Purpose
1.2. Automatedly synchronize calendar events, send multi-channel notifications, log attendance, and trigger follow-up HR workflows with minimal manual effort.
1.3. Automate recurring review cadences that align with project milestones, new hires, annual cycles, or ad-hoc managerial requests.
1.4. Centralize tracking of pending, completed, and overdue review sessions using real-time data aggregation and automated dashboards.
1.5. Enhance transparency, timeliness, and compliance with HR policies through automation-driven audit trails and reminders.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. New employee onboarding completed—automated initial review scheduling.
2.3. Manager or HR request to initiate an unscheduled, manual performance review.
2.4. End of a project phase or milestone met in project management software.
2.5. Overdue reminder triggers if review not marked as complete within a set timeframe.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Calendar API; automate creating, updating, and sharing performance review appointments.
• Sample: Configure Graph API ‘/me/events’ endpoint with JSON event details.
3.2. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Events API; automate event creation with reminders and notifications to team members.
• Sample: POST to '/calendars/{id}/events' with event data.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Messages API; automate sending review reminders in private or public channels.
• Sample: Use 'chat.scheduleMessage' endpoint with user and time params.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automated Meeting Scheduling via Graph API; automate recurring or ad-hoc meeting invitations for reviews.
• Sample: POST ‘/me/onlineMeetings’ with meeting details.
3.5. Zoom
• Feature/Setting: Meetings API; automate setup and calendar invites for virtual performance review sessions.
• Sample: POST '/users/{userId}/meetings' with topic/agenda.
3.6. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Programmable SMS; automate text-based reminders to reviewers and employees.
• Sample: Use ‘Messages’ API to send templated SMS.
3.7. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email Automation; automate personalized email reminders and confirmations.
• Sample: POST to '/mail/send' with recipient and template data.
3.8. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Task API; automate creation of tasks for review workflow, with deadlines and assignees.
• Sample: POST to '/tasks' endpoint with fields for reviewer and due date.
3.9. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Card Automation; automate cards in a review management board, move on completion.
• Sample: Use ‘actions’ endpoint to create and assign cards.
3.10. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Database API; automate populated review tracker with linked reminders and status updates.
• Sample: Append new rows with property values for each review event.
3.11. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Case or Event API; automate scheduling as new case/event entries with workflow triggers.
• Sample: Create ‘Event’ with ‘Type’ set to ‘Performance Review’.
3.12. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: Time Off/Events API; automate insertion of review event in employee timelines.
• Sample: POST to '/calendar' API with reviewer and date.
3.13. ADP Workforce Now
• Feature/Setting: Events Integrations API; automate centralized review calendar and HR systems sync.
• Sample: POST performance review events to relevant employee record.
3.14. Zoho People
• Feature/Setting: Performance Module API; automate auto-initiation of review cycles and reminders.
• Sample: Use ‘addFormData’ for performance review module.
3.15. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Items API; automate addition of reviews as items with reminders, assignees, and status fields.
• Sample: Use GraphQL ‘create_item’ mutation with board and timeline.
3.16. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Issues API; automate creation of distinct review tickets with watchers and scheduled due dates.
• Sample: POST to '/issue' with custom fields for employee and reviewer.
3.17. Workday
• Feature/Setting: Events and Tasks API; automate HR event creation, with notification workflow.
• Sample: POST to ‘/tasks’ for new review tasks.
3.18. ClickUp
• Feature/Setting: Task Automation API; automate recurring review task creation with checklist items.
• Sample: POST to ‘/task’ endpoint, schedule via time triggers.
3.19. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation; automate email and in-app review reminders for HR pipelines.
• Sample: Trigger workflow on contact property change (review date set).
3.20. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automations; automate population of review records and schedule integrations (email/SMS).
• Sample: Create scheduled automation on review date field.
3.21. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: Performance Management API; automate direct review workflow initiation and completion tracking.
• Sample: POST to ‘/performanceReview’ with employee/reviewer data.
3.22. Basecamp
• Feature/Setting: To-Do and Schedule API; automate Review task creation and calendar syncing.
• Sample: POST new To-Do with due date via API.
3.23. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Automated Email Reminders; automate batch email reminders for pending reviews.
• Sample: Use '/messages' endpoint with batch recipient list.
3.24. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: App Script / API; automate tracking and reminders based on review spreadsheet schedule.
• Sample: Script time-driven triggers to send reminders via Gmail API.
3.25. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook Automation; automate direct message review reminders to team users.
• Sample: POST to Discord webhook with message embed for upcoming reviews.
Benefits
4.2. Promotes team accountability through automation of nudges and confirmations.
4.3. Automates multi-channel outreach to maximize response and attendance.
4.4. Standardizes review protocols, facilitating compliance and auditability through automation logs.
4.5. Enables automators to scale HR processes for growing teams without increased manual overhead.
4.6. Reduces errors and time required for manual schedule coordination.
4.7. Frees HR for higher-value activities, as reminders and follow-ups are automated.
4.8. Automated performance review reminders foster a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.