Nami uses your organizational structure to power reviews, calibration sessions, and analytics. Setting up departments, job families, and career levels correctly ensures data is grouped and filtered the way your business operates.
Creating Departments
- Go to Dashboard > Team and use the department management features.
- Click Add Department and enter the name (e.g., Engineering, Marketing, Finance).
Departments are used throughout Nami to scope analytics, filter calibration views, and organize team members.
Job Families (Functions)
Job families group related roles across departments. Examples: "Software Engineering," "Design," "Sales."
- Navigate to Dashboard > Admin > Functions.
- Add a function name and optional description.
- Assign team members to their function via their profile or during CSV import.
Tip
Keep job families broad enough to be meaningful in analytics but specific enough for competency mapping. Aim for 5-15 across the organization.
Career Levels
Career levels define seniority within a job family (e.g., Junior, Mid, Senior, Staff, Principal). They are used to:
- Set expectations in competency frameworks.
- Group employees in calibration heatmaps.
- Filter analytics by seniority band.
How Structure Feeds Reviews & Calibration
During calibration, ratings are displayed in a grid organized by department and level. This lets leadership compare employees at the same seniority band and ensure consistency.
Warning
Changing a team member's department or level mid-cycle will move them in the calibration grid. Coordinate with HR before making structural changes during an active cycle.
In analytics, every chart can be sliced by department, function, and level for precise insights.
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