# 9-Box Grid Software for Talent Calibration | Devokr > Turn year-end review scores into a 9-Box grid. Set your own axes and box names, calibrate with your managers and keep a record of every decision. **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. [Request a Demo](/en/okr-goal-and-performance-system) [Get Started Free](https://app.devokr.com/account/signup) 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 Competency Score HighMidLow 2 EY BK 4 SA TU ZK 3 DE OS 3 HB NY 6 MÇ GA İŞ 2 RT 1 FK 2 CE LP 1 UA LowMidHigh OKR Score 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. Show groups on grid Sample groups · your company sets the group names and the boxes they cover Competency Score HighMidLow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LowMidHigh OKR Score Distribution Decision History Undo 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. CÖ **Can Öztürk** Product Manager · Product 9-Box History Current box**OKR High · Competency High***2026* Trend**Moved up***2025 → 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](/en/blog/talent-succession-strategy-with-okr) conversations rest on the trend over the years, not a single snapshot. RELATED MODULES ## The 9-Box doesn't work alone. [#### Performance Reviews The grid is fed by the OKR and competency sections of the year-end review.](/en/solutions/performance-reviews) [#### 360° Feedback In a standalone talent map, a 360° review result becomes an axis.](/en/solutions/360-feedback) [#### Competency Management The competency score becomes one of the grid's axes.](/en/solutions/competency-management) ## 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. [Request a Demo](/en/okr-goal-and-performance-system) [Get Started Free](https://app.devokr.com/account/signup)