Create and manage performance ratings rubrics

Performance Ratings+ uses a rubric to translate normalized formula scores into clear performance designations. After creating a Performance Ratings+ formula, your next step is to build a rubric that defines how those scores map to performance levels. This guide walks you through how to create, view, edit, and manage rubrics in 15Five.

In this article you will learn:

• Create a rubric
• View, edit, and delete rubrics
• Edit which rubric is being used in an active review cycle
• FAQs

Create a rubric

1. Click Best-Self Review® in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. Open the 'Template configuration' tab.
   
3. You are now on the 'Template configuration' page, which houses question templates, performance ratings formulas, and rubrics. Scroll down to the 'Rubrics' section and click Add a rubric.
   
4. 'Rubric name' section: Add a name to the rubric.
   
5. 'Add performance categories and point ranges for the designations' section: Each category represents a performance level. Your rubric must include at least 3 categories and a max of 8. For each category in your rubric, complete the following fields:

   1. Category name — Title of the performance level.

   2. Score range (Min / Max) — Enter the score range for this category.

      1. Score ranges must use whole integers (no decimals or negative values).

      2. Ranges must not overlap with any other category.

      3. Ranges must be continuous.

         1. Example: If the first category is 0–33, the next category must begin at 34.

   3. Description — A brief explanation of what this category represents.

   4. Click Add category to include additional categories. When all categories are defined, click Create rubric.
      

6. When you’re done, click Create rubric.
   

View, edit, and delete rubrics

1. Click Best-Self Review® in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. At the top of the page under "Best-Self Review®", click to open the 'Template configuration' tab.
   
3. You are now on the 'Template configuration' page. Scroll down to the "Rubrics" section.
   
4. To manage a rubric, click ... to its right and select the appropriate option from the dropdown menu.
   

Change which rubric is used in an active review cycle

You can update the rubric used in a review cycle as long as no reviews have been submitted yet.

1. Click Best-Self Review® in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation.
   
2. You will land on the Best-Self Review® dashboard. From here, locate the review cycle you want to edit settings for under "Active review cycles". Click ... next to the review cycle, then select 'Edit review cycle' from the dropdown menu.
   
3. Click Edit next to the "Performance Ratings+" section.
   
4. Use the dropdown menu to select a different rubric. When you're done, click Save.
   

FAQs

Q: How many rubrics can be active at a time?

A: Each review cycle can use one rubric, but you may have multiple cycles running that each use different rubrics.