Booster: Performance Goals

The Performance Goals Booster is a Performance Reviews feature that allows goals, designated as performance goals, to be pulled into a Performance Review for review and discussion. 

Last Updated: September 18, 2024

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This feature is in BETA. We are interested in collecting user feedback to shape its future functionality. Please reach out to your CIM/CSM if you are interested in sharing feedback with our product team.

Overview

The Performance Goals Booster is a Performance Reviews feature that allows goals, designated as performance goals, to be pulled into a Performance Review for review and discussion. 

Refer to this article and read the sections chronologically to successfully use the Performance Goals Booster in your organization's Performance Reviews.

Learn how to launch a Performance Review.

Requirements

  • Available for Performance Review cycles
  • Available to organizations with 1-on-1s and Goals enabled
  • Requires the Performance Goal Booster included in the Performance Reviews template

Import Performance Goals

To pull a performance goal into the Goal Rating Booster, goals must be designated as a performance goal before being uploaded.
The Employee-participant must be the Goal Owner to pull the goal into the 1-on-1. A deleted goal can not be included in the 1-on-1.
To import Performance Goals:
  1. Click and expand Administration in the left-hand navigation menu
  2. Click Goals
  3. Click Performance Goals

Download Sample File

  1. Click Download Sample to download a sample CSV file with two columns:
    • Goal ID: The goal's unique identifier
    • Is Performance Goal: Determines if the goal should be set as a performance goal
      • [Y/N] and [0/1] are valid values
  2. Configure the CSV file with the Goal ID and Is Performance Goal values, and save the file
    • Goal IDs are found in the goal export in the Goal ID column, or the numeric value in the URL when viewing the Goal Detail page, learn how to export goals
    • To pull a goal into a Performance Review, the Employee participant, not the Facilitator, must be the goal owner
    • To pull a goal into a Performance Goal, the goal can be in any status, i.e. Draft, In Progress, Abandoned, etc. but can not be a deleted goal
  3. Return to the import process in Quantum Workplace and click Next

Upload and Validate File

From the Upload and Validate File step of the import process in Quantum Workplace,

  1. Click Browse and select the CSV file saved in the previous step 
  2. Click Upload and Validate to review the number of goals that both, will and will not be marked as a performance goal
  3. Click Update [x] Goals to confirm the changes

Run Import & Done

Once the file is successfully uploaded and validated:

  1. Confirm the changes as indicated in the Count and Description columns
  2. Optionally, click Import Another File to repeat the process 

Create a Performance Review Template with Performance Goals Enabled

To create a Performance Reviews template with Performance Goals:
  1. Click and expand Administration in the left-hand navigation menu 
  2. Click Reviews
  3. Click Templates
  4. Click New Template in the top-right to create a new Performance Review template
  5. Enter the template name and click Save and Continue
  6. Click the + icon to expand a menu of eligible boosters and question types
  7. Click Add to Template for Performance Goals
  8. Specify whether the booster should appear at the top or bottom of the template, and click Save

Create a Rating Scale

Once the Performance Goal Booster is added to the template, create and configure the rating scale.

Goal Rating scales can also be configured via Scales in the 1-on-1's administration menu.
To create and configure a rating scale:
  1. Once the Goal Booster is added to a template, click Create Rating Scale to create a custom scale for the template
  2. Configure the Goal Rating settings:
    • A. Name: Enter the name of the scale
    • B. Description: Optionally, enter a description as it will be displayed at the top of the Performance Goals section
    • C. Text: Enter the description for the scale
    • D. Values: Enter each value for the scale with one value per line in the order of unfavorable to favorable
      • Press Enter to confirm a value and proceed to the next line
    • E. Settings: Configure the scale's options
      • Require response: Toggle if the target audience is required to select a value
      • Display scale vertically: Toggle if the scale should be oriented vertically, rather than horizontally 
      • Include in Rating: Toggle if the averaged score should appear in the Performance Review for each goal being rated; once both participants have shared
    • F. Audience: Specify if the Employee, Facilitator, or both should respond
  3. Click Save Rating