FY21-Q1 UX Great Team OKR: Provide clear career paths for everyone in UX to engage and retain our team => 88%

Provide UXers with a clear career path, so they can actively work toward growing their GitLab career.

KEY RESULTS:

• KR1: 23 compa worksheets updated or created => 100%
• KR2: 23 job descriptions updated or created => 100%
• KR3: 95% of UXers feel like they have an inspiring career path at GitLab. => 65%
  => 90% of respondents feel like they have an inspiring UX career path at GitLab

Career path visualization here: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/career-development/#user-experience

Technical Writing roles:

Role	Status	DRI	Compa Worksheet Link	Compa Worksheet Complete	Job Description MR Link
Technical Writer	Update	@mikelewis	Compa Worksheet	✅	!44782 (merged)
Senior Technical Writer	Update	@mikelewis	Compa Worksheet	✅	!44782 (merged)
Staff Technical Writer	Create	@clenneville	Compa worksheet	✅	!44782 (merged)
Technical Writing Manager	Update	@clenneville	Compa worksheet	✅	!44794 (merged)
Senior Technical Writing Manager	Update	@clenneville	Compa worksheet	✅	!44794 (merged)
Technical Writing Director	Create	@clenneville	NA	NA	!44794 (merged)

UX Research roles:

Role	Status	DRI	Compa Worksheet Link	Compa Worksheet Complete	Job Description MR Link
UX Research Coordinator	Update	@sarahj	Compa worksheet	✅	!42104 (merged)
UX Researcher	Update	@sarahj	Compa worksheet	✅	!42104 (merged)
Senior UX Researcher	Update	@sarahj	Compa worksheet	✅	!42104 (merged)
Staff UX Researcher	Create	@sarahj	Compa worksheet	✅	!42104 (merged)
UX Research Manager	Update	@sarahj	Compa worksheet	✅	!42104 (merged)
Senior UX Research Manager	Create	@clenneville	Compa worksheet	✅	!42756 (merged)
UX Research Director	Create	@clenneville	NA	NA	!42756 (merged)

Product Design roles:

Role	Status	DRI	Compa Worksheet Link	Compa Worksheet Complete	Job Description MR Link
Product Designer	Update	@nudalova	Compa Worksheet	✅	!45141 (merged)
Senior Product Designer	Update	@nudalova	Compa Worksheet	✅	!45141 (merged)
Staff Product Designer	Update	@mikelong	Compa Worksheet	✅	!44821 (merged)
Product Design Manager	Update	@vkarnes	Compa Worksheet	✅	!44946 (merged)
Senior Product Design Manager	Create	@clenneville	Compa Worksheet	✅	!44946 (merged)
Product Design Director	Create	@clenneville	NA	NA	!44946 (merged)

UX Foundation roles:

Role	Status	DRI	Compa Worksheet Link	Compa Worksheet Complete	Job Description MR Link
Product Designer, UX Foundation	Create	@tauriedavis	NA	NA	!46164 (merged)
Senior Product Designer, UX Foundation	Create	@tauriedavis	NA	NA	!46164 (merged)
Staff Product Designer, UX Foundation	Create	@tauriedavis	NA	NA	!46164 (merged)
Product Design Manager, UX Foundation	Create	@tauriedavis	NA	NA	!46164 (merged)

Good

• We updated all Compa Worksheets and Job Descriptions

Bad

• We achieved 90% instead of 95% of UXers feeling like they have an inspiring career path at GitLab
• 77% response rate (would have preferred 100%)
• Decision about how to score the OKR came too late in the quarter

Try

• Continue to iterate as we learn more
• In the future, we'll have clarity at the beginning of the quarter about how to score the OKR