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What is Normalisation in Zoho People?<\/h2>\n

Normalisation is HR’s calibration step after managers submit their appraisal ratings. Left unchecked, some managers consistently give high ratings (inflation) while others are consistently harsh (deflation). Normalisation identifies these patterns and adjusts ratings to create a fair, comparable distribution across the organisation.<\/p>\n

The normalisation process<\/h2>\n
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  1. Managers complete their appraisal reviews and submit ratings.<\/li>\n
  2. HR reviews the rating distribution by department, team, and manager.<\/li>\n
  3. Outliers \u2014 departments where 90% of employees received the top rating, or where the distribution is unusually skewed \u2014 are flagged.<\/li>\n
  4. HR or a calibration committee reviews these cases and adjusts ratings where justified.<\/li>\n
  5. Final, normalised ratings are locked and used for compensation and promotion decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tools in Zoho People<\/h2>\n

    Zoho People’s normalisation module presents rating distributions visually, comparing actual distribution against the target bell curve, making it easy to identify which teams need calibration without manually analysing spreadsheets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Normalisation in Zoho People is the process of reviewing and adjusting raw performance ratings across the organisation to correct for manager bias, rating inflation, or rating deflation \u2014 ensuring that performance scores are comparable and equitable across different teams and departments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"Normalisation | Zoho Glossary | Aaxonix","seo_description":"Normalisation in Zoho People is the process of reviewing and adjusting raw performance ratings across the organisation to correct for manager bias, rating","seo_keyword":"normalisation zoho people performance rating calibration","seo_faqs":"","term_type":"","glossary_related":"","glossary_links":""},"glossary_category":[1251],"class_list":["post-4851","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-zoho-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/4851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_category?post=4851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}