Performance Categories
Define Your Organization's Leadership Principles
Performance categories are the foundation of Aude's evaluation of engineering performance. Each category represents a key leadership principle or value defining your organization's excellence.
You can see these as templates:
Microsoft's Growth Mindset PrinciplesGoogle's Ten things we know to be trueAmazon's Leadership PrinciplesEngineering ExcellenceRequirements
Managing Performance Categories requires the Organization Administrator role
Each category needs a clear title and measurable criteria
Categories are visible organization-wide
Changes affect all current and future evaluations
Understanding Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation criteria are measurable behaviors and outcomes demonstrating excellence in a performance category. Aude uses these criteria to:
Automatically detect positive signals from integrated tools
Create a consistent scoring baseline across teams
Generate objective evidence for performance reviews
Track improvement over time
Each signal contributes to a performance score, helping identify:
Areas of strength and excellence
Opportunities for growth
Progress on development goals
Overall performance trends
Creating a New Category
Performance Category Title
Choose a clear, memorable name (e.g., "Technical Excellence", "Customer Focus")
Use consistent naming conventions
Keep titles concise but descriptive
Evaluation Criteria
Each criterion should follow the formula:
[WHO] demonstrates [WHAT] by [HOW], measured through [SIGNALS]
Example criteria for "Technical Excellence":
"Engineers demonstrate code quality by maintaining >90% test coverage, measured through CI metrics"
"Engineers demonstrate technical leadership by providing thorough code reviews within 24 hours, measured through GitHub activity"
Best Practices
Create 5-7 core categories
Include 3-5 evaluation criteria per category
Ensure criteria are measurable through integrated tools
Focus on observable behaviors and outcomes
Consider your existing company values
Managing Categories
Categories can be edited, but changes affect all future evaluations. Prior evaluations will remain unchanged.
Review categories quarterly to ensure alignment with organizational goals
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