9-Box Calibration

From review scores to a 9-Box talent map

Calibrate your people with your managers on a 9-Box grid filled from year-end review scores. You set the axes, score bands and box names, and every move is recorded.

Configurable axes Year-end review section or 360°
Scores stay intact Calibration records the box only
Recorded decisions Who moved whom, from which box
9-Box Calibration YEAR-END · 2026
Sample grid · axes and box names are set by your company
CALIBRATION BOARD

Drag a card and try calibration yourself.

People sit in their boxes based on their review scores. Move a card to another box: the distribution updates instantly, the decision is recorded and the review score stays the same.

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OKR Score

Drag a card and drop it into another box

CAPABILITIES

Everything your calibration meeting needs.

Two session types, a grid set up for your company, drag-and-drop moves, decision history and role-based access.

9-Box Sessions

You run calibration in two ways. A session linked to the year-end review opens automatically when the review starts. In a standalone talent map, you pick the participants and the axes.

Session linked to the year-end review
Standalone talent map
Combine two different reviews on one grid

Grid Setup

Define the axes, score bands and box names around your own talent model, and gather boxes into meaningful groups.

Drag-and-Drop Moves

Drag people between boxes during the meeting. Changed your mind? Undo it in one click.

Filters and Search

Narrow the grid by team or manager and find anyone in seconds. Check the review form in one click before you decide.

Decision History and Report

Every decision made in the meeting stays on record. Report who moved where and export it to Excel.

Role-Based Access

Each manager focuses on their own team while HR runs the process end to end. Who can see and change what is always clear.

Large Grids

Calibrate even an organization of hundreds on one screen, without lag.

Over the Years

Each person's 9-Box history on one page

See each person's boxes over the years and where they are heading at a glance. Managers compare with last year to see who moved up and who fell behind on their team.

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Can Öztürk Product Manager · Product
9-Box History
Current boxOKR High · Competency High2026
TrendMoved up2025 → 2026
2026 OKR High · Competency High
2025 OKR High · Competency Mid
2024 OKR Mid · Competency Mid
Compared to Last Year My team · Year-End 2026
Selin Arslan Mid · Mid → High · Mid
Tolga Uçar High · Mid → High · High
Deniz Ekin Mid · High → Mid · Mid
9 people stayed in the same box
Promotion and succession planning conversations rest on the trend over the years, not a single snapshot.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 9-Box grid?

The 9-Box is a talent review tool that places people on a grid split into three bands on each of two axes. In its classic form, the horizontal axis shows performance and the vertical axis shows potential. In Devokr, your company chooses which review data feeds each axis.

What is a calibration meeting for?

Different managers can read the same scale differently. In calibration, managers review their people's positions together and correct those gaps. The 9-Box gives that conversation a shared visual reference.

Where do the 9-Box axes come from in Devokr?

In a session linked to the year-end review, the axes come from the review's OKR and competency sections. In a standalone talent map, you can pick a section of the year-end review or a 360° review as an axis, and combine two different reviews on one grid.

Does calibration change the review score?

No. Calibration decides the person's box and leaves the review score untouched. The score and the calibration decision sit side by side, both on record.

Who can see and edit the 9-Box?

You decide who takes part in calibration: HR only, or HR together with managers. Each manager works on their own team while HR runs the process.

/ Start Your 9-Box Calibration

Open your first 9-Box session on Devokr

Bring your year-end review scores onto a 9-Box grid and run calibration with your managers on one screen.