Because Sonar6 is so easy to configure to individual organizations, it’s easy to get carried away tweaking the system and making heaps of cool changes. However, we’ve found that keeping it simple pays off in terms of increased engagement (ie, people don’t get bogged down in detail and actually want to use it!)

Our configuration recommendations are the result of several years working with a really diverse range of organizations. Basically, we’ve discovered that customers who introduce too many changes really complicate the process for the administrators who set up Sonar6, for people doing their performance reviews, and for the poor souls who have to analyse all the extra information…

The standard Sonar6 configuration (which is what you can see in the free trial or Quick Start plans) is really the optimal setup in terms of information and complexity: numbers of role types, factors, goals etc. We advise organizations who want to configure Sonar6 to use the standard configuration as a guideline – everyone we’ve helped has seen better results that way.

We are aware that organizations coming to Sonar6 with existing performance management programs might require a little more tweaking to translate their data into Sonar6 form. That’s definitely doable; we have Implementation Consultants who can advise how to best make it happen – while keeping your configuration manageable.