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Smart360™
World-first
Context-Targeted
360-Degree
Feedback System


Smart360™

Thinking outside the box with our world-first
CONTEXT-TARGETED 360-Degree Feedback Software Technology.

Due to its unique design, the Smart360 System offers an unparalleled opportunity for employees to obtain targeted and high-quality feedback from Peers, Direct Reports, Managers and Customers (internal and/or external), with a view to improved working relationships, team synergy, job performance, and customer service.

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Smart360 is highly flexible, user-friendly and intuitive, with very little administrator training required.
  • It accommodates 360 appraisals for ALL your employee levels, and not just managers (as is frequently the practice).
  • Use our (customizable) question/competency sets and rating scales, or add your own.
  • Set rating to be done at the competency level OR the behavioral indicator level (another world-first).
  • Internal employees AND external parties (such as external customers) can be involved as raters.
  • All raters (internal and external) receive a system-generated email containing an embedded hyperlink that opens the 360 questionnaire directly (no need to log into any system).
  • Easy monitoring of rater response progress—presented in real-time, online.
  • The system keeps a permanent record of employee 360 appraisals in a click-accessible database, so improvement progress can be tracked over time.
  • Three report types are generated: (1) Tabular (2) Graphical, and (3) Narrative. The latter is another key differentiator of Smart360, as we believe (and our clients agree) that rater WRITTEN feedback is much more valuable than just indicating rating gaps between raters and appraisees (feedback recipients). What does a rating gap of, say 2, mean, unless raters can provide narrative feedback explaining the reason for their lower rating?
  • Smart360 does not just focus on DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, it also asks raters to give feedback to appraisees on their STRENGTHS as well (per competency), to provide balanced feedback, and to encourage and tell appraisees what they should keep on doing (this is yet another important differentiator of Smart360).
  • Smart360 is a web-based (Software-as-a-Service) 360-degree feedback appraisal system, built upon the latest Microsoft ASP.NET platform.

How does Smart360 differ from other 360 Feedback Systems?

Most 360-degree feedback systems use the same set of around 25 to 100 questions for ALL Rater Groups. The problem with that is that from each Rater Group's unique perspective (context), a certain portion/percentage of these questions will not be relevant, e.g. how well can a PEER answer questions about customer service (especially external customer service), or a CUSTOMER about teamwork?

Most systems try to overcome this problem by using very generic questions—to fit all Rater Groups—but with potentially equally generic and bland results.

The context-targeted technology of Smart360 enables highly targeted question sets for each individual Rater Group—covering its unique working relationship and involvement with the employee, e.g.:

  • PEERS: Questions about teamwork (and related).
  • CUSTOMERS: Questions about customer service (and related).
  • MANAGER/S: Questions about the employee's job competency and behaviors.
  • DIRECT REPORTS: Questions about the manager's management style and practices.

Smart360 allows 20 raters per 360 appraisal (appraisee self-appraisals excluded). Below are examples of how these can be distributed in practice:

Educational Institutions:

  • Student feedback: 12 to 15 raters (questions about classroom presentation, student relations, etc.)
  • Peer feedback: 3 to 5 raters
  • Principal/Dean & Department Head/s feedback: 2 to 3 raters

Other Organizations:

  • Peer feedback: 3 to 6 raters
  • Direct Report feedback: 4 to 6 raters
  • Line Manager feedback: 1 to 3 raters
  • Customer feedback: 3 to 6 raters

The number and types of Rater Groups will depend on who you want feedback from, and can therefore be different combinations for your employees (appraisees)—leading to additional flexibility in the use of the system).

As mentioned above, question sets for each Rater Group are highly context-targeted towards that Rater Group, based on their unique working relationship and involvement with the employee.


This leads to dramatically more useful and actionable feedback for the appraisee, with resultant hugely enhanced behavior and performance improvement.

NOTE: Smart360 is unique in respect of its context-targeted technology, but it also provides the standard 360 option of one set of questions for all Rater Groups.


Self-Service Implementation Options
  • Smart360 can either be a stand-alone system or an optional module to Appraisal Smart.
  • It is provided online as SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) - so no software to download - or it can be installed on your own server (intranet option).

360 Bureau Service

In addition to the Self-Service options (mentioned above) whereby you need to manage the creation and administration of your employee 360 feedback appraisals yourself, we have a Bureau Service whereby we will do everything on your behalf, benefiting you as follows:
  • Minimum human resources and time required.
  • Potentially more frank and honest feedback from multiraters—as an independent, external administrator is used.

With the Bureau Service, you send us the details of appraisees and raters, and we will:

  • Load them into the Smart360 online database;
  • Set up 360 questionnaires (as customized in collaboration with you);
  • Send out the rater email notifications with embedded questionnaire hyperlinks;
  • Send email reminders if questionnaires are not completed by the due date;
  • Provide you with logon details so the 360 feedback reports can be viewed online (and printed out) by the respected parties (e.g. HR, line managers and/or appraisees - as you prefer).

This service can be extended by us also doing the analysis of the rater feedback, and compiling it into a written report, with particular emphasis on the key Strengths and Development Needs of the appraisee.


"The Smart360 system is FABULOUS! It was very easy to use. I loved how the raters did not need any training to access the questionnaires. Loved the reporting options (narrative, tabular, graphical)!!"
                                                                                   Elise Bouchner
                                                                                   The Training Source, LLC



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