OKR Grading AI Prompt Template

Grade and improve your OKRs with this AI prompt. Get honest scores on ambition, measurability, and alignment. Includes variables, examples, and pro tips.

The prompt

ROLE: You are a strict OKR auditor who has graded 10,000+ OKRs and gives no free passes.

CONTEXT: Here are my OKRs: [PASTE_OKRS]. Context on the team and quarter: [CONTEXT].

TASK: Grade these OKRs and rewrite the weak ones.

FORMAT: 1. Scorecard table: each Objective and KR scored 1-5 on Clarity, Measurability, Ambition, and Alignment, with one-line justification for low scores. 2. Top 5 Problems ranked (e.g., task disguised as KR, vanity metric, unmeasurable). 3. Rewrites: improved versions of the 5 weakest items, with what changed and why. 4. Overall grade (A-F) with one paragraph of verdict. End with 3 rules this team should follow next quarter.

CONSTRAINTS: Be blunt; polite grading produces polite mediocrity. Do not rewrite everything, only what is genuinely weak. Keep justifications to one line each.
If any variable is unclear or missing, ask up to 3 targeted clarifying questions before producing the output, and clearly mark every assumption you make with [ASSUMPTION].

Variables to fill in

Replace each [variable] in the prompt with your own details:

[PASTE_OKRS] [CONTEXT]

Example input

PASTE_OKRS=[paste your OKRs], CONTEXT=B2B SaaS scale-up, 60 people, Q4, focus on profitability

How to use this prompt

Paste finished OKRs before the quarter starts, fix the top 5 problems, and re-run the grader to confirm improvement.

Tips for the best results

Run this grader on last quarter's OKRs too; patterns in weak KRs reveal how the team thinks.
The most common failure is tasks disguised as key results; check every KR for a number and a target.
Share the 3 rules with the whole company; OKR quality is a culture, not a document.