Cognology
Onboarding, Performance, & Learning Management Software
4,6 /5 (19 reviews) Write a Review!Cognology Overview
What is Cognology?
Cognology is a cloud based HR system for companies with 50 to 20,000 employees. It is designed to help customers automate people management processes including onboarding, performance and learning. The software has been developed from the ground up so that modules work seamlessly for HR, managers and employees.
Cognology integrates with other systems such as HRIS, Payroll, Recruiting, Activate Directory, Single Sign-On and more.
Cognology Performance Management employs the latest agile technology for regular check-ins and real time feedback. It includes goal tracking, competency and capability management, reporting and automated tracking.
Cognology Onboarding combines ease of use for new hires with automation and tracking for HR. The system is fully configurable and integrates with recruiting and payroll systems. All the HR forms are included along with easy to edit templates. Includes a contract manager, tracking, reminders and workflow.
Other modules include Learning Management, 360 Degree Feedback, Talent Profiling, Succession Planning and Employee Profiles.
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Can't speak highly enough about the product and the support received.
Cognology's onboarding solution has been a huge time saver for us.
Cognology On-boarding and Performance
It's been a truly encouraging and rewarding process working with the team from Cognology. Nothing is too much trouble, everything was done in a very timely manner, including during the shutdown of Victoria during the peak Covid-19 period. We now have a streamline recruiting/onboarding system, all variations of contracts are managed using Cognology and now we're about to launch all of the performance management using Cognology,: from development planning, probations and quarterly reviews to the end of year annual review.
We are in our first year of use and have at times found it challenging in respect of setting...
Very good from investigating our options to implementation all interaction with the team is...
We now have a performance management process which is structured, details are documented and all managers and employees use the software and embrace the benefits. A paper-based process is no longer needed which eliminates hard copies of files and also makes record keeping much quicker.
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Can't speak highly enough about the product and the support received.
Pros
The functionality of the onboarding and the overall ease of use when administering. Have also been very impressed with their openness to suggestions for improvement. The staff has loved the fact that they now can manage their employment processes online. Especially useful for as we have over 19 sites to manage employees across.
Cons
Not too much that I don't like and anything that we suggest is a problem is usually fixed. We were one of the first companies to use the onboarding and, of course, with any new product there were some minor issues to work through.
Cognology On-boarding and Performance
It's been a truly encouraging and rewarding process working with the team from Cognology. Nothing is too much trouble, everything was done in a very timely manner, including during the shutdown of Victoria during the peak Covid-19 period. We now have a streamline recruiting/onboarding system, all variations of contracts are managed using Cognology and now we're about to launch all of the performance management using Cognology,: from development planning, probations and quarterly reviews to the end of year annual review.
Pros
It's extremely user friendly and easy to navigate; integrates with our other systems and offers interactive opportunities for teams to communicate with each other and their manager. We can customize it as we grow to fit with our new requirements and it's uncluttered and a pretty system to look at.
Cons
Any features we thought could be improved or were missing, were altered to our requirements prior to launching.
We are in our first year of use and have at times found it challenging in respect of setting up.
Pros
Provided a central system in respect of reviews and allows us to be online as opposed to a paper base review system that we previously had.
Cons
Has not been as easy to navigate as we initially thought. In hindsight we would do things differently to get more out of the software.
Practical and User Friendly
Pros
It is easy to use and very practical, easy to guide hiring managers through the onboarding process
Cons
The software doesn't integrate with our payroll system
Very good from investigating our options to implementation all interaction with the team is positive
We now have a performance management process which is structured, details are documented and all managers and employees use the software and embrace the benefits. A paper-based process is no longer needed which eliminates hard copies of files and also makes record keeping much quicker.
Pros
The best thing is that everything is in one place, the details of performance conversations between the employee and their manager and these details are not lost if one of them leaves the business. Both parties have access to the folders to review at any time, leave feedback, revisit KPI's, and record professional development activities. Also having a system such as this implemented reduces the possibility of performance reviews not happening, the reminder emails and notifications within the program keeps everyone on track and aware of the progression of reviews etc.
Managers are finding the platform great to record details of any performance management any conversations they have with their team, meaning if we have to move to more formal processes we have thorough records of previous meetings etc.
Much less paperwork!
Cons
I cannot say there is anything that we have come across with the software that we don't like.
At some times it appears to run slowly but we haven't felt the need to investigate this further as it has only been mentioned occasionally by some users.
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Additional information for Cognology
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Key features of Cognology
- Alerts / Reminders
- Appraisal History Tracking
- Cascading Goals
- Competency Assessment
- Course Management
- Course Tracking
- Custom Rating Scales
- Custom Review Forms
- Electronic Forms
- Electronic Signature
- Employee Handbook
- Enterprise Social Network
- HR integration
- Induction & onboarding
- Job Description Management
- Learning Management
- Learning Paths/Tracks
- Mobile Learning
- Objective/Goal Setting
- On-going Performance Tracking
- Orientation Management
- Peer Appraisals
- Performance Management
- Profiles
- Review Cycle Tracking
- Skills Assessments
- Social Learning
- Talent Management
- Tax Forms
- Tests / Assessments
- Weighted Performance Measures
- eLearning Companies
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Cognology FAQs
Cognology FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Cognology.
Q. What type of pricing plans does Cognology offer?
Cognology offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: US$5,00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Contact Cognology for detailed pricing information.
Q. What are the main features of Cognology?
Cognology offers the following features:
- Alerts / Reminders
- Appraisal History Tracking
- Cascading Goals
- Competency Assessment
- Course Management
- Course Tracking
- Custom Rating Scales
- Custom Review Forms
- Electronic Forms
- Electronic Signature
- Employee Handbook
- Enterprise Social Network
- HR integration
- Induction & onboarding
- Job Description Management
- Learning Management
- Learning Paths/Tracks
- Mobile Learning
- Objective/Goal Setting
- On-going Performance Tracking
- Orientation Management
- Peer Appraisals
- Performance Management
- Profiles
- Review Cycle Tracking
- Skills Assessments
- Social Learning
- Talent Management
- Tax Forms
- Tests / Assessments
- Weighted Performance Measures
- eLearning Companies
Q. Who are the typical users of Cognology?
Cognology has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Large Enterprises, Public Administrations, Non Profit, Mid Size Business
Q. What languages does Cognology support?
Cognology supports the following languages:
English
Q. What type of pricing plans does Cognology offer?
Cognology has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
Q. Does Cognology support mobile devices?
We do not have any information about what devices Cognology supports
Q. What other apps does Cognology integrate with?
Cognology integrates with the following applications:
ADP GlobalView HCM, JobAdder, JobAdder, MYOB Advanced, Sage People
Q. What level of support does Cognology offer?
Cognology offers the following support options:
Phone Support, Online Support, Knowledge Base, Video Tutorials, FAQs, Forum
Cognology's onboarding solution has been a huge time saver for us.