5 Steps to Implement Gamification at Work

Progressive businesses cannot run on spreadsheets! Gamification software connects with CRMs and helps you to motivate your teams to achieve goals faster. Here are 5 steps to implement Gamification software for your teams.

Step 1 - Data Streaming

Data and frequency of its streaming is the core to implement gamification. The software should be capable of integrating with one or multiple CRMs and link them to generate master data. There are multiple ways to stream the data, it can be via APIs, Webhooks, SDKs or frequent uploads of spreadsheets.

Step 2 - Publishing Programs

Once the data is streamed - its the time to publish incentive programs. This involves configuring variables, KPIs, program-logic, incentives etc. Below are 4 common types of program categories -

• Target Based - Daily, weekly, monthly or other periodic targets
• Competition Based - Within the team or across the teams
• Situational Based - Seasonal, specific KPIs, stock clearance etc
• Cascading based - PIP programs, high Achievers, ramping up middle performers etc.

Steps 3 - Live Scoring

After the data is streamed and the programs are published - Its the time to publish live scores, earnings, trends, leaderboards and more. It helps team to stay updated and feels like a stock market.

#Gamification softwares are considered as a companion to the ground workforce to stay on numbers.

Step 4 - Nudging

Ground workforce and managers are busy in execution and may have little time to correct themselves to reach the desired goal. Nudges acts like a coach. It can be performance-based, competition based, earning-based, or reminder-based. The Gamification software can accommodate nudges to push the team to go an extra mile.

Step 5 - Predicting

Once the performance, actions and behaviours of ground workforce is captured - the Gamification software can now do predictions. Elements like suggestions on published programs based on past data, simulation of budgets to business outcomes, ground staff to plan their incentives, predicting success% of the program, etc. can be obtained.

Conclusion

Gamification softwares helps in significantly improving team's productivity, upto 100% reduction in data-processing efforts, 10x clearer communication and +20% savings on budgets/re-hiring costs.

5 steps mentioned above are the building thoughts to implement gamification at work. However choosing a right software is important.

Compass - A Gamification Software is adopted by 100's of progressive companies from Startups to Fortune 500. It integrates with CRMs seamlessly and makes it interesting. Browse www.getcompass.ai to know more.