360 Degree Feedback is a means for providing feedback from different stakeholders i.e. manager, peers, direct-reports or even customers.  see figure to the right. The term "360 degree feedback" is also known in other forms as, "multi-rater feedback", "multi-source feedback", "360 degree review", "360 degree employee feedback" or 'Multi-rater employee reviews".

360 Degree Feedback survey systems aim to collect data on the performance strengths and challenges of employees.

Read our guide which will help in deciding the success factors of any 360 degree feedback system deployment and ensuring continuity so that companies can deal with actionable results. Read more in our Quick Startup Guide to 360 degree feedback