--- title: "Performance review cycle" description: "Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints." canonical: "https://ganttfather.com/templates/performance-review-cycle/" locale: "en" category: "product" --- # Performance review cycle [People & HR](https://ganttfather.com/templates/#people-hr) Project timeline template # Performance review cycle Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. [Use the Performance review cycle template free](https://app.ganttfather.com/projects/new?template=performance-review-cycle&entry=template-library) Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. ## Performance review cycle: make Confirm the cycle scope and Performance review cycle closed visible in one plan. This Performance review cycle template gives People and HR teams a bounded shared path through Set up the review window, Coordinate review conversations and Close the review cycle. It starts with Confirm the cycle scope and ends at Performance review cycle closed, so the project has a named completion point rather than an open-ended HR process. The Gantt schedule turns handoffs into visible dependencies. Add real dates and owners after creation, and use the milestones to make readiness conversations explicit without treating the template as employment, legal, or policy advice. This public starter intentionally excludes Employee performance records, Compensation decisions and Private review comments. Keep personal, employment, and other sensitive information inside the secured system your organization uses. Included schedule ## 13 rows and 7 dependencies, already sequenced. Confirm the cycle scope → Performance review cycle closed Read-only preview Milestone Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day 21 Day Confirm the cycle scope Configure review prompts Open the reflection window Coordinate manager conversations Consolidate review completion Prepare cycle closeout Share next-step summaries Replace relative working days with the real start date and assign an accountable owner to every row. Read-only shared Gantt preview. Focus a bar and press Enter to inspect it. Schedule details ### Complete schedule table Confirm the cycle scope → Performance review cycle closed Work item Type Schedule Duration Depends on Set up the review window Phase Days 1–5 Derived rollup — Confirm the cycle scope Task Days 1–2 2 working days — Configure review prompts Task Days 3–4 2 working days Confirm the cycle scope Review cycle ready Milestone Day 5 Milestone Configure review prompts Coordinate review conversations Phase Days 6–16 Derived rollup — Open the reflection window Task Days 6–8 3 working days — Coordinate manager conversations Task Days 9–13 5 working days Open the reflection window Consolidate review completion Task Days 14–15 2 working days Coordinate manager conversations Review conversations complete Milestone Day 16 Milestone Consolidate review completion Close the review cycle Phase Days 17–21 Derived rollup — Prepare cycle closeout Task Days 17–18 2 working days — Share next-step summaries Task Days 19–20 2 working days Prepare cycle closeout Performance review cycle closed Milestone Day 21 Milestone Share next-step summaries ## Who it helps - People and HR coordinators planning one performance review cycle effort - Managers coordinating clear handoffs for a defined cohort or work window ## What is included - Set up the review window: Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. - Coordinate review conversations: Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. - Close the review cycle: Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. ## Adapt after creation - Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. - Confirm the cycle scope → Performance review cycle closed - This public planning aid is not employment, legal, privacy, or policy advice and contains no live personal data. Add Employee performance records, Compensation decisions and Private review comments only inside your secured project. How to use this template ## Performance review cycle: make Confirm the cycle scope and Performance review cycle closed visible in one plan. - 1 ### Set up the review window Set up the review window — Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. - 2 ### Coordinate review conversations Coordinate review conversations — Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. - 3 ### Close the review cycle Close the review cycle — Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. Not included ## Planning aid This public planning aid is not employment, legal, privacy, or policy advice and contains no live personal data. Add Employee performance records, Compensation decisions and Private review comments only inside your secured project. - Compensation decisions - Employee performance records - Private review comments Template FAQ ## Good to know What does the Performance review cycle template include? + Set up the review window, Coordinate review conversations and Close the review cycle. Confirm the cycle scope → Performance review cycle closed. Who should use the Performance review cycle template? + People and HR coordinators planning one performance review cycle effort. Managers coordinating clear handoffs for a defined cohort or work window. How should I adapt the Performance review cycle template? + Best for closing one defined performance-review window with visible completion checkpoints. 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