What is e-Ncompass? 
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Ncompass is a software tool that simplifies the "360 degree feedback" process by taking it online. It brings transparency and objectivity in the process, thus motivating the organisation members to participate in the feedback-system, and giving organisation a well-balanced view of the training needs of its members. It helps you to identify from all perspectives, the strong/weak performance areas, and thus the training needs of the members. Creating evaluation questionnaires, monitoring the process, and generating reports are just a click away with e-
Ncompass.
Philosophy
The Philosophy followed by e-
Ncompass is that like most organisational processes, the 360 Degree Feedback is a generic process that is implemented after tweaking it to cater to certain organisational nuances.
We have translated the same paradigm into the Software world, wherein the base process and generic procedure is implemented as a set of integrable components. These components can be picked by our customers along with suggested customizations such that at the end of these activities, e-
Ncompass evolves into a totally flexible solution.
The advantage of such an approach is two-fold:
- You do not have to change the way you work for the solution, the solution changes the way it works for you. This is the difference between any "off-the-shelf" product and e-Ncompass.
- The lead-time avoided in case of our product as compared to any totally customized product is tremendous. This explains why one ought to prefer e-Ncompass to any fully customizable vendor offering.
Typical process flow
e-
Ncompass comes to you with an inbuilt workflow which outlines the major steps to be performed.
The steps are as follows:
- Creating a Ratee list - list of participants
- Devising a questionnaire/feedback instrument
- Creating a quorum - the minimum number of Raters (employee who give feedback to Ratees) required
- Send an invitation to Ratees
- Schedule customize email reminders
- Monitor the activities of Ratee/Rater
- Generate individual report for individual Ratee.
Technical Specifications
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Web Technology
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JSP, Servlets, JDK 1.4/1.5
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Web Server
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Apache Tomcat / WebSphere / Pramati 3.5/4.1/5.1
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Database
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MS SQL Server / Oracle / MySQL
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Browsers
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IE5.5+, Firefox
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Features
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Benefits
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for the organisation
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Report bifurcations according to any combination of Superiors, Subordinates, Peers and others is possible without revealing identities
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Objectivity in the feedback
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"User-dependant-per-question" rating system
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Accurate identification of training needs of the members
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e-distribution, e-collection and auto evaluation of feedback forms
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Reduction of logistical overheads
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Web-based framework
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Accessible 24*7
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Tested for 20,000+ concurrent users
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for the HR department
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Ability to re-create feedback surveys from previous archived surveys
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Reduces dependence on paperwork and time spent on evaluator follow-up, notices etc.
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Form archival facilities
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Real-time monitoring of completed/pending reports help save time
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Tracking facility to send reminders for feedback via auto generated e-mail
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A simple, easy-to-use interface
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To perform administrative tasks using e-Ncompass, HR department doesn't require anything more than basic computer skills
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for the employees
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Feedback form fill-up through simple drop-down rating options
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User-friendly interface ensures that participating in the appraisal is hassle-free for the employees
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Reports showing variance in scores of self and average scores of any combination of Superiors, Subordinates, Peers and others
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The process is transparent as it allows employees to analyze his/her reports
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Reports viewable by self as well as invitees
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Ability to calculate percentiles for employees, for various competencies
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Gives employee an idea about where he stands with respect to his peers on various competencies and how he can enhance his own career
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"Save and resume" functionality.
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Allows Raters/Ratees to fill out feedback forms in parts
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