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The right employee engagement software is critical to business success. Without the best tool to help manage and measure employee engagement, you risk missing out on the benefits of a productive, motivated workforce. 

However, onboarding the wrong software can result in wasted resources and a minimal impact on key engagement metrics such as retention, absenteeism, and turnover.

With a wide range of employee engagement platforms on the market, we’ve drilled down the five steps you need to take to evaluate and onboard the right solution for your business.

How to evaluate employee engagement software

1. Assess needs and challenges

To ensure you understand workplace needs, gather feedback from employees, HR managers, and other stakeholders to identify pain points across different departments. This will ensure you onboard the best performance management software for your organization.

Look for specific organizational needs and challenges that new employee engagement software can address. For example, if your feedback finds that employees feel like the feedback loop is broken, you can address this concern to improve engagement when onboarding new software.

If employees give feedback that they need more manager upskilling, explore a performance management platform with that specific feature.

2. Research and evaluate

The research stage examines different employee engagement platforms and helps you analyze strengths and weaknesses to understand the ideal solution for your business.

Consider the following factors: 

Features

Look for features that align with your business needs. For example, does the solution offer employee engagement features, such as performance reviews? Is there a compensation management tool? Does it also help you streamline administrative tasks?

Sizability and scale

Assess how well the tool will scale in your organization. While you might get away with running HR operations on a few spreadsheets if you’re a micro business, the minute you start to grow, it’s time to onboard project management software.

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16/04/2024 – 18:03 /Claire Beveridge
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