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Merit Cycle

Plan and run the merit cycle inside the approved structure, with budget envelopes, equity guard-rails, and consultant review on sensitive items.

Awaiting inputConsultant reviewAwaiting client decisionRepresentative · Demo-safe

Merit Cycle is part of the governed Evalio operating system. Inputs, evidence, and outputs flow into the Decision Room under named review. Surfaces below remain awaiting input until governed evidence is captured and validated.

Purpose

Why Merit Cycle exists.

Purpose

Plan and run the merit cycle inside the approved structure, with budget envelopes, equity guard-rails, and consultant review on sensitive items.

Category: Cycle

Inputs and evidence

What this module needs to operate.

Required inputs

Approved Salary Structure
Cleared Internal Equity surface
Approved budget envelope for the cycle

Evidence panel

Each item below resolves as evidence is captured and consultant-validated. Items remain pending until governed evidence is connected.

Budget envelope approved
Awaiting input
Performance inputs ready (if applicable)
Awaiting input
Equity guard-rails applied
Awaiting input
Manager allocation guidance issued
Awaiting input

Status

Where this module currently sits.

Module state

Awaiting inputConsultant reviewAwaiting client decision

States are derived from governed signals only. No values are shown until evidence is captured.

Outputs (when released)

· Cycle plan with envelope and guard-rails.
· Exceptions log routed for review.
· Approved cycle outcome record.

Governance boundaries

· Two-person rule on any change that influences a decision record.
· Methodology mechanics (weights, thresholds, scoring) are not exposed in the workspace.
· Cycle outcomes are governed human decisions; allocation logic is not exposed.

Workflow

Governed motion from input to release.

Governance spine

Every module advances through the same governed spine. Methodology mechanics are not exposed.

SetupDone
IntakeCurrent
Validation
Analysis
AI Review
Consultant Review
Client Review
Approval
Report
Decision Room

Merit Cycle workflow detail

Frame · Budget envelope and guard-rails set.Current
Allocate · Allocations drafted within envelope and equity bounds.
Review · Consultant reviews exceptions and exposure.
Approve · Named approver seals cycle outcomes.

Output preview

Representative shape only — no client values.

Output preview

Fields below show the structure of a governed output. Values resolve to —,Evidence required, Under review, or Not yet validated until governed evidence is captured.

Cycle plan with envelope and guard-rails.

Evidence required

Exceptions log routed for review.

Under review

Approved cycle outcome record.

Not yet validated

Risks and blockers

What prevents this module from releasing.

Risks and blockers

Required inputs not yet captured.Blocking
Source-rights confirmation outstanding for any external evidence.Needs review
Named approver not assigned for governed release.Needs review
Upstream dependency for Merit Cycle is incomplete.Watch

Companion

Bounded guidance — Companion never decides.

What to provide

Evidence and inputs listed for Merit Cycle.
Source-rights confirmation for any externally referenced data.
Named owner accountable for the next governed step.

What Evalio can explain

What Merit Cycle does in plain language and where it sits in the spine.
Which items in the evidence panel are still missing or under review.
How outputs from this module flow into the Decision Room.

What requires human review

Confidence-band sign-off and contradiction adjudication.
Final approval and seal of any decision record.
Exception handling outside governed guard-rails.

Next step

Move this module forward.

Take the next governed step

Activation, evidence capture, and approvals happen under named consultant review. Use the actions below to advance the next governed step in this module.

Open Merit Cycle →Decision Room →Add evidence →Review prerequisites →Request governed review →Prepare report →

Governed mockup gallery

The full set of governed artifact and workflow previews.

Operating model, governance flow, proof loop, Decision Room, AI Companion, Total Rewards lifecycle, and the artifacts every Evalio surface produces. Shape and state only — no live client data.

Operating modelPreview · Illustrative

Consultant governs · AI assists · Client decides

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Governance flowPreview · Illustrative

Every record advances under explicit review

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Proof before purchasePreview · Illustrative

See the artifact shape before you commit

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Decision RoomPreview · Illustrative

Evidence in · governed deliberation · locked record out

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

AI CompanionPreview · Illustrative

Bounded · explainable · non-autonomous · overridable

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Total Rewards lifecyclePreview · Illustrative

One connected map under one governance layer

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Artifact mockupPreview · Illustrative

Board pack — cover shell

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Artifact mockupPreview · Illustrative

Decision record · locked shell

Context

Qualitative summary

Locked

Evidence

Source-rights clean

Locked

Options considered

Qualitative states only

Locked

Recommendation

Advisory · consultant-reviewed

Locked

Decision

Client authority

Locked

Audit trail

Locked

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Artifact mockupPreview · Illustrative

Readiness snapshot — qualitative only

Job architectureReady

Job evaluationUnder review

Salary structureDraft

Internal equityNot started

Market evidenceSource-rights pending

Merit cycleNot started

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Proof preview · CHROPreview · Illustrative

Decision record preview

Artifact shape preview · qualitative states only

StructureGovernanceAudit trail

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Artifact mockupPreview · Illustrative

Report cover · Workforce decision review

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Artifact mockupPreview · Illustrative

Dashboard layout · skeleton only

Tile · qualitative

State only

Tile · qualitative

State only

Tile · qualitative

State only

Table · qualitative rows · no numbers

Module

Owner role

Stage

Under review

Module

Owner role

Stage

Under review

Module

Owner role

Stage

Under review

Module

Owner role

Stage

Under review

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration.

Governed concept preview · Illustrative structure only · Not live client data · Requires evalio-1.0 backend integration