The additional manager role lets someone other than a person's direct manager in 15Five write a manager review for that person.
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Available in: Perform and Total Platform pricing packages.
Relevant roles: Account Admins, Direct Managers, Review Admins, Cycle Collaborators.
Feature Structure
Types of Additional Managers
There are two types of additional managers:
- Default additional manager — assigned to a user account and automatically included in every review cycle that person participates in. One default additional manager per user. Must be assigned before a cycle launches.
- Cycle-specific additional manager — assigned to a participant within a specific review cycle only. Up to five cycle-specific additional managers per participant. Can be assigned after a cycle has started.
How to Identify Participants With Additional Managers
Participants who have additional managers display a + icon on the cycle overview page (Performance > Reviews > [open cycle]). Hover over the + icon to see the names of their assigned additional managers.
Key Rules
- Default additional managers must be assigned before a review cycle launches. If a cycle is already in progress, assign a cycle-specific additional manager instead.
- Only one default additional manager can be assigned per user. Up to five cycle-specific additional managers can be assigned per participant per cycle.
- Calibration sessions automatically include feedback from additional managers.
- Account Admins can configure Performance Ratings to include additional manager reviews in final score calculations.
- Account Admins can grant default additional managers access to all past review cycles for the participants they are assigned to.
What You Can Do
Set Up
- Assign a Default Additional Manager via Account Settings
- Assign Default Additional Managers via Bulk Import
- Assign a Cycle-Specific Additional Manager
Manage
- Complete a manager review (without AI Assist)
- Access the Resources for Your Review panel during a review cycle
- Understand the Edit Individual Settings (EIS) page
- Manage Performance Ratings+ settings
Related Articles
- Assign a Default Additional Manager via Account Settings
- Assign Default Additional Managers via Bulk Import
- Assign a Cycle-Specific Additional Manager
- Understand the Edit Individual Settings (EIS) page
- Complete a manager review (without AI Assist)
- Manager roles and visibility in performance review cycles
- What cycle collaborators can do in a performance review cycle
- Manage Performance Ratings+ settings