Analyze Review Results: Performance Ratings+ Reporting

Visibility into Performance Ratings 👀

• Review Admins and Cycle Collaborators can view performance ratings for all participants in the review cycle.
• Managers can view performance ratings for their direct reports.
• If hierarchy visibility is enabled in feature settings, skip-level managers can view performance ratings for employees within their reporting hierarchy.
• If the performance rating is visible to review participants setting is enabled in feature settings, participants can see their own performance rating.

Learn more about visibility settings in Best-Self Review® →

Use Performance Ratings+ Reporting 📊

1. Click Performance in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation and select Best-Self Review® from the dropdown menu.
   
2. Open the relevant review cycle.
   
3. Open the Company's results or Team's results tab. The tab you see will depend on whether or not you have an administrative role in the review cycle.
   
4. You'll land on the Summary tab of review results. Scroll down to the Performance Ratings+ section.
   
5. Apply filters to narrow your view and analyze results for specific employee cohorts.
   
   
   • Use the People filter to view results for your direct reports, your hierarchy, or specific individuals, groups, or manager groups.
   • Use the Demographics & People Data filter to view results by demographic attribute (Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Race, or Salary) segments.
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   Tip

   Save time and ensure consistent reporting by clicking Presets > Save Current as Preset to store your selected People and Demographics filters. HR admins can share presets with one another to standardize reporting across cycles. Learn more about filter presets →

6. You can also use the Compare By Attribute dropdown at the top of the performance ratings table to analyze ratings side-by-side by demographic segments.
   
7. Review the distribution of performance ratings. Hover over any answer section to view how many participants received that rating.
   
8. To drill down, click the three dots to the right of the Performance Ratings+ graph and select View score distribution. This opens the Performance Ratings+ Detail page. Continue to the next section of this article to learn more about using this page.
   

Use the Performance Ratings Details Page 🔍

The Performance Ratings+ Details page gives you deeper insight into employee performance ratings by allowing you to break down, compare, and track results over time. Use this page to move beyond the summary view and uncover trends across individuals, groups, and review cycles.

Here's how to use it:

1. Apply filters to narrow your view. Just below the question, you can apply filters to customize the results.
   
   
   • Groups filter: Focus on a specific group, such as your hierarchy or a department.
   • Review cycles filter: Select one or more review cycles to view results from.
   • Ratings filter: Choose a specific rating to analyze.

2. Once you open the Performance Ratings+ Detail page, you can access three reports that allow you to analyze results in different ways. Each report includes a chart and Individuals table, allowing you to explore summary data and participant-level details. Use the dropdowns below to learn more about these reports.

   Score Distribution

   View how participants were distributed across performance ratings and drill into individual responses.

   This report displays a bar chart that shows the percentage of participants who received each rating. It helps you understand how ratings are spread across your organization and highlights employees at either end of the performance spectrum.

   Here's how to use it:

   1. View answer distribution. Use the bar chart to see the percentage of employees who received each performance rating.
      

   2. Filter the report. Click on a rating to filter the Individuals table below to only include participants who received that rating.

      

   3. Review individual data. Use the Individuals table to examine participant-level ratings. Each row shows the participant's name, their manager, the rating they received, and review cycle name.

   Compare Groups

   Break down and compare performance ratings across teams, departments, or other group types.

   Use this report to compare performance ratings across different manager teams, hierarchies, or group types to uncover patterns and disparities.

   Here's how to use it:

   1. Adjust filters. In addition to the Groups, Review cycles, and Answer filters available in every performance ratings report, the Compare Groups tab includes additional options to help focus your analysis.
      

      • Use the View by filter to group results by Manager, Hierarchy, or Group type.

      • Use the Sort by filter to sort results alphabetically or by positivity of responses.

   2. Interpret the chart. The bar chart shows what percentage of each group received each rating.

      

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      Tip

      Hover over any color segment to see how many people received that rating.

   3. Review individual data. The Individuals table lists participants in the selected groups and the performance ratings they received. Use column headers to sort results as needed.
      

   Trends Over Time

   Analyze how performance scores have shifted across multiple review cycles.

   This report provides a longitudinal view of performance ratings so you can track patterns and momentum over time.

   Here's how to use it:

   1. Select review cycles. Use the Review cycles filter at the top of the page to select two or more cycles to compare.
      

      

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      Note

      To view company-wide trends, you must be a review admin or cycle collaborator for all selected cycles.

   2. Interpret the trend graph. The line chart shows how performance ratings have changed from one cycle to the next. Each point on the line represents a review cycle.

      

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      Hover over a point to see the overall distribution of performance ratings for that cycle.

   3. Review individual data. The Individuals table lists all participants included in the selected review cycles and the ratings they received. If a participant was reviewed in multiple cycles, they’ll appear more than once—once for each rating. Use column headers to sort data as needed.
      

Available Downloads 📥

Summary Page

Performance Ratings+ details page

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓