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Driving Performance

Does any of this sound familiar?

I'm losing good people, and I still don't know why.

Cycles, end-to-end

Performance Review

app.pentarc.ai
Appraisal · Maya D. · Staff EngineerMid-year Q1 2026
Cycle · Mid-Year · Due 30 Apr
Goal settingSelf appraisalManager reviewCalibrationSign-off
Balanced Scorecard KPIs
Financial
Revenue contribution
$2.4M ARR
Cost per feature
< $48k
Customer
NPS of owned surface
> 55
Customer retention
> 92%
Internal Process
Release cadence
Weekly
Sev-1 incidents
< 2 / mo
Learning & Growth
Mentoring hours
2 hrs / wk
New cert / training
1 / qtr
OKR · Q1Active
58%
Ship new infrastructure platform with 80% internal adoption.
Feedback from every angle

360 Feedback Cycle

app.pentarc.ai
Q1 cycle · Maya D.Collecting
24 questions
Auto-generated from Pentarc library · Pentarc competency library · 54 competencies
Q1

How consistently does Maya frame long-term choices as trade-offs?

Q2

How effectively does Maya coach others through deliberate feedback?

Q3

How reliably does Maya run processes that eliminate waste?

+ 21 more
Rater categories
Self1 rater
Manager1 of 1
Peer4 of 5
Direct report2 of 3
Other0 of 2
Anonymous aggregates · 3 rater min
Who's next, who's ready

Succession Planning

app.pentarc.ai
Critical positions · Q1 2026
2 positions5 candidates 1 Ready now
VP of EngineeringCritical
MD
Maya D.
Ready now
JK
James K.
Ready in 1 yr
SA
Sarah A.
Ready in 2+ yrs
Head of SalesHigh
RT
Ravi T.
Ready in 1 yr
LN
Liam N.
Ready in 2+ yrs
Pulse on your people

Engagement

app.pentarc.ai
Q1 pulse · 142 responses
eNPS
+28+4 vs Q4
Promoter (9–10)48%
Passive (7–8)32%
Detractor (0–6)20%
Response rate
86%
Engagement drivers
Manager support4.6
Career growth4.1
Recognition3.8
Workload balance3.4
Cross-team clarity3.2
Recognize the wins

Kudos

app.pentarc.ai
This month
47
+8
Active givers
32
+12
Top category
Coaching
Avg per employee
2.1
Recent kudos
MD
Maya D.
JK
James K.Above & beyond

Saved the launch by stepping in to fix the auth bug at midnight. Above and beyond.

2h ago
SA
Sarah A.
RT
Ravi T.Coaching

Patient onboarding for the new hires made all the difference. Real coaching impact.

6h ago
LN
Liam N.
AP
Anya P.Quality

The Q1 customer-research synthesis was the clearest internal write-up we've had all year.

1 day ago
More modules

Every tool HR needs. One record.

Every module reads from the same competency and appraisal data — no spreadsheet exports, no duplicate entry.

Performance appraisals

7-stage workflow with Balanced Scorecard KPIs, IDP, digital sign-off.

Competency framework

54-competency Pentarc library mapped to 5 org levels, AI builder, or upload your own.

360 feedback

Three question-set modes, five rater categories, anonymous aggregates.

9-box talent grid

Auto-populated from appraisal sign-off scores. Calibration-ready.

OKRs & KPIs

Objectives + key results, Balanced Scorecard 4 perspectives, template library.

1:1 meetings

Agenda, notes, action items, attendees. Linked to appraisals on calibration.

PIPs

Active / Completed / Extended / Terminated states with review cadence.

Succession planning

Critical positions, candidates, readiness (Ready now / 1 yr / 2+ yrs).

Recognition

Peer-to-peer Give High Five. Public feed. Tie-in to performance evidence.

Surveys & IDPs

Pulse surveys, engagement; Individual Development Plans linked to appraisals.

Compensation

Base, bonus, promotion recommendations. Salary fields encrypted at rest.

Reports

CSV exports for employees, appraisals, KPIs, compensation, audit.

AI inside

Five AI features. All live today.

Embedded across the platform. No shelfware, no "coming soon".

Live

Competency Builder

Answer 5 questions, get 7–12 tailored competencies.

Live

Review Assistant

Drafts and calibrates appraisal narratives.

Live

Executive Briefing

Weekly summary + what's working, watch, next steps.

Live

360 Question Builder

Behavior-based 360 questions from role + context.

Live

360 Insight

Summary + development actions on every report.

Built for trust

Enterprise security, SME terms.

2FA (TOTP)

Per-user opt-in. MFA re-verification on high-risk actions.

AES-256-GCM

Field-level encryption for comp, IDs, bank details at rest.

Per-org isolation

Every query scoped to its org. No shared indexes across tenants.

Audit log

Admin actions, sensitive views, masking helpers baked in.

Pricing

Free until 15. Fair after that.

Per active employee. Monthly. No setup fees, no minimums, no lock-in. Free for your first 15 people.

Free
$0
up to 15 employees
  • Performance appraisals
  • Competency framework
  • KPI tracking
  • Email support
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Most popular
Growth
$2/mo
per employee · up to 100
  • Everything in Free
  • 360-degree feedback
  • OKR tracking
  • Pulse surveys
  • 1:1 meetings & recognition
  • Priority support
Start 14-day trial
Pro
$4/mo
per employee · up to 500
  • Everything in Growth
  • AI Review Assistant
  • AI Executive Briefing
  • AI 360 Question Builder
  • Development plans (IDP)
  • Advanced analytics
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Enterprise
Custom
unlimited employees
  • Everything in Pro
  • Succession planning
  • Compensation management
  • White-label branding
  • SSO + dedicated support
  • Custom integrations
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Plans roll up to the real seats you're actively using — verified monthly against your active employee count.