So if the next question you have is how exactly you use kippy to start objective based appraisals, this article shows you some simple steps to get going.

Firstly, I will assume you've already registered for kippy and are logged in as the system owner. The getting started guides show you how to set up your first Objective and KPI - and set forecasts and actuals.

When setting up a KPI, you can set a KPI Owner. This is the person ultimately responsible for the performance of this KPI. The benefit of assigning a KPI to a person, is that you can then use the performance of that KPI to determine the appraisal and feedback that person should receive.

In the example below, Bob is the owner for the following KPI.

Now, looking at Bob's individual performance summary, you can see he is the owner for one KPI - along with the score for that KPI.

Obviously, the individual performance summary shows a lot more useful information too, such as, Bob's team, the score for that team, Bob's projects/milestones - and the ability to leave Bob notes and feedback.

The next bit we will focus on are the Competencies.

Kippy comes pre-configured with some common Competencies, which you can add, remove and edit in the Settings menu. You can also give them different weights and alter them for managers and non-managers.

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For now, as Bob's manager, I'm going to set his competencies like below.