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CoreAchieve vs. PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CoreAchieve

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACoreAchieve is a learning management and content distribution platform designed to drive engagement and revenue, at affordable, predictable costs. According to the vendor key features and business benefits include: Engage with large audiences for one affordable, predictable cost. No per-user costs. Intuitive admin interface makes managing educational content fast and easy. Manage single or multi-part courses, consisting of different types of content, quizzes…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
    CoreAchievePiiQ 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
    CoreAchievePiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,000 per installation
    Additional Details
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    Features
    CoreAchievePiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of CoreAchieve and PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Feature
    CoreAchieve
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    6.6
    11 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Course authoring9.02 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.52 Ratings6.811 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.52 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Learning content9.02 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Mobile friendly10.02 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.52 Ratings6.210 Ratings
    Assignments9.02 Ratings6.711 Ratings
    Compliance management9.52 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Learning administration9.52 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics10.02 Ratings6.911 Ratings
    Social learning10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CoreAchievePiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (2 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
    CoreAchievePiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CorePartners
    CoreAchieve is a platform that works with many others to improve the quality of the presentations and in general improve the workflow, for example, we can work with Power BI to access our data and perform analysis, we also have integration with Zoom. In general, it is a tool that demonstrates that innovative and, above all, personalized training can be carried out with constant monitoring, and it also establishes a robust online learning system that helps the company increase the accreditation of employees following high costs.
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    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
    CorePartners
    • Structuring E-learning Content
    • Customization
    • Report generation
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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
    CorePartners
    • Challenging initial setup
    • Integrations
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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
    CorePartners
    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
    CorePartners
    No answers on this topic
    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
    CorePartners
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    So far 100%.
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    Performance
    CorePartners
    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
    CorePartners
    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
    CorePartners
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.
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    Implementation Rating
    CorePartners
    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
    CorePartners
    Coreacheive was able to provide much more customizations than the other products mentioned. We were also able to save costs using the same which is why we preferred CoreAchieve over the other mentioned products.
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    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
    CorePartners
    • ROI was positive
    • Objectives were reached
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    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