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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BIStrainer

    Score1 out of 10
    N/ABIS Safety Software headquartered in Sherwood Park offers compliance and learning management software to meet the needs of Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) professionals. This cloud-based software application includes a Training Record Management System, a Classroom Calendar Management module, a Training Matrix, a Learning Management System, Digital Folders, plus Online Forms that can be used for site inspections, hazard assessments, incident management, preventive maintenance, and…N/A

    PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACornerstone’s PiiQ was an SMB offering that included core learning management and performance management systems, based on Sonar6 which was acquired by Cornerstone in 2012, and ultimately discontinued in 2022.

    $8

    per user per month

    Pricing
    BIStrainerPiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    PiiQ Performance
    $8.00
    per user per month
    PiiQ Learning + Content
    $8.00
    per user per month
    PiiQ Learning + Content & Performance
    $15.00
    per user per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BIStrainerPiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$2,500$1,000 per installation
    Additional DetailsPricing for software-as-a-service should be simple and straightforward. All you need as a starting point is to identify your business needs and which parts of the EHS software might be valuable to your organization. Once you know what you need out of the software, you must identify what safety training programs are needed and what amount of training is needed. There are three options for online courses: Pay-as-You-Go: This is perfect for companies that need a few courses here and there. You can pick and choose what you need from the entire library and pay for only what you use. Pre-Paid Codes: This is valuable when you need to purchase 50–100 seats or more. Simply reach out to our team with the specific details, and we can touch base with the content owner(s) for volume pricing discounts. All Access: This is by far the best value. You pay a set amount per person, per month and have unlimited access to a full package of online safety training programs. See examples below. Six sample pricing models are mapped out . Standard Full Featured LMS Pricing uses the Pay-as-You-Go model for course pricing. The Custom System Pricing allows you to pick and choose the various parts of the software that you are interested in using and calculates tailored pricing for your company instantly. The other 4 options offer all the system features and functionality, plus a comprehensive library of online safety training programs. For a package that includes courses only, or for a specific combination of courses and features, reach out to one of our team members for more details.—
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    Features
    BIStrainerPiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of BIS Safety Software BIStrainer and PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Feature
    BIS Safety Software BIStrainer
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    Ratings
    PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    6.6
    11 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings6.811 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.210 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings6.711 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BIStrainerPiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (36 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BIStrainerPiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Well suited for:
    • A busy environment where you want learners to be self-sufficient and to be able to access learning solutions at a time that suits them.
    • For anyone who wants to access learning using different platforms such as iPad, mobile, PC, etc
    • Anyone who needs a more in-depth learning solution rather than an overview of key learning points.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BIS Training Solutions
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    Discontinued Products
    • Enables employees to draft work goals and collaborate with their supervisors on a final version - improves mutual understanding right up front.
    • Combines performance goal ratings with competency ratings and provides a blended score. Simplifies the goal weighting so you don't have to do any calculations.
    • 9-box matrix provides useful definitions and descriptions so managers can prepare development notes or plans for individual employees.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BIS Training Solutions
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    Discontinued Products
    • Would be good to have have a virtual "top level" (eg board) user built in to allow senior execs without a direct manager to be able to be set up with KPIs instead of having to create a dummy user
    • Reports have difficulty downloading if pop ups disabled or in some browser environments
    • When competencies are updated while a cycle is open, any changes don't effect that open cycle but only future ones. Would be nice to be able to have the option to apply changes to existing "open" cycles
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It's not that CSB isn't a decent performance management system, but we have decided to go with just one vendor (Workday) for an HRIS/performance management/payroll system so we can directly relate pay to performance. We are more interested in having just one system that "talks" to the other pieces instead of having to work with several vendors. It reduces the hassle of having to communicate with different support teams, having different contracts, and so on.
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    Usability
    BIS Training Solutions
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    Discontinued Products
    There are specific things within the goals and competencies that are user-friendly. For example, the rating slider isn't great in my opinion. You can slide in between ratings which can create some odd scoring (if you use scoring). It seems a better solution would be a drop down where you select your rating. There are also some glitches in the system and have been told Cornerstone is aware of them but are focused on delivering new features. There are workarounds, but that doesn't seem to be a great answer.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    So far 100%.
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    Performance
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The saving process slows it down. It doesn’t auto save. If you leave a page, it will sometimes warn you, but not always. When you hit the save button, a window pops up that says creating/saving packets. It feels very archaic.
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    Support Rating
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    My assistant could better address this issue. My perception is that there is not immediate assistance, and that there can be a wait for help. That is not a negative, just a perception. I have not used support in two years.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.
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    Implementation Rating
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I think we could have done a better job of rolling out the tool to our managers. We were under a tight timeline. In the training, we showed them everything and said go do it by this date. Looking back, I would have done it in pieces: for example, 2 weeks to write goals, 2 weeks to get sign-off from direct reports. I just let them go at it. Since then we’ve moved to agile development environment and are applying the technique to everything. In future would only do through change sprint. It is a big change I didn’t take it seriously enough.

    I had a team of 3 project managing. You need a champion from every department to make sure you’re getting it right and to make sure what’s happening is communicated. It’s not something you can do without input from department heads
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    Alternatives Considered
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Lesson.ly has been great to work with but it is a very clear and simple, user-friendly system that anyone can pick up with very little training as it is self-explanatory. It also has a great mobile interface and lots of different features that are easy to add for the admin but really impactful for the user.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BIS Training Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    • It's tool and it's only as good as the person wielding it. The investment in PiiQ was accompanied by a quarterly cadence and manager feedback training. We feel like our employees are given regular feedback and bonuses are tied to objective accomplishment.
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    ScreenShots

    PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of PiiQ Performance Employee ReviewScreenshot of PiiQ Learning on DevicesScreenshot of PiiQ Manager/Employee Check-insScreenshot of PiiQ 9-box Talent MatrixScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Publish New ContentScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Searchable Library & Self-registration