Performance Management Software

Performance management software for employee growth

Track, assess, and reward employees with flexible performance management software that sets your people up for success.
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Overview

Bring out the best in your employees

Everyone wins when you work toward the same outcome. With Dayforce Performance Management software, you can create space for continuous feedback, inspire growth, and help your people work towards achieving their career goals.

Keep everyone aligned

Unite your people around common goals, and keep them on track with regular checkpoints.

Drive performance by aligning your workforce with individual, team, and organizational goals.

Create a clear path for your people’s success with development plans.

Make role expectations transparent with tools for continuous performance management.

Inspire your people to succeed

Invest in your people’s career development with tools to actively manage and monitor performance.

Employ year-round coaching to encourage employees to achieve their goals.

Assign competencies to your people, and measure and assess their progress.

Make informed promotion and compensation decisions based on data.

What You Can Do

Performance management software that keeps employees engaged

Discover Dayforce features to motivate and encourage your people to perform at their very best.
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Calibrate performance

Make the most of every performance rating. Help managers align with clear rating guidelines your teams can apply fairly and consistently, so employees can feel more confident in how they're evaluated.​

Flexible review cycles

Create review cycles that match manager and employee needs. Automatically schedule reviews around key dates, and notify your people about upcoming performance touchpoints.

Analytics 

Predictive analytics help you identify flight risks so you can take action to prevent turnover and retain your top performers.

Peer reviews

Gain a deeper understanding of your people's performance with insight from fellow employees. Invite colleagues and managers to participate in your employees’ performance reviews.

Mobile app

Manage performance on the go. With the Dayforce mobile app, employees can set goals and review performance feedback from the convenience of their phones.

Motivational tools

Provide effective feedback with insights into employee motivations and communication styles. TeamRelate coaching guides managers on how they can adapt their communication to meet the needs of their team.

Goal setting

Make individual, team, organizational, and cross-functional goals transparent. Enable employees to set personal goals connected to the bigger business picture.

Competency development

Assign competencies to your employees, identify learning gaps that need to be corrected, and measure and assess overall team progress.

Development plans 

Create a clear plan for your employees’ success. Develop and improve the skills, behaviors, and traits that will help your people be successful. 

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Why our customers love Dayforce

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"Dayforce Performance really helps drive development discussions between employees and their leaders. We also use Dayforce Experience Hub to communicate resources that are available to our employees. Our hope is that these tools will help bring employee development to the forefront of everyone’s minds."

Steven DelVecchio

Senior Director of People Operations and Analytics​

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is performance management software?

Performance management software helps organizations set goals, track progress, facilitate feedback, and conduct reviews in a structured and consistent way. It gives managers and HR leaders visibility into individual and team performance, making it easier to recognize top contributors and support employees who need development.
What is continuous performance management?

Continuous performance management replaces annual reviews with ongoing check-ins, real-time feedback, and dynamic goal tracking throughout the year. This approach helps managers address performance issues earlier, keeps employees aligned with business priorities, and creates a more transparent and development-focused workplace culture.
How can performance management tools help reduce employee turnover?

Performance management tools help reduce turnover by giving employees regular feedback, clear expectations, and visible development pathways. When employees understand how their work is valued and where they can grow, they are more likely to stay engaged and less likely to seek opportunities elsewhere.
How does performance management software integrate with payroll and compensation systems?

Performance management software integrates with payroll and compensation systems by connecting review outcomes and goal completion directly to compensation planning workflows. There's no integrations required in a single platform and data layer like Dayforce. Performance data syncs natively with compensation management, helping HR teams make more consistent, data-driven pay decisions tied to actual employee contributions.
What should HR teams look for in performance management software tools?

Look for goal setting and tracking, continuous feedback capabilities, configurable review templates, and integration with compensation and learning systems. The best performance management software tools provide data-driven insights that help HR teams identify high performers, address skill gaps, and connect individual development to broader workforce planning.

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