7Geese Review

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7Geese
7Geese
2010
Vancouver, British Columbia

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7Geese At A Glance

Good: Transparent goals using OKR and SMART methodologies, people analytics tools to proactively improve talent retention, personalized employee growth plans that identify opportunities for improvement or development.

Bad: Setting objectives can be cumbersome, scheduling 1-on-1 meetings isn't always flexible.

Bottom Line: Performance management solution that helps companies eliminate paper-based processes and provide continuous feedback to employees.

Product Overview

7Geese is a cloud-based performance management software that helps employees achieve their goals and receive continuous feedback. It uses the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) strategy that aligns company, department and employee goals. Companies can streamline their performance review processes and encourage employees to publicly recognize peers for their hard work.

7Geese has several benefits, including:

Automated features that eliminate paper-based processes
Employees access to goals and performance data year-round rather than annually
Improved employee morale with clear objectives and peer-driven recognition programs
Transparent pricing tiers
Integration to third-party applications (e.g., HRMS software, Slack, Salesforce)

Features

Here are the key features of 7Geese.

Objectives – The Objectives feature supports both OKR and SMART goal methodologies. Organizations can set strategic, companywide objectives that align with department, team or individual goals. They can also customize their goal management process within the software. Goals are tracked in real time, so managers and employees can get updates on their progress.

Continuous feedback and 1-on-1 coaching – 7Geese provides customizable templates for feedback forms that can be set up quickly. With the 360-degree feedback feature, employees can request direct feedback from their peers. Managers can also get feedback from relevant team members on their employee’s performance. The manager can then provide 1-on-1 coaching to the employee based on the real-time feedback. And they can use the software to prepare for these meetings, add notes during meetings and follow up on action items afterwards.

Performance reviews – In addition to continuous feedback, 7Geese has tools for companies that prefer to handle performance reviews annually or quarterly. Administrators can customize the review workflows and create qualitative or quantitative (e.g., ratings, competency scales) evaluations. They can also track each step of the review process and send reminders. All the employee’s performance data is compiled in one place, so there’s no recency or other biases.

Career management – This new feature helps employees become better at their jobs and form an upward career path within the company. The manager develops a personalized growth plan that includes an employee’s areas of improvement or development opportunities. Both the manager and employee can track the growth plan, including feedback from peers or any development courses taken via a learning management system.

People analytics – 7Geese’s new people analytics feature guides companies in talent management and retention. Executives use the employee insights data to proactively assess if an employee is a flight risk (i.e., potentially leaving the company) or is eligible for a promotion. They can also create succession plans and use employees’ performance and development data to determine any hiring needs.

Recognition – Companies can create peer-based recognition programs based on their core values. Employees are encouraged to publicly recognize their peers on any achievements, and other employees can “like” or comment on those achievements.

Target Market

7Geese targets companies of all sizes in many industries, such as nonprofit, technology, health care and finance. We’ve listed 10 of its clients below.

Autodesk
ClearScore
Kobalt
PeakPerformance
Pipedrive

PointClickCare
Radian
Ruby Receptionists
SnapLogic
Vertical Leap

Implementation/Integration

New clients have the opportunity to demo the software with 7Geese’s sales team. Afterward, they can sign up for any of the three subscription tiers mentioned in our pricing section below.

7Geese integrates to many applications, such as BambooHR, Workday, ADP, Zenefits, Slack, Gmail, Salesforce and Jira.

Customer Service & Support

Users can access the support center to browse articles and the resources page to find videos on various features. They can also contact support via email.

Pricing

There are three pricing tiers that include automated program management, an organizational chart, mobile OKR functionality, support, HRMS integration and single sign-on. Clients pay for their subscription annually, which also requires a minimum purchase of $6,000 per year.

Align: At $10 per user, per month, the Align tier includes the OKR goal setting, value-based recognition and 1-on-1 coaching features.
Perform: At $14 per user, per month, the Perform tier offers all the features of the Align tier, plus continuous and 360-degree feedback, company surveys and performance reviews.
Grow: At $19 per user, per month, the Grow tier has all the features of the other two tiers, plus roles and responsibilities, career management and people analytics.

Shortcomings

Some users mentioned that creating goals and objectives can be time-consuming and that scheduling 1-on-1 meetings isn’t always flexible.

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About

7Geese was founded in 2010 as an alternative to the traditional performance review process. It aims to empower employees to better achieve their goals, get recognized and receive continuous feedback. 7Geese stands by four core values, which are excellence, positivity, growth and helping people be successful.

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