How Confident Are You In Your Executive Incentive Plan Goals?

Case Studies

Strike the right balance of rigor, achievability, risk and reward

Incentive plan goals that are too easy, too difficult, or inconsistently calibrated can create unexpected payouts and increase reliance on discretion.

SullivanCotter’s Probability of Achievement Analysis offers an independent, data-driven way to test whether your goals are properly calibrated before the plan is finalized.

We evaluate the likelihood of achieving each performance goal on its own, then use those goal-by-goal probabilities to calculate the expected aggregate payout of the overall incentive plan. Our experienced consultants combined historical performance, forecasted probabilities, and market rates of change.

The result: A more balanced incentive plan, stronger alignment with your organization’s goal-setting philosophy, and greater confidence for both management and the board.

See how this analysis works in action!

We recently worked with two large health systems to evaluate goal rigor and expected plan outcomes. Explore how this analysis aided both executive leadership and the board in ensuring the incentive plans were working effectively.

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Recalibrating Goals to Balance Risk and Reward

A large, multi-state health system had missed its incentive plan payout threshold for several years running.

SullivanCotter modeled the probability of hitting targets for the upcoming year and recalibrated performance goals to rebalance risk and reward for participants.

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Reviewing Plan Rigor: Aligning Goal-Setting with Industry Best Practices

Consistent above-target payouts on both long- and short-term incentive plans left one health system’s compensation committee questioning whether goals were rigorous enough and aligned with market practice.

See how we helped them verify this!

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