Anytime Calibration for fair and consistent decisions
Throw out the spreadsheets. Run flexible, anytime, data-driven calibration cycles with full talent context — so every performance decision is consistent, credible, and easier to make.
Run more effective conversations
Help managers spend less time debating the data and more time making thoughtful talent decisions.
Keep meetings structured and actionable
Make it easier for teams to reach alignment, capture clear outcomes, and move decisions forward.
Connect discussions to goals and performance
Keep calibration grounded in what employees have achieved and how they are contributing to the business.
How it works
Capabilities that make every evaluation fair, grounded, and easy to run.
Run calibration cycles that reflect your organization
Move beyond rigid hierarchies and run calibration cycles that match how your teams actually operate. Include the right stakeholders and adapt workflows to your structure.
- Flexible, filtered calibration cycles anytime
- Support for matrix and cross-functional managers
- Dynamic participant access and visibility
Bring full talent context into every decision
Give managers access to complete employee context during calibration so decisions are evidence-based and grounded in the real work rather than limited or outdated inputs.
- Integrated workflows provide embedded access to Unified Talent Profiles
- Visibility into dynamic performance and skills insights
- Consistent data across all participants with out the administrative lift
Standardize decisions across teams
Ensure every team evaluates performance using the same criteria; reducing inconsistencies and biases; and improving fairness across the organization.
- Standardized evaluation inputs
- Consistent rating and calibration frameworks
- Shared visibility into decisions and outcomes
Simplify setup and reduce manual effort
Eliminate complex configuration and manual processes so HR teams and managers can focus on making the right decisions instead of managing logistics, fragmented data, and chasing updates.
- In-product configuration of calibration workflows
- No dependency on manual or technical setup
- Streamlined cycle management
Enable real collaboration across managers and HR
Make calibration a shared process where HR and managers can align on decisions with full visibility, context, and auditability.
- Shared access to calibration views for cross-team collaboration within workflows
- Visibility into decisions and supporting data
- Leave a clear audit trail to trace how ratings shifted and why
Run calibration cycles that reflect your organization
Move beyond rigid hierarchies and run calibration cycles that match how your teams actually operate. Include the right stakeholders and adapt workflows to your structure.
- Flexible, filtered calibration cycles anytime
- Support for matrix and cross-functional managers
- Dynamic participant access and visibility
Bring full talent context into every decision
Give managers access to complete employee context during calibration so decisions are evidence-based and grounded in the real work rather than limited or outdated inputs.
- Integrated workflows provide embedded access to Unified Talent Profiles
- Visibility into dynamic performance and skills insights
- Consistent data across all participants with out the administrative lift
Standardize decisions across teams
Ensure every team evaluates performance using the same criteria; reducing inconsistencies and biases; and improving fairness across the organization.
- Standardized evaluation inputs
- Consistent rating and calibration frameworks
- Shared visibility into decisions and outcomes
Simplify setup and reduce manual effort
Eliminate complex configuration and manual processes so HR teams and managers can focus on making the right decisions instead of managing logistics, fragmented data, and chasing updates.
- In-product configuration of calibration workflows
- No dependency on manual or technical setup
- Streamlined cycle management
Enable real collaboration across managers and HR
Make calibration a shared process where HR and managers can align on decisions with full visibility, context, and auditability.
- Shared access to calibration views for cross-team collaboration within workflows
- Visibility into decisions and supporting data
- Leave a clear audit trail to trace how ratings shifted and why
How it’s connected
Calibration
Brings managers and HR together to align on performance decisions with shared data, flexible views, and a consistent process
Unified Talent Profiles
Pulls performance, skills, and talent data directly into calibration for a more complete view of each employee
Skills Intelligence
Adds current capability context to calibration conversations, helping leaders evaluate talent beyond performance alone
Succession
Calibration provides richer context for the talent and readiness conversations that inform succession planning
The Betterworks Difference
1
Calibrate on your schedule, not just at review time
Run calibration whenever leadership needs visibility — mid-year, quarterly, or on demand.
2
Control who gets calibrated, and how
Decide exactly who's included — down to the department or group — and whether that applies across the board or just to one cycle.
3
Decisions that are tracked and carry forward
Calibration outcomes stay connected to the employee talent profile, so the work isn't lost.
4
Calibration that supports your process
Most tools force calibration into a single template, a fixed review cycle, or a spreadsheet workaround. Betterworks doesn't.
Why companies choose Betterworks
Betterworks helps organizations move from fragmented performance processes to a real-time system for alignment, coaching, and talent decisions. The result is faster decisions, better talent outcomes, stronger manager effectiveness, and a clearer link between people, performance, and business impact.
90+
NPS Score
99.9%
Uptime
24/7
Priority Support
"Partnering with Betterworks has allowed us to enable year-round performance conversations with our workforce. A dynamic platform where we can modify goals, track progress, and get feedback on a regular basis."
— VP of Talent Development, Intuit
"It's a really easy way to create and manage goals, document impactful conversations, and capture all the important parts of 1:1s."
— MaKayla Bigham, Sr. HRIS Analyst, Dairy Farmers of America
We always get asked these questions
What is performance calibration software?
Calibration software helps organizations align on performance evaluations across teams to ensure fairness and consistency in decisions. Instead of leaving ratings to individual managers working in isolation, calibration brings the right people together with the right data to make more informed, equitable calls.
How is this different from traditional calibration processes?
Traditional calibration is rigid, manual, and mostly done in spreadsheets — a cumbersome process with significant administrative lift for managers, leaders, and HR. Betterworks makes it easy by pulling from real-time, dynamic data on employee performance grounded in the actual work. Flexible cycles and in-product configuration replace the manual overhead, and bias is reduced because decisions start from evidence, not memory.
How does calibration improve performance decisions?
It ensures decisions are based on consistent criteria and complete data — reducing bias and improving trust across the organization. When every manager evaluates against the same framework, and every decision is grounded in a current view of the actual work, the outcomes are more defensible and more fair.
Can this support matrix organizations?
Yes. Calibration supports cross-functional and matrix team structures, allowing the right stakeholders to participate in decision making with visibility scoped to what they need to see. You're not forced into a single reporting line — the workflow adapts to how your organization actually operates.
How easy is it to implement?
Calibration workflows are configured directly in the product, reducing setup time and complexity. There's no dependency on manual processes or technical support to get a cycle running, and data syncs with your HRIS so the information is always current before a session begins.
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Run fair, consistent Calibration decisions anytime
Without the manual lift (or spreadsheets)
