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Scorecard Settings Scorecard settings on each team are off by default but can be turned on in the Company Configuration settings or on the Data page settings. A Scorecard's settings can be found on the Data page when clicking the gear icon on the top-right of the screen. Scorecard and KPI Status Color Indicator Toggling the status color indicator
Questions about cost? Read more about cost of Ninety per License, tiers, and tax. The Billing Page Navigate to the Billing page in Settings under Company Settings to view information regarding an organization's Ninety subscription. Only those with the Owner* and Admin* roles can adjust these settings. Managers* have view access and the ability to ad
Meeting Recap Email After each meeting, the meeting recap email is sent to all current team members listed in the rating section. Users can opt out by unchecking Send Meeting Recap Email on the Conclude page. Tip: Team members can edit the notes and ratings after a meeting by selecting the pencil icon under the meeting's details. Weekly Team Meeting
Overview Take a look at this video for an overview of the Org Chart. For more on this tool, check out the following resources from the 90u Library. Org Chart Tool Brief Organizational Structure Guide Default Org Chart The Org Chart comes with five pre-filled Seats — Visionary, Operator, Sales/Marketing, Operations, and Finance. These Seats are
Rating Meetings in Ninety When concluding a Weekly, Quarterly, or Annual Meeting, attendees are asked to rate that meeting with a score of 1-10. How teams evaluate their meetings is subjective. We suggest discussing potential rubrics with a coach to personalize the process. Here are some questions to ask when rating a meeting Were attendees prepar
Directory Team Affiliation Icons When an individual is added to the Directory page, an icon displays near their team affiliation(s) stating either "activate", "invite", "re-invite". Activate The "Activate" icon displays next to the names of people who have been added to the directory but are not an active or paid user in the account. You can, Add th
Starting a New Meeting Navigate to Meetings Click Start Meeting Choose a team Choose a Meeting Type Click Begin Within the meeting, a number of features are available to keep teams on track: Total meeting length timer Agenda section timer Pause button Move backward button — to go to the previous section Move forward button — to go to the next sectio
Quarterly and Annual Discussion Within the 1-on-1 tool in Ninety, Managers can initiate Quarterly and Annual Discussions that help prepare both the Manager and the Team Member for a 1-on-1 meeting. It's not a performance review; it's a conversation. It's an opportunity to share what's working and what's not. Watch this video for an overview. In Nine
My 90 Workspace The customizable My 90 workspace shows all your owned content, including To-Dos, Rocks, Milestones, and KPIs. To-Dos To-Dos are the tasks assigned to users by themselves or their team. They can range from critically important to personal chores. Often, To-Dos are created in Weekly Team Meetings during the RDR portion or when parsing
What Is Goal Forecasting? Goal Forecasting allows you to plan ahead. Companies that have busy or slow seasons can use this feature to keep goals on track and note their forecasted seasonal goals. Creating a Goal Forecast doesn't change the entire goal, only the goal for the specified timeframe. A common example is to account for team member vacation
Addressing Issues Issues are the heart of our Weekly Team Meetings. We join together to Raise, Discuss, and Resolve (RDR) the Issues most pertinent to our responsibilities for the week, quarter, or year. Three Methods of Prioritization We have three primary ways to prioritize Issues for a Weekly, Quarterly, or Annual Meeting. Ranking 1-5 Top 3 selec
Deactivating vs Deleting a User If you deactivate a user, their name stays in the Directory and is visible on the Org Chart. If you delete a user, they are removed from the Directory completely. Click Directory from the left navigation. Click their name. Click either Deactivate User or Delete User. What Happens to the Deleted or Deactivated User's
Inviting Users When inviting and adding users to Ninety, there is two different ways to do it - they can be added to your company or only to the directory. When you add a user to the company, they're invited to the company through email. Once a user accepts the invite, they have a login and the ability to be assigned a Role. Learn more about Roles
The Org Chart On the Org Chart, each seat has Roles and Responsibilities that can be tied to KPIs. What is the difference between a Role and a Responsibility? A Role defines your position, and a Responsibility defines its functions. Depending on your BOS, the Org Chart may also be called the The Accountability Chart™. Role Roles are the functions o
Being Added to a New Company To be added to a new company, send the Owner or Admin of the account these instructions. The terms "Account" and "Company" can be used interchangeably in Ninety. A new or separate account has unique data and users, so no information is transferred between the two accounts. Even billing is done separately. How to Create a
Several of our tools include options to export your data as a PDF or an XLSX spreadsheet. Exporting to PDF You can download a PDF from any of the following tools using the PDF button on the far right of the filters bar. Data Headlines Issues Process Rocks To-Dos Vision Printing a Meeting Agenda Click Meetings from the left navigation. Choose a tea
Configurable Language Settings Ninety allows an organization's Admin to customize standard terms as they appear through the tools. For example, if a group refers to To-Dos as Action Items, a user can update Ninety's settings to replace the term's appearance across the platform. To configure your organization's language: Click your name from the bott
What is the Issues Dashboard? The Issues Dashboard is a tool used by teams to track how often Short-Term Issues are being solved. Total Tracked Issues for this team Total Issues Solved Last Meeting Total Issues Solved Today (in the current meeting), with an indicator showing the difference from the previous meeting Solve Rate percentage for the curr
The Admin page within the Survey Tool allows Admin and Owners the ability to create, start, track, and analyze surveys. The Admin page is company-wide, so you see all teams and their surveys. Accessing Surveys Tool Click Surveys from the main navigation menu Owner and Admin permission levels default to the Admin Page for quick review of survey stat
Vision Overview Users with the Manager role and above can make edits to sections in the Vision tool. Only Owners and Admins can adjust the layout and sections that are visible through the Edit Layout option. Sharing Sections Some sections may be cascaded from the Leadership Team and would not be editable except at the Leadership level. To share thes
Where is the Fit Check? Visit the 1-on-1 page in the main navigation to use the Fit Check. Fit Check is Ninety's version of the People Analyzer. What is a Fit Check? This feature allows you to conduct a one-way review on anyone in your Directory who is assigned an Org Chart seat. Use this to do a quick Core Values and Competency, Commitment, and Cap
Joining Beta Ninety's Beta Program is open for any company to join and provides access to the most recent features to test in Ninety. The Ninety Product Team sends an email to all users or pushes an in-app message when new features are released. To join, click below or contact your client success team through chat or email. Beta enrollment can take
Customize the Seats on Each Level Configuring our software to meet any organization's needs is one of our highest priorities. Follow these steps to add control to the Org Chart. Click the edit icon (pencil) to, Change the Seat Name (a position's title) Drag and drop Roles & Responsibilities (R&R) into a different order using the drag handle
Below are instructions for adding Ninety to an iPhone or Android home screen. These steps allow one-click access to Ninety's web-based platform so that it works just like an app. iPhone Open Safari Visit https://app.ninety.io/login and login to the account Click the bottom center Share button Choose Add to Home Screen Click Add Click on the icon to
What Is a Private To-Do? A private To-Do is a task to complete that doesn't correspond to any of your teams. The team doesn't need to track its progress or discuss it in meetings. These can be things for day-to-day work or private tasks like, "Do the laundry." Private To-Dos show up on both the My 90 page and To-Dos page. The My 90 page allows you t
Changing your access email Log in (https://app.ninety.io/login) and visit My Account. On the right-hand side of the page, you see Account Details and Primary Email, use the pencil icon to update your email address. Once you select edit, verify your password. With that, you can enter the email you would like to use to access Ninety. A confirmation
What is MFA? Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is an authentication method that requires you to provide two verification factors to gain access to Ninety. That means logging in with an email sends a verification code via text to enter into Ninety login. Company Required MFA An Owner*/Admin* can require all users to use MFA. To do this, Visit Setting
What is Henryx? Henryx is Ninety's texting service and future Mentor Bot. Users can connect their phone number and begin texting with Henryx to add or retrieve content from their Ninety account. Henryx knows when a user is on multiple teams. When these users add an Issue, Henryx asks which team to add it to. If a user works with multiple companies,
Welcome to Ninety! We want to help you get up and running as a great team member within Ninety. Step 1: Getting Up and Running This video outlines some key things to do while participating on a team with Ninety: The steps mentioned include: Manage Rocks, To-Dos, and Milestones — mark them as done or comment as completed Enter scores for all owned KP
This functionality is currently in Beta. To join our Zapier Beta program, please access it here. What is Zapier? Zapier is a platform that lets you build automated workflows to connect different applications. Zapier makes it easy to craft custom, automated solutions that fit how people work. Choose a trigger. Every time it happens, a Zap runs autom
Building Rocks When building a Rock, be as detailed as possible to make expectations clear for completing the goal by the end of the quarter. We recommend adding Milestones and making the Rock SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) whenever possible. Milestones A Milestone breaks down a Rock into smaller pieces with actio
Meetings Overview Remote, In-person, or Combined Team Sessions Tip 1 - Have one facilitator and one scribe. We have seen clients succeed when they have one person leading the meeting and another running the meeting. Tip 2 - Screenshare Ninety when bringing remote teams together. Get the meeting started using any video conferencing software — Zoom, G
Video Overview Not sure exactly how to use the Mastery tool in Ninety? Watch the video below for a click-through of the options and use cases. For more detailed instructions, continue reading and following the steps in this article. What Is Mastery, and When Is a CTD "Mastered"? The Mastery tool (similar to the EOS Toolbox™ or Climbing Tools) includ
Overview and Types of To-Dos Creating To-Dos in Ninety allows you to keep track of tasks or items that need to be completed by you or your team. There are two types of To-Dos: Team and Private. Each type of To-Do gives you the option to make it a repeating To-Do, saving you time by automatically creating the To-Do at your chosen cadence. Team To-Do
What Is the Trailing 4 & 13 Weeks Section of a Scorecard? The Trailing 4 and 13 Weeks Tab (T4W & T13W) provides clarity on KPIs across a collection of data accumulated over either 4 or 13 weeks. This enables more effective comparisons of data beyond week-to-week or by quarter. Where Is It, and How Does It Work? The T4W & T13W tab is visi
The Foundation Session The Foundation Session is a critical step toward establishing a Business Operation System (BOS) to build a great company. What Is Ninety? Ninety is a BOS platform that offers whole company tools to help optimize running meetings, managing accountability, communicating the company Vision, and more. Create a Ninety Account Befor
Inviting a Coach Only an Owner role can invite a coach to their Ninety account. You can also change any current user to a coach (more below). Navigate to the Directory on the left main navigation. Click Add People. Ensure Invite to Company is selected. Fill out the required information (First Name, Last Name, and Email). Choose the Coach Role on th
The Scorecard is made up of KPIs. When a KPI is created, it can live on as many teams as needed. Learn more about KPI creation here or watch the Data Overview video below. Types of KPIs and Targets Each KPI can have a unique, trackable unit: Number/Frequency Currency Percentage Yes/No Time (HH:MM:SS) Choose how to track each KPI and establish a targ
This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary. Glossary This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary. All 9 A B C D F G H I K L M O P R S T U V W 9 Core Competencies The nine areas businesses need to master to build a great company. The 9 Core Competencies are Vision, Customer, Goals, Pe
The Create Button No matter what page you're on within Ninety, the Create button is in the upper right-hand corner making it easy to add new content. Click CREATE in the upper right-hand corner. Using the dropdown list, click the item to create. Issue, Rock, To-Do, Headline, or Cascading Message. Click the profile picture icon to assign the item to
Attendee View Attendees will NOT follow the presentation during the meeting when the presenter moves to a new section or opens an item. The attendee view is designed to access a Meeting simultaneously to see real-time updates individually. Starting the Meeting One user will start the Meeting using the Start Meeting button on the Meetings page. This
Accessing Company Settings If you are an Owner, Admin, or a Coach, you can access your Company's Settings by clicking your profile picture on the lower left of the screen. The company settings page defaults to basic configuration options such as your company name, colors, and other high-level information about your company. What Can I Change in Co
Updating account information Go to My Account using the person icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to make desired updates. Any information entered here is visible to others in the organization. Editing user information Click pencil icon Add/update any fields Save changes The My Profile section contains information anyone in the Directory c
Prepping for an Annual Planning Meeting Before running your Annual Planning Meeting, there are items within Ninety that users should prepare in advance. While the Quarterly and Annual Planning Meeting work similarly to the Weekly Team Meeting in that they are integrated with the other Ninety tools, cleaning and reviewing your information before Day
Making it an Issue During a Weekly Team Meeting or when getting things done throughout the week, quickly turn an off track, past due, or underperforming item into an Issue for further discussion. 1. Right-Click Right-click on any Rock, To-Do, Issue, or KPI to view a quick list of actions. 2. More Actions Button Click an item to open the details se
Can't log in? Don't worry; follow these four quick steps. Step 1: Visit app.ninety.io/login. Step 2: Select "Forgot password" and enter your email in all lowercase. Step 3: Check your email and follow the link. Step 4: After clicking the link, enter a new password. You are automatically logged in and can use the password you created next time you ne
Getting started with Ninety is easy. In addition to our Help Center, we offer a wealth of additional resources to learn more about the concepts behind the tools found here. Below are the first steps to take when starting out. Customize your profile and add Rocks, To-Dos, Issues, and KPIs. Update your Profile Information Build your seat on the Org Ch
Why Have Multiple People in the Same Seat? With a large organization, you may have members of your team that have the same Roles and Responsibilities. Example: You have 15 sales representatives who all have the same Roles and Responsibilities. You can have one Seat and add each of their names to it. Adding Multiple People to a Single Seat Navigate
Sending an Issue To send an Issue to another team during a meeting of from the Issue's tool: Click the Issue's title to open the details card. Press the arrow by the originating team's name. Choose the new team from the popup menu. Once delegated, the sending team can create To-Dos and update the description, but they cannot solve, archive, or del
What Is the Archive? Completed items are saved in your account's archive. To view your Archive, click the Archive toggle on the filters bar. Each team and each tool has its own archive. Archiving Items Follow these instructions to archive Headlines, Issues, Rocks, and To-Dos. To archive all completed items, click the double checkmark button on t
What can be Configured? Within the forms for a Quarterly or Annual Discussion, Owners and Admins can configure the commitments outlined in the Lead, Agree, Coach (LAC) section. They can also configure questions asked in the forms of an Annual Discussion, as pictured. Important: Configuring these takes effect across a company. Updating commitments or
Create a New Seat and Assign a Person People with Manager or higher permissions can create new seats in the Org Chart. Add a seat by selecting the plus sign in the bottom left-hand corner. The new seat is placed one level below the seat selected. Assign a person to a seat by selecting the Person icon. Note: A person needs to be on the Directory befo
Accessing the Configuration Settings Only users with Owner, Admin, and Manager roles can access the company settings page. Click on your profile row at the very bottom of the main navigation bar. Click Company Settings Click Configuration. Updating Your Organization's Colors and Logo Custom Colors Toggle on Custom Colors Click the colored squar
Preparing for The Quarterly Planning Meeting A Quarterly Planning Meeting can be a valuable day for your team to review their accomplishments and plan for the future. Although some of these topics are touched on during the meeting, in order to get the most out of your time, there are a few items that should be prepared before clicking, start meeti
Reminder Methods There are two methods to receive reminders from Ninety.io — text or email. Email Reminders - a daily reminder of tasks Text Notifications - push notifications only when there is a To-Do or Rock due Email Reminders Emails can be sent daily at the time chosen through User Settings. Click Settings then Notifications to adjust this feat
Archive During a Quarterly Planning Meeting When you run a Quarterly Meeting, a copy of your Vision is automatically saved, or you can manually save it by selecting Archive a copy of this Vision. All text you have entered along with Issues, Rocks, and Goals are saved and stored in the View Archived Visions section. Viewing Archived Visions In th
Sharing the Vision The Leadership Team's Vision page has an option to Share Vision with All Teams. This function allows all teams to see the Leadership Team's Vision from their individual team page. Note: If a Vision section has been cascaded to all teams, it can't be edited by individual teams. For more on this tool, check out the 90u Library. V
Integrating Ninety To-Dos with Google When you setup the Google Task integration with Ninety, all your To-Dos display on your Google task list. All updates you make to your To-Dos within Ninety will be updated on your Google page as well. When you mark a to-do complete, it marks off your Google task, and visa versa; you can complete your Google task
The Survey Tool allows teams to help engage by providing a trackable way to provide meaningful feedback. The Surveys Page displays two different tabs based on permissions. Users that have Admin or Owner level permissions can see the Admin page where they can create and start surveys. All other permission levels only see the My Surveys tab so they ca
Welcome to Ninety! We’ve got a collection of resources to help you start your company in Ninety. Step 1: Learn the Basics of Ninety Review our collection of learning resources covering each of our tools in-depth. Sign up for a webinar to ask questions and learn with other users. Schedule a Kick-Off Call with a Ninety expert. You’ll get a tour of Nin