After checking your review settings, you need to create a question template(s) for your cycle. You can use our default 15Five question template or you can create a custom template with your own questions. Self+manager reviews need their own template. Peer reviews need their own template. Upward reviews need their own template. You could have up to 3 different templates in one review cycle.
Best-Self Review™ example questions
- What are your top 3 strengths?
- What are your top 3 weaknesses?
- What do you feel went well this quarter/year?
- What would you like to accomplish between now and your next review?
- What are the challenges you feel we face as a business this next quarter/year?
- How can we be of more support to you in your role?
- What do you see as the next steps for your career growth?
- What are the top 3 skills you would like to improve on?
- What do you want to do differently next quarter/year?
- Do you have the tools you need to perform your job?
- How can management support your role going forward?
- What position would you like to migrate towards in the future with this company?
- Are there any concerns you have with the company going forward?
To view our default self+manager, peer, and upward review templates:
- Go to your 'Reviews' tab from within your 15Five account.
- Click on the 'Question templates' tab at the top of the page.
- Find the question template you would like to preview. Click the '...' to the right of the template name, and then 'View'.
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To create the question template(s):
1. Click on the 'Reviews' tab.
2. Click on the 'Question templates' tab.
3. Click on 'Create a new template' button.
4. Name your template.
5. Choose the reviews for which the template should apply under 'Template type'.
6. Name each of the sections using the ... and 'Edit title', or leave the titles as the defaults; whichever fits better for your team.
If changing the titles, please read the tooltips to ensure your new title aligns with the goal of the section in question.
7. Under each section, enter your questions, values, competencies, and private manager assessment.
8. For the 'Questions' section: Click 'Add a new question'.
To change the answer format for your question or to set the question as group specific, click on 'Show advanced options'.
9. For the 'Company values' section: Click 'Add a company value'.
To change the answer format for your question or to set the question as group specific, click on 'Show advanced options'.
10. For the 'Competencies' section: Click 'Add a competency'.
Things to note about competencies:
- Anywhere from 3 to 9 competencies can be added per question template. Self+manager template can house 3 to 9 competencies. Peer template can house 3 to 9 competencies. At this time, competencies cannot be added to Upward templates.
- If your company uses groups, you can add competencies for specific groups when creating your question template. For example, if only Leadership should be asked competency questions, add the competencies for the group 'Leadership' on the self+manager template.
- Competency responses will appear on the Summary for managers to review before sharing results with their direct reports/participants. The competency results and assessment will also be available to participants, managers, and review admin in the 'My/Team's/Company's Results' tab.
- At this time, we do not have the option for individual competencies or more than 9 competencies per template. We will continue to work on improving this functionality.
To change the answer format for your question, set your scale labels, or to set the question as group specific, click on 'Show advanced options'. Minimum number of points on scale is 3. Maximum number of points on scale is 9.
9. Click on 'Create template'.
10. Review your questions and if all is well, click 'Looks good'.
11. Now you are ready to create a Review cycle!
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To clone/duplicate a question template:
1. Click on 'Reviews' tab.
2. Click on 'Question templates'.
3. Click on the '...' next to the template you would like to duplicate.
4. Then click on 'Clone'.
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To re-order questions:
If you have already added your questions and want to adjust the order in which they appear, you can drag and drop them into the order you want.
1. Click on the 'Reviews' tab.
2. Click on 'Question templates'.
3. To edit a template, click on '...', then 'Edit'. If the 'Edit' option is not available, it is because the template is currently in use and cannot be edited.
4. To reorder, just click on the six dots to the left of each question and drag!
5. Finalize your review templates and you are ready to start a review cycle.
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Private manager assessment
Private manager assessment questions are also managed through these question templates. The 'Private manager assessment' piece of Manager reviews is only visible to the manager who completed the review and the review admins. Additionally, the 'Private manager assessment' includes future focused questions inspired by research from Deloitte and highlighted in the April 2015 HBR article, Reinventing Performance Management, by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall. Questions 1 - 3 are taken directly from Deloitte, question 4 has been adjusted and Question 5 is 15Five's addition.
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Next steps:
Success Center article 🗒: Create a review cycle for your team