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# Platform Overview

> People Protocol is an online performance management platform that connects to your tools, pulls evidence automatically, and helps managers run consistent, evidence-based reviews.

People Protocol is an **online performance management platform** that connects into the systems your teams use every day, pulls delivery evidence automatically, and helps managers run consistent, evidence-based performance reviews.

## What problem we solve

Traditional performance management fails because it relies on:

* **Memory** — recency bias, forgotten contributions
* **Manager subjectivity** — inconsistent standards across teams
* **Incomplete [evidence](/platform/connectors-and-evidence)** — only what gets mentioned in the moment
* **Vague definitions** — unclear expectations
* **Low adoption** — too much admin, too little structure

People Protocol solves this by:

* **Capturing evidence continuously** through [connectors](/platform/connectors-and-evidence) into project management, docs, and communication tools
* **Structuring measurement** into clear dimensions: [Delivery, Skills, and Behaviors](/framework/performance-dimensions)
* **Prompting managers** with observable [checklists](/framework/checklists) so reviews are consistent and comparable
* **Producing explainable outcomes** that feed into [calibration](/process/calibration), [grades](/framework/performance-grades), and [outcomes](/process/outcomes)

## What “evidence-based” means

Evidence-based does **not** mean surveillance.

It means:

* The platform helps managers see **what work was delivered** — tickets, projects, docs, stakeholder updates
* Work artifacts are linked to objectives and [scorecards](/framework/scorecards)
* The system reduces reliance on opinions and incomplete recall
* **[Managers](/process/roles-and-ownership#managers) still make decisions** — but with better context and less bias

## How the platform fits the system

| Layer                                       | What it does                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Platform](/platform/how-it-works)          | [Connectors](/platform/connectors-and-evidence), [AI assist](/platform/ai-assist), [evidence](/platform/connectors-and-evidence) capture, review UI    |
| [Philosophy](/philosophy/talent-philosophy) | Why we run performance like a system; [A-player](/philosophy/high-performance-model) focus; three ingredients                                          |
| [Framework](/framework/overview)            | [Checklists](/framework/checklists), [Scorecards](/framework/scorecards), [Talent Bar](/framework/talent-bar), [Grades](/framework/performance-grades) |
| [Process](/process/overview)                | [Quarterly cycle](/process/quarterly-cycle), [calibration](/process/calibration), [roles](/process/roles-and-ownership), [outcomes](/process/outcomes) |

[How it works](/platform/how-it-works) — the full loop from expectations to outcomes.