FocalReview

Streamline compensation and performance management with advanced tools and analytics.

by SpiraLinks Corporation ยท Performance Management

Executive Summary

FocalReview by SpiraLinks Corporation is a comprehensive platform designed to optimize compensation management and performance assessments. It enables organizations to efficiently manage salary, bonus, and stock plans across various timetables, employee populations, currencies, and languages. The platform includes modules for Compensation Management, Performance Management, and an Employee Portal, aiming to streamline HR and IT operations. SpiraLinks, with over 30 years of expertise, provides secure web-based solutions that help improve profitability, productivity, and employee engagement. FocalReview offers a highly configurable and role-based system, allowing for tailored processes for different departments and roles. It supports both on-premise and cloud deployments, providing flexibility for diverse business needs. The system is built to integrate with existing Human Capital Management (HCM) suites, extending their capabilities in compensation planning and performance management. The platform focuses on enhancing decision-making through advanced analytics and reporting, enabling HR teams to budget, recommend, analyze, and approve compensation changes effectively. It also provides tools for auditors to ensure compliant and transparent recordkeeping, and for managers to gain continuous insight into employee performance and compensation history.

Use Cases

  • Administering fixed and variable pay review cycles in complex organizational structures.
  • Simplifying performance reviews with customizable forms, templates, and 360-degree feedback.
  • Providing employees with an intuitive portal to access past letters, statements, and Total Rewards information.
  • Overseeing compensation expenses and modeling 'what-if' scenarios for business managers and executives.
  • Ensuring compliant, reliable, and transparent recordkeeping for internal and external audits.

Features

Visibility

  • Improved Dashboard View: Enhanced and configurable dashboard for a modern user experience and clear display of information.
  • Graphical Hierarchy Reports: Ability to view the entire organizational hierarchy in a graphical format, including employee photos, names, IDs, and demographic information.
  • New Performance Metric Tiles: Clear and specific arrangement of performance metric tiles on the dashboard.
  • On-Demand Preview Screens: Allows previewing all template screens (e.g., Performance Forms, Employee Letters) before building, saving configuration time.
  • Total Rewards Statements with Graphs and Charts: Creation and modification of total rewards statements with intuitive placement of graphs and charts.

Intelligence

  • Enhanced Modeling: New support for multiple salary increases and award types, with repositioned information for better analysis.
  • Improved Cascading Goals: Managers can connect inter-related employee goals for added performance evaluation.
  • HR Analytics: Comprehensive reporting tools, including budget analysis and diversity tracking.
  • What-If Functionality: Ability to model compensation expenses with 'what-if' scenarios.

Support

  • Context-Sensitive Help: Instruction and help features available for each screen to enrich user understanding.
  • Configurable Icon Tray: Users can select and customize icons for their tray without administrator assistance.
  • HR Admin Proxy Access: HR administrators can view other roles' perspectives without switching accounts, aiding rollout and training.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
FocalReview operates in a highly secure web-based environment and utilizes an Oracle 11g+ or other industry-standard ANSI SQL compliant relational database. Its architecture includes a data schema appropriate for compensation, performance management, and employee portal modules, along with load scripts for data from diverse sources. The system features audit tables and queries, embedded management reports and graphs, and supports offline analysis, reporting, and employee notification.
Deployment
Hybrid
Authentication
SSO/SAML
API Available
Yes

Infrastructure

  • AWS

Integrations

  • BambooHR
  • UKG (UltiPro & Kronos)
  • ADP

Security & Compliance

Certifications: EU-US Privacy Shield Principles

Encryption: PGP encryption for data in transit (SFTP) during HRIS integrations

Pricing

Model
Per employee per year subscription
Starting Price
$25.00/employee/year
Target Customer
SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
Contract Type
Annual
Free Trial
Yes

Ratings & Reviews

G2: 5.0/5/5