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AugursProductsAspirations

Build skills.
Manage performance.
Align people to strategy.

AI-powered software for performance management, competency development and workforce capability tracking. Built by Augurs for Aspirations, and available through us.

6Modules
360°Multi-rater review
9-boxSuccession matrix
CloudOr your own hosting
The problem

Most organisations appraise once a year, then wonder why nothing changed.

An annual form tells you what happened. It does not tell you which skills are missing, who is ready for the next role, or whether the person doing a critical job actually meets its standard today.

Aspirations turns performance management from an event into a continuous process — skills profiles tied to jobs, assessments that managers actually complete, and succession data that comes from real performance rather than opinion.

RiskCoreGrowth WatchSolidHigh potential UnderSteadyReady now
Performance →↑ Potential

Nine-box matrix, populated from performance data rather than a workshop

The modules

Six modules. Use one, or all of them.

01

Performance

Structured appraisals, interim reviews, regular check-ins and project-based evaluations that tie individual contribution to organisational goals.

  • Goal setting & KPIs
  • Continuous check-ins
  • Mid-year & year-end reviews
  • Mobile capture
02

Capability tracking

Job-related skills profiles holding learning objectives, with AI-assisted responses. Employees are linked to guides; managers assess their direct reports against them.

  • Skills profiles per job
  • Learning objectives
  • Short-interval measurement
  • Line-manager accountability
03

360° review

Multi-rater feedback from peers, subordinates and supervisors, so a review reflects how someone works with people rather than only what their manager saw.

  • Peer & subordinate raters
  • Rater nomination
  • Anonymised aggregation
  • Comparative reporting
04

Career & succession

Career conversations and development plans captured online, with AI-driven progression suggestions. Talent reviews pull performance data automatically.

  • Development plans
  • Bench strength analysis
  • Nine-box matrix
  • Critical-role cover
05

Learning pathway

Personalised learning journeys per employee — formal courses, e-learning, mentorship and cross-department experience, with progress tracked to completion.

  • Mixed learning types
  • Start & end dates logged
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Gap-driven interventions
06

Level-based competence

Competency frameworks linked to positions and people, with configurable level standards. Self-review plus manager validation against role requirements.

  • Frameworks by position
  • Configurable levels
  • Self & manager assessment
  • Compliance reporting
Where the AI sits

Inside the product, not on top of it.

  • Learning objectives with built-in AI responses, so an employee working through a skills guide gets an answer rather than a reading list.
  • AI-driven career recommendations that suggest realistic next roles from the skills and performance data already captured.
  • Gap detection across a workforce — who is not yet competent against their role, and which intervention closes it.
Fit
Sectors in use
Manufacturing · energy
Financial services · retail
Deployment
Cloud-hosted, or your own
Best fit
Multi-site, many job families
Typical sponsor
HR director · operations academy
Sold & supported by
Augurs Technologies

Developed by Augurs for Aspirations, and offered through us with the client’s agreement.

In use at

Running inside listed companies and national brands.

JSEJohannesburg Stock Exchange
PepsiCoFMCG
EngenEnergy & fuel
Vivo EnergyEnergy & fuel
AB InBevBeverages
Heineken BeveragesBeverages
Growthpoint PropertiesReal estate
And moreReferences on request
Next step

See it against your job families.

Bring two or three real job descriptions and a competency framework if you have one. We will show you the same roles inside Aspirations and be straight about what configuration it would need.