By former partners at McKinsey & Company and Roland Berger

Performance review and bonus software for consulting firms Performance.
Calibrated.
Rewarded.

Link performance reviews to bonus fairly. The all-in-one platform for boutique consultancies to run fair, transparent performance evaluations — from multi-rater calibration to automated bonus calculations.

ValueScore rating screen with behavioural anchors, live score distribution and a nudge on over-used scores
Real-time nudge44% “4” vs. 17% guideline
Calibrated+0.63 leniency detected, p < 0.001

Trusted by corporations, consultancies, associations and institutions

 GDPR Compliant
 SOC 2 Ready
 Consulting-Grade Methodology
 Live in Under 2 Weeks

The real cost of broken
performance processes

Inconsistent ratings across partners, opaque bonus decisions, and spreadsheets that don't scale.

Rater Inconsistency

Partner A rates generously, Partner B is strict. Without calibration, ratings say more about the evaluator than the employee.

Spreadsheet Chaos

Dozens of Excel files, emailed back and forth, manually consolidated. One formula error can misallocate thousands in bonuses.

Opaque Bonus Logic

Employees don't understand how ratings translate to compensation. This drives top talent out the door.

From project feedback to a fair bonus decision

One cycle, three steps, one system instead of Excel.

Step 1 · Review
Rating grid with behavioural anchors per level

Rate against concrete behaviour

Every level has its own anchors per criterion. Project leads click the description that fits and see their own distribution live.

Step 2 · Calibrate
Bias analysis with confidence intervals per reviewer

Correct leniency and severity statistically

ValueScore compares every reviewer with colleagues who rated the same people and normalises the scores.

Step 3 · Decide
Appraisal talk: matrix of level by rating with one dot per person

Final rating, promotion, bonus

In the calibration round everyone sits as a dot on the matrix. Decisions flow straight into bonus and report.

See ValueScore in action

Real screens from the product, with sample data. Click through the cycle.

Rate against concrete behaviour

Every criterion has its own description per level: a McKinsey-style grid instead of an abstract scale.

  • Behavioural anchors per level and criterion
  • 7-step scale including 3- / 3 / 3+
  • Free text with voice dictation
Rating grid with behavioural anchors

A nudge against score inflation

Each reviewer sees their own distribution while rating. Over-use a score and ValueScore says so immediately.

  • Live share per score against the firm guideline
  • The nudge quotes the matching behavioural anchor
  • Guideline and tolerance are configurable
Rating screen with live distribution and nudge

One person, every project

How different project leads rate the same person, with reviewer profile and normalised score.

  • All project reviews in one view
  • Spread and range at a glance
  • Criteria by dimension across projects
Cross-project view of one consultant

Rater effects, statistically tested

Who rates systematically more leniently or strictly than colleagues? Only significant effects are flagged.

  • Deviation with 95% confidence interval
  • Central tendency detected
  • One-click normalisation
Bias analysis with confidence intervals

The calibration round on one page

Everyone as a dot on the matrix of level by rating. Final rating and promotion are decided right there.

  • Proposal from normalised project scores
  • Agenda sorted by need for discussion
  • Live distribution against the guideline
Appraisal talk matrix

From rating to bonus, without Excel

Ratings flow into bands and the firm component. The effect of calibration is shown per person.

  • Bonus pool and Δ from calibration
  • Switch between normalised and raw
  • Performance report per person as PDF
Bonus overview with effect of calibration

Every reviewer sees how they rate compared with others

Statistical evidence instead of gut feeling in the partner meeting: ValueScore measures who rates the same people systematically more leniently or strictly, and corrects for it.

Calibration report of one reviewer with finding and distribution
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1A clear finding+0.63 scale points more lenient than colleagues, with confidence interval.
2Statistically testedOnly significant effects are flagged (p < 0.05, minimum number of reviews).
3Distribution in comparisonGold bars show the reviewer’s own scores, lines show the other reviewers.

Each reviewer’s own distribution runs live. Over-use the 4 and a nudge appears at once, with the behavioural anchor.

Live distribution of a reviewer’s own ratings with warning

One platform. Every performance dimension.

Consulting-grade methodology in an elegant, easy-to-use SaaS. Not a generic HR tool.

Multi-Rater Calibration

Statistically normalize scores across evaluators. Eliminate leniency and severity bias so every rating is fair and comparable.

Core differentiator
Bias analysis

Dimension-Weighted Scoring

Define custom competency dimensions with flexible weights. Your framework, digitized.

Fully customizable
Competency model configuration

Automated Bonus Engine

Link ratings to compensation rules. Individual performance, firm multipliers, and level-specific pay bands — calculated instantly.

Zero spreadsheets
Bonus overview

Real-Time Nudge

Every reviewer sees their own score distribution while rating and gets a nudge the moment they over-use a score.

Against score inflation
Real-time nudge while rating

Appraisal Talk

Run the calibration round on one matrix: decide final rating and promotion by drag and drop.

Calibration round
Appraisal talk matrix

One-Click Reports

Polished, branded PDF reports for every employee: project ratings, utilisation, peer percentile, strengths and bonus.

White-labeled
Performance report

Built by former partners at McKinsey & Company and Roland Berger

Frederic Rupprecht
Frederic Rupprecht
Co-Founder, LEADBeyond
Former McKinsey. Strategy, value creation & executive development in PE-backed and corporate settings.
McKinseyHarvard
LinkedIn →
Jonathan Günak
Jonathan Günak
Co-Founder, LEADBeyond
Former Roland Berger. Strategy & operations with focus on buy-and-build, integration & C-level capability building.
Roland BergerLSE
LinkedIn →

Every competency framework, survey question, and report chart has been tested in real leadership programs — not designed in a product lab.

30+
Years consulting experience
500+
Performance cycles managed
10+
Consultancies on LEADBeyond
<2w
Average go-live time

“We built ValueScore because we were tired of seeing great consultants lose motivation over evaluation processes that felt arbitrary. This is the system we wished we had.”

— Frederic & Jonathan

Simple, transparent pricing

No hidden fees. No per-seat pricing traps. Scale as you grow.

Starter

For firms up to 30 consultants

€490 /mo

billed annually

  • Up to 30 employees
  • Multi-rater evaluations
  • Basic calibration
  • Bonus calculation
  • PDF reports
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Enterprise

For multi-office firms

Custom

tailored to your needs

  • Unlimited employees
  • Multi-entity & multi-office
  • SSO & HRIS integration
  • Custom bonus formulas
  • Dedicated success manager
  • On-premise option
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What our users say

★★★★★
“We went from 3 weeks of Excel chaos to a 2-day calibration session. Partners finally trust the numbers, and our consultants feel the process is fair.”
MH
M. Hofmann
Managing Partner, Strategy Boutique (Munich)
★★★★★
“The bonus engine alone saved us 40+ hours per cycle. But the real value is the calibration — it eliminated the ‘who rates whom’ politics overnight.”
SK
S. Krause
HR Lead, Operations Consultancy (Frankfurt)
★★★★★
“As a 45-person firm, we didn’t think we needed a performance tool. ValueScore proved us wrong. The PDF reports alone are worth the investment.”
AW
A. Weidmann
Partner, Restructuring Advisory (Zurich)

Frequently asked questions

Through a rule published in advance: target bonus × an individual factor from the calibrated, normalised score × a firm factor, scaled to the bonus pool and capped, with a named person approving every payout. Tools help when they normalise before anyone is paid; ValueScore derives final rating, promotion and bonus from normalised scores.
A fair model from rating to bonus →
ValueScore uses statistical normalization to adjust for each evaluator's rating patterns. If Partner A consistently rates 0.3 points higher than the firm average, our engine adjusts accordingly — making all scores directly comparable regardless of who evaluated whom.
Absolutely. You define your own dimensions, set individual weights, and configure sub-dimensions. ValueScore adapts to your firm's unique competency model.
Most firms go live within 2 weeks. We handle setup of your dimensions, bonus rules, and employee import. Our onboarding team — all ex-consultants — understands your world.
Yes. GDPR-compliant, SOC 2 ready. Encrypted at rest and in transit, hosted on EU servers. Enterprise plans include on-premise deployment.
Starter costs €490 a month for up to 30 employees and Professional €990 a month for up to 100 employees, both billed annually. Enterprise pricing for multi-office firms is tailored to your needs.
Our 360° Feedback platform focuses on leadership development through multi-rater surveys. ValueScore is purpose-built for annual performance appraisal — with calibration across evaluators, weighted scoring, and direct bonus calculation. Many clients use both.
There are four kinds: HR and performance suites, calibration tools, compensation and bonus software, and appraisal software built for consulting firms such as ValueScore. ValueScore puts every review, project and rater on one scale and derives final rating, promotion and bonus from normalised scores.
Vendor comparison for consulting firms →
It should support the calibration meeting with a distribution, a 9-box and logged changes, and estimate each project lead's leniency or severity statistically, as a proposal the meeting decides on. ValueScore puts every rating on one scale and removes leniency and severity.
What calibration software must do →
Project and PSA software assesses a project's budget, hours and margin; reviewing each consultant at the end of an engagement needs appraisal software. ValueScore shows several project leads' reviews of a person in one view and removes leniency and severity.
Project-based reviews in consulting firms →
Yes. The free calculator on leadbeyond.de works out base salary × target bonus × individual factor × firm factor, scaled to the bonus pool and capped, in your browser with your own numbers. ValueScore derives the bonus for the whole firm from normalised scores.
Open the bonus calculator →

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Rating with anchors
Rating with anchors
Own rating behaviour
Own rating behaviour
Appraisal talk
Appraisal talk
Performance report
Performance report