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Annual Reviews
Year-end reviews, backed by a whole year of data
Nobody can remember twelve months of work. nGAGE pulls a full year of work feedback and earned badges into every review, weighted the way you choose, then brings in managers, peers and the employee to fill in the rest.
Ratings and badges filled inWeights you controlAI summary of every review
AI summaryAI
StrengthDelivers high-quality work and steadies projects that drift off track.
GrowCommunication is the biggest gap. Plans and updates often reach the team late.
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Annual Review
MJ
Maya Johnson2026 review
3.9Work Performance35%4.6
Attitude15%4.2
Badges earned20%6
Complete review
Filled in for you
Work feedback48 ratings
Badges earned6 badges
Client feedback24 sprints
Award-winning
Best of HR Excellence
Category Excellence Award
Top 50 Best Practices in the World
Best of HR Excellence
Category Excellence Award
Top 50 Best Practices in the World
How it works
How a review comes together
Ratings and badges fill in
Work feedback ratings and badges from the whole year show up automatically.
Everyone weighs in
Managers, peers and the employee answer your review questions.
Wrap it up
The reviewer adds final comments and completes the review.
Share the results
The employee sees their ratings, comments, strengths and areas to improve.
The overview
The whole year on one screen
Every review opens with an overview that tells the story fast.
MJ
Maya Johnson · 2026Senior Product Marketer64 ratings ↑ 8%
3.9
Review periodJan 1 to Dec 31, 2026
Review startedDec 1, 2026
TeamGrowth Marketing
ReviewerSarah Kim
Last year's review
SKSarah KimReviewer
Maya had a strong year. Her launch work set the bar for the team, and she stepped up whenever a project started to drift. Next year, I want her keeping the team in the loop much earlier.
AI summaryAI
StrengthDelivers high-quality work, performs well under ambiguity and reliably steadies complex projects.
GrowCommunication is the biggest gap. Plans and updates often reach the team late, and leadership is still developing.
Work Performance35%33↑ 8%
4.6Attitude15%52↑ 6%
4.2Communication15%21↓ 6%
1.8Leadership15%21↑ 2%
3.0Badges earned20%
6WeightRatings receivedExample data
Review detailsReview period, team, reviewer, key dates and a link to last year's review.
Overall ratingOne clear score, with how it changed.
Category snapshotA radar chart showing performance across categories at a glance.
Category scoresRatings for each category, the weight you set, how many ratings went in and the trend.
Your weights
You decide what counts most
Set how much each category counts toward the overall rating, and how much weight badges carry. Every review follows your formula, so ratings stay fair and consistent across the company.
Weight every category
Give work performance more say than attitude, or the other way around. It's your call.
Badges count too
Badges people earn during the year carry the weight you give them.
Review weightsTry it: drag the sliders
100%of the overall rating
Weights always add up to 100%. Example settings.
ManagerPeers · 3Self
SK
Sarah KimManager · submitted Dec 12
3.8How effectively did Maya apply her domain knowledge to make good decisions?
How well did Maya communicate plans and progress to the team?
Peer reviews
DRPPML
3 of 3 done
Every evaluator
Hear from everyone who matters
Collect reviews from managers, peers and the employee themselves, and see each evaluator's feedback on its own.
Manager review
The full picture from the person who leads them.
Peer reviews
Input from the people they work with every day.
Self review
The employee's own take on their year.
Custom questions
Ask the questions that matter to you
Build review forms with your own questions. Reviewers rate each one with a quick reminder to be fair and honest.
Domain knowledge
How effectively did this person apply their domain knowledge to make good decisions?
Be fair, be honest
AI summary
Strengths and growth areas, at a glance
nGAGE's AI reads the whole review and sums up what someone does best and where they can improve, so the conversation starts in the right place.
SummaryAI
Pros
Delivers high-quality work, performs well under ambiguity and reliably steadies complex projects.
Cons
Communication is the biggest gap. Plans and updates often reach the team late, which slows everyone down.
Filled in for you
Real data, already in the review
Reviewers don't start from a blank form. A year of ratings, badges and client feedback is waiting for them.
Client Feedback24 sprints
3.7↑ 3%
JanJunDec
Product Marketing FormMaya · Company avg.
3.9↑ 3%
JanJunDec
Badges earned this yearCounts at 20%
6
Work feedback ratings
A year of ratings on finished work, filled in automatically.
Badges earned
Every badge from the year, counted with the weight you set.
Client feedback
How clients rated the person, sprint by sprint.
Form results vs. company average
See how someone's results compare with the company average across the year.
9-box grid
See performance and potential together
nGAGE places each person on a 9-box grid of performance vs. potential. Spot your future leaders, see who needs support and plan development with confidence.
Potential
Rough diamond
Future starML
StarPP
Inconsistent
Core playerDRJC
High performerMJSK
Needs support
EffectiveAT
Trusted pro
Does not meetMeetsExceeds expectations
Your 2026 reviewMaya Johnson
3.9SK
Sarah KimYour launch work set the bar for the team this year. Next year, let's get you leading a launch end to end.
Strength · Launch planningGrow · Communication
For employees
Reviews your people can actually learn from
Employees see their overall rating, their rating in every category, the comments behind them and who reviewed them. Their strengths and areas to improve are right there, so they know exactly what to work on next.
Part of the bigger picture
Works with the rest of nGAGE
FAQ
Questions, answered
Who can review an employee?
Managers, peers and the employee themselves.
Where does the data come from?
Work feedback ratings and badges fill in automatically. Client feedback trends show up too.
Can we set how much each category counts?
Yes. You set the weight of every category, and of badges, so the overall rating follows your formula.
Is the summary written by AI?
Yes. nGAGE's AI writes a short summary of each person's strengths and areas to improve.
Can we write our own review questions?
Yes. Build review forms with the questions that matter to your company.
What's a 9-box grid?
A grid that places each person by performance and potential, so you can plan development and spot future leaders.
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