individual excellence.
Sales teams is focussed on their numbers and that will never change, they are always under the pressure to meet the target numbers. But when considering Sales OKRs for the Sales team it is important not just to focus on the numbers but also the processes that help to improve the performance.
OKR methodology provides the flexibility to achieve a good mix of objectives with both numbers and the other important activities that can help improve the team’s performance. Sales OKRs can be set both top down such as ones with numbers and bottom up such as ones for tasks and activities that help to improve the performance. OKRs provides the flexibility for teams and individuals to be creative and also achieve their targets.
OKR methodology and strategically crafted OKRs can take a good sales team and make them a highly productive great Sales team.
OKR Examples for Sales Team/Sales OKR
Here are some Sales OKR examples for the Sales team, these Sales OKRs examples are readily available in the OKRify application as templates for 1-click OKR creation.
It's important to remember that the Sales okr examples above are just that, examples. The most important thing when setting Sales OKRs is that they are relevant to you and your goals. By keeping the principles of OKRs in mind and using the examples above as a guide, you'll be able to set effective Sales OKRs that will help you achieve your Sales goals.
Why OKRify for the Sales Team?
As we discussed above, the OKR methodology provides many benefits that can help improve performance of your organization, especially that of the Sales Team.
Now manage your Sales OKRs right in your Salesforce with OKRify and execute your strategy to perfection. OKRify could be the ultimate tool that your Sales team needs as it is built right into Salesforce CRM where your Sales team work day in and day out.
OKRify, a best in class, intuitive, user friendly OKR software that is built natively in the Salesforce platform provides the best opportunity for easy OKR adoption by your Sales team. OKRify can fit seamlessly along with your other Salesforce processes and can integrate readily with both Standard and Custom Salesforce objects. Please contact us for more information.
Some of the OKR best practices to keep in mind when coming up with your OKR are
- Objectives needs to be simple, concise and clearly understandable to all
- Objectives should be inspirational and motivational
- Try to align Objectives with Company OKRs
- Key Result should be quantitative and metrics driven
- Key Results are not tasks but they are measures that measure the outcome of the objective
