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15Five vs Small Improvements

15Five
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38 Ratings
Small Improvements
12 Ratings

15Five

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Score 8.7 out of 100

Based on 38 reviews and ratings

Small Improvements

12 Ratings
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Score 7.3 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

15Five

15Five is a great platform, but it's very simplified and in the 4+ years that I've used it as an employee, I don't feel it has been changed or improved at all. While I'm sure there have been some minor updates, it has stayed virtually the same, which again leads me back to the feeling of "Groundhog day". Data collection plants the seeds for the future of any business, and the need is obviously there, but the monotony of it from an employee's perspective can also contribute to a decline in job joy. Overloading employees with reporting tasks across dozens of software platforms can lead to a major lack of productivity. As for where this platform is suited - in any organization that has a large number of entry-level employees who are all learning at different paces, with a great deal of upward mobility potential, this could be a very useful way to collect feedback and focus career development. In an organization full of senior-level employees with limited upward mobility who are results (or income) focused, this will be seen as an absolute waste of time and disrespectful to senior employees.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

I'm honestly not sure why my company chose to use Small Improvements. We used Lattice before for the all the same use cases I mentioned here. The employee performance review feature might be a bit better in Small Improvements, but the goal-setting tool and the 1:1 tool are very weak. I may not have benefitted yet from all the features that Small Improvements have to offer, but so far it looks like a pretty basic HR tool with much better alternatives out there. If it's cheaper than the competition, that might be the only argument to go with it.

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Dmitry Pashkevich | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Feature Rating Comparison

Performance and Goals

15Five
8.2
Small Improvements
7.4
Corporate goal setting
15Five
7.6
Small Improvements
7.5
Subordinate goal setting
15Five
8.4
Small Improvements
7.7
Individual goal setting
15Five
9.0
Small Improvements
6.9
Line-of sight-visibility
15Five
8.3
Small Improvements
7.7
Performance tracking
15Five
7.8
Small Improvements
7.5

Performance Management

15Five
7.9
Small Improvements
7.9
Performance plans
15Five
8.3
Small Improvements
8.4
Plan weighting
15Five
6.7
Small Improvements
8.0
Manager note taking
15Five
8.6
Small Improvements
8.6
Performance improvement plans
15Five
7.4
Small Improvements
8.3
Review status tracking
15Five
8.2
Small Improvements
7.6
Rater nomination workflow
15Five
6.8
Small Improvements
7.3
Review reminders
15Five
9.3
Small Improvements
7.7
Workflow restrictions
15Five
6.3
Small Improvements
7.0
Multiple review frequency
15Five
8.6
Small Improvements
7.7
Reporting
15Five
8.3
Small Improvements
8.3

Pros

15Five

  • The technology - 15Five manages all the organization of questions/submissions, and reminders.
  • Simplicity - 15Five isn't difficult to set up. And all of our users found it very easy to interface with.
  • Great features - You can add as many answers as you want. You can tag people. You can do a lot with it.

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Rocky Kev | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

  • Simple to use.
  • Easy to make goals, track progress and refer back to past goals.
  • The "Your Company" directory is very useful.

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Ryan Spaulding | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

15Five

  • Although I mentioned customization as a positive aspect, it could use some improvements. The backend process of updating the questions, and setting them to a certain schedule, can be a bit confusing. This process could be streamlined.
  • The commenting process can be a bit confusing. If a person is tagged/mentioned in a comment, they are typically sent an email notifying them. However, it can be difficult to locate where you can reply and continue the conversation. Although a simple issue, it seems it could be easily rectified.
  • I would like to see more integration of the team portion of 15Five. It seems this feature is not as prominent, so you can easily get stuck in just your specific 15Five information.

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Erin Holm | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

  • Interface can be cluttered at times
  • There isn't a lot of help or knowledge readily available when first using the tool

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Likelihood to Renew

15Five

15Five 9.5
Based on 2 answers
15Five offers a full feature solution that provides managers the flexibility to use the system that best fits the needs of their department.

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Jason Watts, CF.APMP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Watts, CF.APMP
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Small Improvements

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Usability

15Five

15Five 9.5
Based on 2 answers
It's very simple to use - not overly complicated. You wouldn't need training to use. There are some features I never use because I don't understand -- like one on ones. However we use without and still find a lot of value in it!

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Small Improvements

No score
No answers yet
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Support Rating

15Five

15Five 8.3
Based on 23 answers
The 15Five support team is amazing. They were always willing to speak with me when I did something wrong in the system and never had a harsh or placing judgment tone in their voices. They respond quickly and promptly and allowed me to learn something new each time I cross lines with them. I am thankful for their knowledge and customer service they shared with me when I needed it.

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Ty Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

Small Improvements 7.2
Based on 4 answers
I never had to contact their support so far. There's no "N/A" option so I'm going with a neutral "5".

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Dmitry Pashkevich | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dmitry Pashkevich
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Online Training

15Five

15Five 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Very helpful webinar training. They answer questions, the slides are all very helpful, and they send you the presentation once the webinar is complete so that you can share with your team.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Small Improvements

No score
No answers yet
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Implementation Rating

15Five

15Five 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It was very easy and support was super helpful!

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Small Improvements

No score
No answers yet
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Alternatives Considered

15Five

I've used Asana and Jira. Jira has too much functionality for a team like ours and Asana didn't have enough gamification for our team. At the end we chose 15Five because it was simple to use and easy to follow, it also allowed the manager to review each individual on the team quickly and effectively.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

Small Improvements is less capable compared to the competing platforms I have used due it slow and outdated looking UI, feature set, and ease of use

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Dustin Hovey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dustin Hovey
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Return on Investment

15Five

  • For me, the ROI is immeasurable. I don't know how I could manage my team without it.
  • For the second year running, my team has been rated as "most engaged" by our annual HR survey. For a company with well over 1,000 people globally, I'm proud of this! Without 15Five, I dont know if it would be the same.

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Shane Murphy | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Small Improvements

  • I can't really comment on this aspect of Small Improvements, but it does help centralize this process, so that should save us time

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Pricing Details

15Five

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
Optional

Small Improvements

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
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Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

15Five
8.7
Small Improvements
6.7

Likelihood to Renew

15Five
9.5
Small Improvements
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Usability

15Five
9.5
Small Improvements
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Support Rating

15Five
8.3
Small Improvements
7.2

Online Training

15Five
10.0
Small Improvements
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Implementation Rating

15Five
10.0
Small Improvements
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