What is HR performance management software?

HR performance management software runs the full performance cycle for an HR function rather than a single team: goal setting, continuous feedback, review cycles, calibration and development planning, all hanging off one employee record. What separates it from a review tool is what HR owns and line managers don't — role and level frameworks that make ratings comparable across teams, calibration before ratings are published, and a record you can produce months later if a rating is contested.