HR Business Partners can now access only the survey data that’s relevant to them, giving teams better control, clarity, and confidence in reporting. This update makes it easier for organizations to scale survey access securely across regions and departments.

What’s New:

• Demographic-based scoping for Survey (Limited) role (e.g. by Department or Country)
• Admin controls to define exactly which reports each HRBP can view
• Improved data privacy and governance for large, distributed teams

We’ve added more flexibility to how you set up your organization’s hierarchy. You now have the choice to validate your manager hierarchy during a full data import as usual, or as a standalone step after your employee data has been synced/imported.

What’s new:

• Set up on your terms: Choose to validate your hierarchical reporting structure during a full import, or use this new option to validate the hierarchy once your data is already in the platform—no additional full imports required.
• Streamlined for SFTP: If you use an automated sync, you can now complete your initial hierarchy setup directly from the users page, removing the need for a "one-off" manual full import.
• Easier data compliance: Finalize your reporting lines without needing to access or edit raw data files, making it simpler to adhere to strict internal data privacy policies.

We’ve streamlined the development planning experience in Develop to make it faster and more intuitive for your employees to focus on their growth.

What's New:

• 22 steps to 12: We’ve consolidated pages and removed redundant screens within the "Know Yourself" and "Build Your Plan" sections for a lighter, faster flow.
• A more focused experience: By simplifying the navigation, we’ve made it easier for teams to build and launch their plans without losing core elements like motivators and goals.
• Automatic transition: All existing plans have moved to the new UI—no data loss or action is required from you or your employees.

We’ve overhauled the Summary Report to give you a more powerful, accessible, and intuitive way to visualize your data, including a dedicated home for the new Performance Culture Quadrant.

What’s New:

• Insights Explorer Integration: Click any Factor or Question tile to open a side panel for deep-dive analysis without losing your place.
• Recommended Focus Areas: Key Factors now highlight specific areas for improvement, directly addressing a top customer request.
• Accessibility Uplift: Refreshed components ensure a smoother, more inclusive experience for all users.
• Universal Update: These enhancements apply to all your surveys, including historical data.

Move beyond simple engagement scores to see how your culture truly drives business success. We’ve launched the Performance Culture Diagnostic (PCD) and its interactive reporting tool, the Performance Culture Quadrant (PCQ), to give you a blueprint for peak performance.

By measuring Workplace Engagement alongside Performance Confidence, you can now identify if your teams are in a state of Peak Performance, Engaged Skepticism, Strain, or Disconnection. This research-backed update helps leaders target the specific cultural levers (like Vision or Ownership) that impact your bottom line.

What’s New:

• Dual-Outcome Mapping: Visualize the intersection of employee engagement and their confidence in company success.
• EVOLVE Framework: Six new dimensions (Excellence, Vision, Ownership, Learning, Voice, Energy) to identify exactly where to take action.
• Multi-Level Insights: Track performance drivers at the organizational, manager, and team levels.

We have expanded scoping capabilities in the Roles & Permissions interface, allowing you to restrict access using any demographic, such as region, level, or office, moving beyond the previous department-only limitation.

What’s New:

• Advanced Demographic Scoping: Restrict the Performance (Limited) role using multiple demographic values to ensure HRBPs only see the data they need.
• Enhanced Confidentiality: Protect sensitive performance data by ensuring administrative access aligns perfectly with your organizational structure.
• Consistent Permission Logic: Benefit from a unified experience across the platform when assigning scoped permissions for regional or functional leads.

You can now delegate development oversight to regional HRBPs and functional leads with precision. This update allows you to restrict administrative access to specific employee groups using any demographic, ensuring leaders only see the data relevant to their remit.

What’s New:

• New Development (Limited) Role: A targeted permission set focused exclusively on viewing employee development plans and reporting.
• Flexible Demographic Scoping: Restrict access by region, department, or any other demographic using custom AND/OR logic.
• Enhanced Privacy: Safely decentralize administration without granting full access to Career Pathways, Competencies, or Skills Coach.

We rebuilt Anytime Feedback to be simpler and more impactful. This update moves away from fragmented tools toward a unified experience that makes finding and sharing feedback easier for everyone.

What’s New:

• Unified Feedback Feed: Access manager-requested, peer, and unrequested feedback in one streamlined view.
• AI Suggested Improvements: Get real-time coaching to help you write more actionable and balanced feedback.
• Streamlined Tools: Use a new rich text editor and auto-save functionality so you never lose your progress.

Migration Schedule: Transitions will occur in waves throughout March 2026. You will receive an email specifying your exact window.

• Wave 1 (Self-Starter): 9 March to 13 March
• Wave 2 (Standard): 16 March to 20 March
• Wave 3 (Enterprise): 23 March to 27 March

AI Coach in Performance and General AI Coach are officially out of Beta and activated by default for all eligible accounts. Admins can still manage access or refine pilot groups at any time via the AI Coach Settings.

What's New:

• Coaching for Everyone: General AI Coach has expanded beyond managers and is now available to support every employee with career growth, goal setting, and feedback.
• Flexible Performance Prompts: Managers can now search specific time periods in AI Coach for Performance to pull the most relevant data into their conversations.
• Resizable Side Panel: All AI Coach modules now feature a resizable window, making it easier to view your coaching and core content side-by-side.
• Previous Settings Honored: If pilot groups were set up previously, or AI Coach opt-out was requested, these settings will be honoured, and the features will not be automatically activated.

We updated how tools like AI Coach, Employee Profiles, and Heatmap Insights appear to help you stay productive. These features now sit in an adjacent resizable panel so your insights stay visible without covering your main workspace.

What’s New:

• Easy Multitasking: Keep your AI Coach, survey results, or performance reviews fully visible while you work instead of clicking back and forth.
• Flexible Layout: Easily slide the panel to make it wider or narrower for total control over your screen.
• Familiar Functionality: The tools work exactly as they did before, just with a better view.

Open AI Coach or the Survey Heatmap Explorer to see the new layout in action.