Customer Reviews
Please don't buy this 
2005-04-26
While I realize that it is probably difficult for HR departments to find appropriate software to make the review process easier for everyone, Performance Impact is not the software that they are looking for!
First of all, the technology is outdated. The instructions ask you to download Microsoft Virtual Machine, which I had to figure out on my own doesn't even exist. It also won't work on my Mac, so I had to sit at a terminal in the HR department to fill everything out, thereby missing many phone calls. It also wouldn't work with any browser other than Internet Explorer.
Secondly, the software is anything but intuitive. It is pretty complicated and required everyone in the company to attend training sessions. Things that should exist just don't. There aren't default settings or helpful tutorials.
Thirdly, the system is SLOW. It takes nearly a minute to load a page. This is hosted on their webserver, not ours.
Fourthly, there are so many problems with the system. Entire paragraphs dissappear. HR told everyone to be sure to save the review elsewhere.
Please don't buy this. Your employees will hate it. Maybe I will start a software company to build better software for HR.
Terrible user interface. Keep looking. 2004-10-17
We've been using this software for the past two years and it is not by the choice of the managers or the employees actually using the product. The user interface is simply not acceptable in 2004. It is difficult to copy and paste, you need to be careful not to hit the backspace button on your browser or you may lose data, you drill down numerous levels to get to some views, then must find the "done" button to exit back -- and the location of the done button varies from one page to the next.
There must be better packages available. If you have a choice, keep looking. If you have been given this software to use, you have my sympathy.
Helps me manage more effectively 
2003-11-06
Major upgrade from KnowledgePoint's Performanace Now Enterprise software. Simple Outlook-like interface makes it fast and easy to manage people. My problem is following-up on goals set with employees. Now I just put a Task in Outlook to check PI Workplace every 2 days for reminders. PI Workplace reminds me when to follow-up on the goals and makes it easy to jot down notes on progress. Performance reviews take less than half the time, yet are much more comprehensive. Super solution I recommend to anyone seeking to be more effective in managing their team.
