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What
is 360?
360
feedback, multi-source feedback, multi-rater assessment,
upward feedback, or peer evaluation all describe the process
in which you evaluate yourself on a set of criteria, your
manager evaluates you, as do your peers and direct reports.
You receive a gap analysis detailing how you perceive
yourself versus how others perceive you.
Most
published or custom 360 degree feedback surveys fall into
the category of assessment of process-based competencies.
These instruments are based on observations of skills
or behaviors. Skills and behaviors can be learned and
developed. A 360 strives to identify skills that distinguish
between high and low performers in designated roles. It
also brings to the forefront areas that people can change
with training and development.
360
degree feedback surveys are commonly implemented for the
following reasons:
- Executive
development
- Succession
planning
- Core
competency assessment
- Skill
development for supervisors, middle management and executives
- Team
development
- Alignment
with organizational vision and values
What
are the Benefits of 360 Surveys?
- To
the individual
- Helps
individuals understand how others perceive them
- Uncover
blind spots
- Essential
feedback for learning and growth
- Quantifiable
data on soft skills
- To
the team
-
Increases team communication and trust
- Enhances
team environment as people discover how to treat
others, and how they need to be treated
- Increases
team commitment
- To
the organization
-
Reinforces corporate culture by linking survey items
to organizational leadership competencies and company
values
- Enhances
leadership and vision
- Highlights
adaptability to rapid change
- Up-levels
individuals to new roles
What
does Blue/360 do?
Blue/360
fills a long felt need in today’s marketplace. It is a
100% web-based enterprise 360 Degree Feedback software.
What
kind of surveys can I implement with Blue/360?
Blue/360
is very adaptable and highly customizable. It was developed
to facilitate the implementation of many types of multi
rater information gathering, including 360 feedback reviews.
Is
Blue/360 a hosted (ASP) or fully integrated solution?
Blue
may be offered as a hosted (ASP) service. Alternatively,
it may be installed within your IT premises, allowing
you to own and have full control over critical data from
feedback collection activities. By integrating Blue with
your organization's data stores, you facilitate and expedite
the distribution and collection of reviews; more importantly,
you can correlate results against all other criteria linked
to the respondents' profiles.
Can
Blue and Blue/360 be integrated as one product?
Absolutely.
Blue and Blue 360 have been built on one code base, with
similar user experience.
Does
Blue/360 require any plug ins or client desktop applications?
Blue/360
is a fully web-based application. It allows remote and
seamless administration for 360 reviews management, distribution
and analysis. Feature rich, server-based products are
perfect for enterprise-wide installation – your IT department
won’t have to touch a single workstation. Any authorized
user, can benefit from Blue/360 by simply launching their
web browser.
How
different is Blue/360 from other similar software?
Blue/360
is a 100% web-based application which allows you to create
360 reviews or processes on the fly. It allows you to
invite tens of thousands of respondents in a timely manner.
You may require the respondents to authenticate against
your enterprise's Directory Service. You can store the
data from your 360 in Relational Databases including SQL
Server. Blue provides you with advanced tools to analyze
the results.
Most
importantly, imagine one application which gives every
authorized person in your organization, seamless access
to your enterprise's IT infrastructure; which creates
a wealth of intelligence data, allowing them to consistently
make the right decisions. |
