Cornerstone Optimization
Get more from the Cornerstone platform you already have.
Most Cornerstone environments evolve over time. New modules are added, business processes change and teams grow. What started as a clean implementation can gradually become harder to manage and more difficult for employees to use.
We help organizations simplify their configuration, improve adoption, streamline administration and prepare their platform for what's next, including Workforce AI.
Support optimization across your full Cornerstone journey
Sometimes the biggest improvements happen after go-live.
Launching Cornerstone is only the beginning. As your organization grows, your platform should grow with it.
New departments join, additional modules are enabled, reporting becomes more complex and business processes evolve. Without regular reviews, configuration can become inconsistent, administration takes longer and users struggle to find what they need.
Our optimization services help you simplify your existing environment without starting over. We review the complete platform, identify opportunities for improvement and implement practical changes that make Cornerstone easier to manage and better to use.
We work with Cornerstone Learning, Performance, Recruiting, Workforce AI, Extended Enterprise and the rest of the suite, alongside the reporting, permissions and admin work that holds it all together.
Platform Optimization
Simpler.
Smarter.
Areas we optimize
Built around your organization
Your Cornerstone platform supports the way your business operates. We help improve the parts that matter most, whether that's Learning, Performance, Recruiting, Workforce AI, reporting or administration.
Learning
Keep learning organized and easy to maintain.
- Review curricula and learning paths
- Simplify certifications
- Improve compliance assignments
- Refine recommendations
- Reduce duplicate content
Performance
Support managers and employees with simpler performance processes.
- Goals
- Reviews
- Competencies
- Career Development
- Succession
- Templates
Recruiting
Create a smoother experience for recruiters and candidates.
- Job templates
- Candidate workflows
- Career site improvements
- Application process
- Recruiter administration
Workforce AI
Prepare your platform for the next generation of Cornerstone.
- Galaxy readiness
- Single Architecture
- Skills
- AI recommendations
- Experience improvements
- Future roadmap planning
Reporting & Data
Make reporting easier to trust and easier to use.
- Dashboard reviews
- Report optimization
- Data quality
- Analytics
- Scheduled reports
- Governance
Administration
Reduce complexity for your administrators.
- Permission review
- Security roles
- Organizational Units
- Dynamic groups
- Email templates
- Workflow simplification
Cornerstone maximal ausschöpfen
Optimierung eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten.
Manche Verbesserungen passieren innerhalb von Cornerstone. Andere passieren drum herum. Wir helfen bei beidem. Cornerstone funktioniert am besten, wenn die Plattform, die Experience und die digitale Arbeitswelt um sie herum zusammenspielen.
Anpassung
Verbessere Navigation, Landing Pages, Dashboards und Learner Journeys, damit Cornerstone intuitiv wirkt, deine Marke widerspiegelt und die Arbeitsweise deiner Organisation unterstützt.
Creative
Hilf Menschen, Veränderung anzunehmen, mit internen Kampagnen, klarer Kommunikation, Branding und Lernressourcen, die die Akzeptanz fördern.
Produkte
Erweitere die Möglichkeiten von Cornerstone mit spezialisierten Produkten, die Inhalte, Kommunikation und alltägliche Plattformerfahrungen verbessern.
Octo.Taxi
Verbinde Systeme, Daten und Workflows im Hintergrund, damit Mitarbeitende eine vernetzte digitale Arbeitswelt neben Cornerstone erleben.
Maximale Wirkung
Fokussierte Apps für alltägliche Herausforderungen.
Manche Anforderungen gehen über Standardkonfiguration und Funktionalität hinaus. Unsere fokussierten Anwendungen erweitern Cornerstone mit Echtzeitdaten, vereinfachen alltägliche Aufgaben und passen sich natürlich der Arbeitsweise deiner Organisation an. Sie schließen die Lücken zwischen dem, was Cornerstone bietet, und dem, was deine Organisation braucht.
Chatbot Studio
Beantworte Fragen, führe Mitarbeitende an und löse Aktionen direkt in Cornerstone aus – mit KI-Assistenten, die auf deine Organisation zugeschnitten sind.
Team Training Progress
Gib Führungskräften einen klaren Überblick über Team-Lernen, Compliance und ausstehende Trainings, damit sie Entwicklung gezielter unterstützen können.
Certificates
Erstelle, lade herunter und verwalte Zertifikate mit mehr Flexibilität als im Standard-Cornerstone.
Custom MicroApps
Entwickle fokussierte Anwendungen rund um deine Geschäftsprozesse, wenn die Standard-Cornerstone-Funktionalität nicht ganz zu deiner Organisation passt.
Why organizations choose Octily
Cornerstone, but designed for the people using it.
Many optimization projects focus only on administration. We look at the complete experience.
That means improving navigation, simplifying processes, reducing unnecessary clicks and helping employees, managers and administrators accomplish tasks with less effort.
Because we also design Cornerstone experiences every day, we naturally combine technical expertise with user experience thinking.
Independent Review
Fresh eyes on an existing environment.
Practical Improvements
Recommendations your team can actually maintain.
Certified Expertise
Experience across the Cornerstone ecosystem.
Designed Around Adoption
Configuration decisions that encourage people to keep using the platform.
Nicht sicher, wo Du anfangen sollst?
Starte mit einem Cornerstone Health Check.
Wir führen eine unabhängige Überprüfung deiner Cornerstone-Umgebung durch und bewerten sie in den Bereichen Konfiguration, Administration, Reporting, Berechtigungen, Governance, Workforce AI Readiness, Nutzererfahrung und Akzeptanz.
Du erhältst eine klare Punktzahl pro Bereich, eine Liste priorisierter Empfehlungen und ein kurzes Readout mit unserem Team.
Cornerstone Health Check Zusammenfassung
Umgebung
Produktion
53
Gesamtwertung
Gute
Basis
Your platform has gaps holding back adoption, efficiency and future readiness.
Learning
Funktioniert gut
Performance
Gute Basis
Recruiting
Funktioniert gut
Berechtigungen
Verbesserung empfohlen
Reporting & Daten
Gute Basis
Nutzererfahrung
Funktioniert gut
Workforce AI Readiness
Verbesserung empfohlen
Integrationen
Verbesserung empfohlen
Inhalte & Lernressourcen
Gute Basis
Top-Empfehlungen
- 1Berechtigungsstruktur vereinfachen, um Administration und Support-Tickets zu reduzieren.
- 2Konsistenz und Datenqualität der Berichte über wichtige Dashboards hinweg verbessern.
- 3Lernempfehlungen und -entdeckung verbessern, um die Content-Nutzung zu erhöhen.
Schnelle Erfolge
Admin-Zeit reduzieren
Workflows und Konfigurationen vereinfachen, um jede Woche Zeit zu sparen.
Akzeptanz steigern
Kleine Verbesserungen der Nutzererfahrung können zu mehr Engagement führen.
Vorbereitung auf das Nächste
Bereite deine Plattform auf Workforce AI und zukünftiges Wachstum vor.
Unabhängige Einschätzung
Ein frischer Blick auf deine Umgebung durch Cornerstone-Experten, die täglich mit verschiedenen Organisationen arbeiten.
Praktische Empfehlungen
Klar priorisierte Maßnahmen, die du sofort umsetzen kannst, plus eine Roadmap für die nächsten Schritte.
Fokus auf Ergebnisse
Wir konzentrieren uns auf Verbesserungen, die Akzeptanz steigern, Admin-Zeit reduzieren und echte geschäftliche Wirkung entfalten.
Common optimization projects
Where we usually make the biggest impact
The projects we run most often, with a short look at what they include.
Make the learning experience easier to start and easier to come back to.
Typical improvements
- Refresh the learner home and dashboards
- Clean up curricula and learning paths
- Improve recommendations and search
Cornerstone modules
Related Octily service
Experience & CustomizationImprove learner adoption
Make the learning experience easier to start and easier to come back to.
Typical improvements
- Refresh the learner home and dashboards
- Clean up curricula and learning paths
- Improve recommendations and search
Cornerstone modules
Related Octily service
Experience & CustomizationOur approach
How we make your platform better
Discover
Understand your current environment and business goals.
Review
Audit configuration, processes and user experience.
Prioritize
Identify quick wins and long-term improvements.
Optimize
Implement improvements with minimal disruption.
Support
Help your internal team continue improving over time.
Aber glaub uns nicht einfach.
Lass unsere Kunden erzählen, warum.
“Octily helped our client achieve a massively successful launch with significant increases in learner engagement in incredibly short timescales.”
Andrew Howes
Regional Sales Manager
Cornerstone OnDemand
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"Getting Cornerstone live is only one milestone. The real goal is creating a platform people enjoy using every day. Whether you need a complete platform review or help solving a specific challenge, we'd love to hear what you're working on."
Simen-Ling La
Senior Project Manager & Cornerstone expert
FAQ
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Cornerstone
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Implement
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Evolve
Implementation
Plan, configure and launch Cornerstone Learning, Performance, Recruiting, Workforce AI and more.
ExploreMigration
Move from CSX, Saba Cloud or EdCast to Cornerstone Galaxy and Workforce AI.
ExploreTraining & Enablement
Give your administrators and HR teams the confidence to run Cornerstone day to day.
ExploreExperience & Customization
Branded pages, custom navigation, dashboards and learner experiences your people will actually use.
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A Health Check, a reporting refresh, Workforce AI readiness or ongoing optimization support. Tell us what's on your plate and we'll pick up from there.
