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PiiQ by Cornerstone

PiiQ by Cornerstone

Overview

What is PiiQ by Cornerstone?

Cornerstone’s PiiQ is an SMB offering formerly known as Sonar6. PiiQ is aimed at small-to-medium sized businesses and includes core learning management and performance management systems, including content creation, mobile accessibility, and in-product reporting.

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PiiQ by Cornerstone is a versatile performance management system that has been widely adopted across various organizations. Users have …
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Popular Features

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  • Course catalog or library (11)
    6.8
    68%
  • Assignments (11)
    6.7
    67%
  • Learning content (11)
    6.6
    66%
  • Course authoring (11)
    6.0
    60%
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Pricing

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PiiQ Performance

$8.00

Cloud
per user per month

PiiQ Learning + Content

$8.00

Cloud
per user per month

PiiQ Learning + Content & Performance

$15.00

Cloud
per user per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • $1,000 per installation
    Optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://smb.cornerstoneondemand.com/pii…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Learning Management

Features of LMS and LCMS systems, related to designing, administering, and consuming learning content in an educational, corporate, or on-the-job context.

6.6
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is PiiQ by Cornerstone?

PiiQ by Cornerstone is performance and learning management software designed for small to medium businesses (ideal for companies with fewer than 100 employees). The software drives employee engagement and productivity with its performance management tools and helps companies build a culture of continuous learning and development with a robust library of on-demand courses. The vendor’s value proposition is that managers can get up and running fast with the self-configurable and intuitive set-up.

PiiQ offers a suite of products; choose PiiQ Performance, PiiQ Learning, or both in one, simple platform.

PiiQ Performance:

  • Collaborative, continuous goal setting
  • Continuous feedback
  • Comprehensive, well-designed dashboards and reports to find hidden training needs, skill gaps, and struggling & outstanding employees
  • 9-box talent matrix graphs and employee profile
  • Easily configurable (no costly implementations!)
  • 360 reviews
  • Overall score & manager comments

PiiQ Learning:

  • Searchable library and self-registration
  • Compliance and training courses ranging from technical to soft skills
  • Ability to create your own courses
  • Reporting and insights dashboard
  • Mobile learning on the go
  • Learning Content through Cornerstone's Premier Content Partner, CyberU

PiiQ also offers a service and support team that aims to help businesses optimize the use of the products and enable success. Support ranges from immediate telephone support to full consulting packages – companies have the choice in how much they need.

PiiQ by Cornerstone Features

Learning Management Features

  • Supported: Course authoring
  • Supported: Course catalog or library
  • Supported: Player/Portal
  • Supported: Learning content
  • Supported: Mobile friendly
  • Supported: Progress tracking & certifications
  • Supported: Assignments
  • Supported: Compliance management
  • Supported: Learning administration
  • Supported: Learning reporting & analytics
  • Supported: eLearning
  • Supported: Micro-learning
  • Supported: Video learning

Additional Features

  • Supported: Goal Setting
  • Supported: Check-ins
  • Supported: 360 Feedback
  • Supported: 9-box Talent Matrix
  • Supported: Self-assessment
  • Supported: Manager Review
  • Supported: Competency Library

PiiQ by Cornerstone 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-registrationScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Assign, Track, & Monitor ProgressScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Employee Engagement

PiiQ by Cornerstone Videos

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PiiQ by Cornerstone Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesUnited States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Cornerstone’s PiiQ is an SMB offering formerly known as Sonar6. PiiQ is aimed at small-to-medium sized businesses and includes core learning management and performance management systems, including content creation, mobile accessibility, and in-product reporting.

Reviewsnap, Threads Culture, and Litmos are common alternatives for PiiQ by Cornerstone.

Reviewers rate Mobile friendly highest, with a score of 7.9.

The most common users of PiiQ by Cornerstone are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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PiiQ by Cornerstone is a versatile performance management system that has been widely adopted across various organizations. Users have found value in using PiiQ for employee goal setting, periodic check-ins, and annual performance reviews. The software allows employees to draft their own goals and self-assessments, fostering trust and engagement with their managers and the company. The built-in 9-box analysis provides teams or departments with a useful context for development and training. PiiQ is not only used as a performance management SAAS across the entire enterprise in 22 states, but it is also utilized for providing required compliance courses such as workplace ethics, diversity, construction zone safety, and harassment prevention. Managers and trainers are mandated to take courses on topics such as coaching, approachability, performance appraisals, and leadership skills. PiiQ has been instrumental in helping organizations identify skill gaps among employees and provide new skills to reinforce desired performance results. It supports ongoing learning and development by offering access to e-learning solutions. Additionally, PiiQ is effective in conducting annual performance evaluations and implementing a formal review process that ensures a consistent evaluation of talent at the same time and in the same way. The software's global usage for annual performance reviews provides detailed analytical reports that can inform salary reviews and career advancement decisions. Users also benefit from PiiQ's regular tracking capabilities for monthly or quarterly progress updates, self-review processes, seeking 360 feedback, and aligning strategic goals between managers and employees. Furthermore, PiiQ acts as a communication vehicle to address engagement issues and support future actions to improve overall performance within the organization. With its user-friendly interface, PiiQ enables employees to strive for peak performance while supporting their career growth and learning journey. However, some users have experienced challenges with the latest upgrade of the software, finding it less user-friendly than expected. They reported difficulties in navigating changes to the setup process and terminating user accounts. Additionally, some users have expressed the need for a more mobile-friendly and simple system for administrators. Nonetheless, PiiQ has successfully transformed manual performance monitoring into a computerized system, improving effectiveness, transparency, and data collection for analysis. Overall, PiiQ by Cornerstone has become an indispensable tool for organizations seeking to optimize their performance management processes and drive better talent conversations and career growth.

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Score 8 out of 10
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  • It takes a lot of the fear out of performance reviews. We were very liberal about the way we implemented performance reviews before. As we grew, we knew we needed to be more organized. We wanted something that fit our culture – simple to use – and not just something that someone would use twice a year, but would use in 1-1s. It's simpler than Success Factors and happens to have features we’re looking for.
  • The analytics are good and the graphical interface is engaging. The analytics allow you to benchmark employees against each other in a non-threatening way.
  • The way it saves data/changes is a little archaic. I have gotten complaints from people doing hours of work and losing it.
  • It could be more proactive in notifications. Notifications could be improved.
  • It could provide more direction for users to know when they are complete with a review. There’s no you’re done with this review. This is important for compliance reasons when you are trying to get through reviews. They do have an indicator of completeness for reviews, a progress bar for your whole team but not for individual reviews. I keep getting the question from my staff, am I done?
We did have some issues with browser support in IE in the beginning.
  • The thing we are trying to achieve is aligning the whole company to our annual operating plan goals. We took the plan and cascaded goals across the organization. What is measured improves.
  • We are finding there’s more clarity around how each person participates in the company goals.
  • Outside of sales where objectives were clear, the project managers, know how many clients they need to install in a certain time period, support reps understand that part of the company bonus is based on NPS (Net Promoter Score) and have specific goals around that. It aligns everyone on same set of goals and allows better tracking.
  • As a result, our install rate has improved. As a recurring revenue model we don’t recognize revenue until installed. We had an outage recently and NPS was skewed by that, so it’s unfair to tell on that metric.
There are not enough wizards to help people through the process. While the interface is non-threatening, people still need help in understanding what to do. There are 2 tabs on the top that could be combined into one.
We haven’t had to call support at all.
Success Factors: we thought they were good too, but were very expensive and overkill for what we wanted. It was not overly complicated but just too expensive. Taleo - We were in the midst of being acquired when we selected this tool. Our acquirer was at the time was on Taleo. We looked at that tool but it had a lot more functionality and complexity than we were looking for. Fairsail, British company. We looked at it as had integration with Salesforce. It seemed like a really good company, but did not have a lot of American companies as clients.
250
Individuals do self- assessments, and we encourage 360s.
0.25
3 people administer the system – me and 2 HR people. None of us are technical. For each of us it’s small fraction of our jobs. In total administration probably takes 0.25 FTE.
  • Talent/performance management - Sonar6 is a talent management/ performance management tool and is still separate from the rest of Cornerstone. We have not evaluated Cornerstone as a LMS.
If it was totally my decision. Because of the acquisition, it may not be my choice. The save issue is supposed to be fixed in next release. I am however not up to date on their road map since the Cornerstone acquisition and would have to be on board with it.
Were not using a performance management tool previously. We just had paper based processes.
  • Professional services company
Pendolino Group
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.
  • Online training
We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.
No
So far 100%.
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.
  • Salesforce.com
I would love if it integrated to Salesforce.com but it does not today. I would love for the goals that cascade from AOP are goals measured in Salesforce.com – revenue, installed, so when goals hit, there’s automation.
We were negotiating this while our acquisition was going on and so they were motivated to get the deal closed, so we got a great price. Their list price was very competitive. They slashed when the acquisition was occurring.
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