Competency Management Software That Shows Employees What's Next
PerformYard is competency management software that defines the skills that matter for every role and reveals gaps between where someone is today and the role they want next, all connected to the performance data you already trust.
Define Success. Measure Success. Drive Success
Define What Success Looks Like
Build role-specific competencies tied to job description, and track improvement over time. Every role gets a clear picture of the competencies that matter for their career progression.
Measure With Competency-Based Reviews
Rate employees against the competencies attached to their role, right inside the performance reviews you already run. Competencies stay grounded in the same platform as goals and feedback.
Show the Path to the Next Level
Turn ratings into direction. Employees see the specific competencies they need to develop to reach the next role, and managers get AI-assisted coaching to help employees get there.
Run Any Review Process
PerformYard has everything we need to run our performance review process and is very easy to use. It’s enabling our performance program while we grow rapidly, helping us scale effectively.
One of our owners told me that PerformYard’s style and design have employees actually being thoughtful about the completion of their reviews and engaged in the process. That's a win!
It’s so easy to set up a review cycle, send it out, have our employees fill it out, and track who has completed their form and who still needs to finish.
Since using PerformYard, our employee evaluation and review process has gone from a time-consuming and stressful task to an easy and manageable routine.
Create Competency Frameworks for Every Role
Competency management software should reflect your unique organization. PerformYard lets you define the competencies attached to each specific job description, so an Analyst is measured against Analyst expectations and a Sales Manager against theirs. The result is a fair, role-relevant standard for every employee.
Run Competency-Based Reviews
Bring competencies alonside your review forms. Managers rate employees against defined role expectations alongside goals and feedback, so a single review captures both what someone achieved and how they demonstrated the skills their role requires.
Reveal Skill Gaps and Career Paths
Competency data answers the questions employees and leaders actually ask. Employees see "I'm an Analyst 1 and want to be an Analyst 2, what skills do I need?" Leaders see "who are our candidates for VP of Marketing?" PerformYard defines the gaps so growth becomes a plan rather than a guess.
Close Gaps With Targeted Coaching
Identifying a skill gap is only half the work. PerformYard connects competencies to coaching, so managers get targeted recommendations to help employees build the specific skills they're missing, turning performance data into a growth engine that raises the ceiling for top performers and the floor for everyone else.
Your Complete Performance and Development Toolkit
Performance Reviews
Run Performance Reviews That Actually Drive Growth
- Employee appraisals
- 360 degree feedback
- Quarterly check-ins
- Annual reviews
- Project-based reviews
- Review cycles built around your timeline
- One-on-ones
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PerformYard AI
Tell the Platform What You Want
- Build review forms through conversation
- Create goals by chatting, not clicking
- Generate any report from a plain-language request
- AI summaries of reviews, meetings, and cycles
Goal Management
Set Goals People Actually Follow Through On
- Individual, team, and company goals
- Cascading and aligned objectives
- Progress check-ins and updates
- Goals tied directly into reviews
Continuous Feedback
Make Feedback a Habit, Not an Event
- Real-time recognition and feedback
- Public or private visibility options
- Feedback that feeds review cycles
- Simple enough that people actually use it
Reporting & Analytics
Turn Performance Data Into Decisions
- Cycle completion and participation tracking
- Rating distributions and trend lines
- Nine-box and calibration views
- Exportable, shareable reports
Employee Engagement
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Know How Your People Are Really Doing
- Anonymous engagement surveys
- Benchmark and trend tracking
- Drill-downs by team and department
- Action planning from results
Meetings
Run One-on-Ones Worth Showing Up For
- Shared agendas and talking points
- Notes and action items in one place
- Ties into goals and feedback
- Meeting history at your fingertips
Surveys
Get Answers From Your Whole Org
- Custom surveys in minutes
- Anonymous or attributed responses
- Automated reminders
- Results reporting built in
Ask PerformYard AI
Put Your Performance Data to Work
- One intelligence layer, connected to your reviews, goals, meetings, and feedback
- Recommendations built from your data, in your company's context
- Meeting notes inform goals; review outcomes feed comp and growth plans
- Every cycle makes the next one smarter
Coaching
Insights that Find You
- Employee Insights: a complete view of each person's performance and development.
- Meetings Coach: Pre-meeting prep and post-meeting analysis
- Goal Quality Coach: Ensures every goal is aligned with your organization's philosophy.
- Review Feedback Coach
Compensation
Pay Decisions Backed by Performance Data
- Comp reviews connected to performance
- Transparent, defensible pay decisions
- Budget and approval workflows
- Merit cycles without the spreadsheets
Skills & Competencies
Give Every Employee a Blueprint for Growth
- Define competencies by role and level
- Assess skills in reviews and check-ins
- Show employees the path forward
- Career pathing built on real data
Frequently Asked Questions
What is competency management software?
Competency management software helps organizations define the skills and behaviors required for each role, measure employees against them, and identify gaps to close. It gives HR teams a consistent framework for evaluating performance, guiding development, and planning career growth
What are competency-based reviews?
Competency-based reviews evaluate employees against the specific competencies defined for their role, rather than generic goals alone. They capture both what an employee accomplished and how well they demonstrated the skills their position requires, producing more consistent and actionable feedback.
How is competency management different from goal setting?
Goals measure what an employee achieved in a period. Competencies measure the enduring skills and behaviors their role requires. Used together in PerformYard, they give a complete view — outcomes plus capabilities — that supports fair reviews and clear career development.
Can we build competencies specific to each role?
Yes. PerformYard lets you define competencies tied to each job description instead of applying a single generic library across the company. Every role is measured against the standards that actually apply to it.
How does competency management software support career pathing?
By defining the competencies for each role, the software makes the gap between an employee's current level and their target role visible. Employees see exactly which skills to develop to advance, and managers can build a concrete plan to help them get there.
How does PerformYard help close skill gaps?
Once competency reviews reveal a gap, PerformYard connects it to targeted coaching recommendations, so managers can help employees build the specific skills they're missing rather than offering generic development advice.
Does competency data connect to the rest of performance management?
Yes. In PerformYard, competencies live alongside reviews, goals, and continuous feedback, so ratings draw on the same source of truth. That connection keeps development, reviews, and career planning consistent across the organization.
