About Us

We believe in the power of people, and it shows.

PerformSpark is a performance management platform designed to help HR teams run reviews, goals, feedback, check-ins, development plans, PIPs, calibration, and reporting in one connected experience.

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Our mission

Our mission is to help organizations turn performance management into a clear, fair, and continuous process that helps employees understand expectations, managers coach consistently, and HR act on better performance data.

“We believe performance works best when expectations are clear, feedback is continuous, and development is connected to real goals and outcomes.”

Our vision

We envision a future where HR is not a back-office function, but a strategic driver of business success. In this future:

Employees understand their roles, goals, and growth paths

Managers coach with confidence, not complexity

Performance decisions are structured, transparent, and evidence-based

Development plans turn feedback into practical growth actions

What makes PerformSpark different

One Platform. One Source of Truth.

PerformSpark brings reviews, goals, feedback, check-ins, development, PIPs, calibration, and reporting into one connected performance management platform. That gives HR and managers a clearer view of performance without relying on disconnected spreadsheets and point tools.

Modular by Design. Unified by Intelligence.

Start with the performance workflows your organization needs, while keeping reviews, goals, feedback, development, and reporting connected as your process evolves.

Built for Real HR Workflows

PerformSpark is designed around how HR teams and managers actually work. From goal setting and recurring check-ins to performance reviews, feedback, development plans, and PIPs, workflows stay structured, practical, and easy to follow.

Fairness and Transparency at the Core

We believe trust is built through clarity. That’s why PerformSpark emphasizes structured performance processes, consistent review workflows, transparent goals, documented feedback, and fair calibration.

Our Product Ecosystem

PerformSpark is part of the broader Trainery ecosystem, alongside connected compensation and learning solutions.

PerformSpark

Performance reviews, goal management, talent management, 9-box grids, calibration, and development planning

360 Reviews

Goal Tracking

CompBldr

Job descriptions, job evaluation, market pricing, compensation planning, and total rewards statements

Merit Reviews

Salary Planning

TraineryLEARN

Learning, training management, coaching, content, ILT, and credentials

Skill Development

Training Paths

PerformSpark connects performance workflows with role-based access, security, reporting, notifications, and integrations so HR can manage the process with consistency and control.

Who We Serve

From growing organizations to distributed teams, PerformSpark helps HR leaders and managers replace disconnected performance processes with one structured system for reviews, goals, feedback, development, and follow-through.

Mid-market and enterprise organizations

Public and private sector employers

HR leaders, managers, and performance teams

Organizations focused on growth, equity, and performance

Our Values

People First

Technology should support people, not replace human judgment.

Equity and Integrity

Fairness, transparency, and consistency are foundational to great workplaces.

Continuous Growth

Growth and development should be connected to clear goals, feedback, and measurable progress.

Simplicity with Purpose

Powerful systems do not need to be complicated.

Insight-Driven Decisions

HR decisions should be informed by data, structure, and context.

Our Story

The broader Trainery organization has worked alongside HR and learning teams for decades. PerformSpark applies that experience to modern performance-management challenges such as fragmented data, manual review cycles, inconsistent follow-through, and the need for clearer manager-employee conversations.

Started 40 years ago, we operated under different names but maintained a consistent focus on our clients. We began as a content distributor for safety, HR, and other eLearning solutions, and gradually evolved into a broader, unified HCM ecosystem of SaaS products. This ecosystem connects learning, performance, talent, and compensation into one cohesive platform.

Today, PerformSpark continues to evolve around practical performance-management workflows and customer feedback.

What Sets Us Apart

Integrated Yet Modular

Choose the performance workflows you need—from goals and check-ins to reviews, calibration, development plans, and PIPs—without losing connected context or reporting.

Employee Growth at the Core

Our tools connect continuous feedback, coaching, reviews, and development so employees can understand expectations and grow with clearer direction.

Transparent, Structured HR

With PerformSpark, performance reviews, goals, feedback, check-ins, development plans, PIPs, and calibration become more consistent and easier to manage across teams.

Modern Experience, Lasting Value

Accessible anywhere, secure by design, and backed by dedicated support, our platform grows with you today and tomorrow.

Practical AI for everyday HR work

PerformSpark is a performance management platform that uses AI-assisted workflows to support tasks such as review preparation, feedback, goal alignment, coaching context, and performance insights while keeping managers and HR responsible for final decisions.

Our Product Offerings

PerformSpark is part of a broader product ecosystem that connects performance management with related compensation and learning solutions.

Within this ecosystem, PerformSpark focuses on performance reviews, goals, feedback, check-ins, development plans, PIPs, calibration, reporting, notifications, and role-based performance workflows.