Successful performance management engages employees and helps them align their goals to those of the organisation. Too often the process of performance management is inefficient and this can be unattractive to both management and staff.

For many managers the performance management process is too lengthy and over-engineered and is often seen as a "paperwork" exercise.  

Human Resource teams can feel frustrated at managers unwillingness to complete performance reviews according to policy and at the lack of employee involvement in the process.

Senior management are unable to see, in a timely fashion, the progress of individual activity that leads to achievement of key strategic goals and staff are unhappy at lack of participation in their performance management reviews.

All of this leads to frustration at the length of time taken by all participants and the flow-on impact on the business' overall planning and improvement.

Most organisations are looking for a tool that allows the Executive team to receive reports that provide details on the overall progress towards the company objectives, in terms of actions versus outcomes. The Executive also want to know who their "Star" performers are.

Executives require a solution that allows the organisational branding, culture and values to be reflected in both the process itself and the system that manages it.

The manager wants to use the system to collect informal and confidential notes to aid discussions and give clear direction on performance against goals, and requires a system that is easy to update as things change.

The employee wants to own the input towards their goals and have performance that can be recorded and shared with their manager. The employee also wants a clearer connection between individual activities and organisational goals.

Fusion5 has seen a variety of solutions available in the market place that support performance management; Pivot is one solution we believe is relevant to the Australian and New Zealand market place. 

"Keeping it simple" is a theme through all of Pivot"s software solutions. The Pivot Performance Management tool has been designed to aid a collaborative approach between the company, manager and individual in the setting of performance objectives, reviewing competence and agreeing on learning and development needs.

As a configurable solution the performance management process clearly reflects an organisation’s own culture and unique focus. There is a "line of sight" created between an individual"s role and how that translates to the company objectives.

Being simple to learn and use for all users, coupled with a reporting mechanism to identify company progress towards goals at any point in the process means Pivot is an ideal solution for an organisation's performance management requirements.