# partner-performance

Builds a per-partner measurement system for a B2B program: scorecard, review cadence, QBR structure and the underperformance ladder.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 13100 installs · ★ 2
- Author: Maya-Beth Finotti
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mbfinotti/partnerships-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/partner-performance

## What it does

The skill runs an interview first, then designs measurement one partner at a time. It asks about current state: how many partners and of which types, what gets measured today, where the data lives, whether partners see their own numbers, who signs off. One question per message, with multiple-choice options.

From there it works in steps: inventory candidate metrics as computable today, computable with work, or unmeasurable; pick a scorecard approach; then design dimensions with weights, per-KPI targets and red-flag floors, measurement window, data source and owner. Each partner type gets its own track, including partners that never transact. After that come recalculation cadence, partner visibility, review cadence by tier, QBR structure, and the underperformance ladder: trigger, intervention, corrective action, de-tier or exit. Anything that can de-tier or terminate routes through legal.

Scoring only happens on metrics that can actually be computed — estimates are off the table, and that check is built into the workflow. The skill also stays out of tier-ladder design; that belongs to `mbfinotti/partnerships-skills@partner-tiering`. One thing worth settling early: once partners have seen a scorecard, changing it is close to impossible, so the dimension list gets agreed before anyone is shown it. The skill won't finalize the spec without your explicit approval.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --skill partner-performance -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/partner-performance/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --skill partner-performance -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --skill partner-performance -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mbfinotti/partnerships-skills partner-performance
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --skill partner-performance -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --path skills/partner-performance
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mbfinotti/partnerships-skills --skill partner-performance -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mbfinotti/partnerships-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/partner-performance/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a per-partner scorecard with weights and thresholds
- sort metrics into computable now, computable with work, unmeasurable
- set review cadence and QBR structure by partner tier
- write the underperformance ladder from trigger to de-tier
- check what partners see and when they see it

## Example prompts
- Design a scorecard for a reseller partner: dimensions, weights, targets and red-flag thresholds
- Help me work through an underperforming partner: trigger, corrective action, what comes next
- Draft the QBR structure and review cadence for partners across tiers

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: partner-performance
description: Measure and review the performance of individual partners in a B2B partner program - the per-partner scorecard (dimensions, weights, targets, red-flag thresholds, data sources), the review cadence and QBR structure, and the underperformance ladder from trigger through corrective action to de-tier or exit. Also covers the B2C affiliate and creator review contrast. Use whenever the user mentions a partner scorecard, partner reviews, a channel partner QBR, a partner health check, or an underperforming channel partner, even if they never say performance. One partner at a time. Do NOT use for designing the tier ladder itself - use mbfinotti/partnerships-skills@partner-tiering instead.
license: MIT
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  author: Maya-Beth Finotti
  version: "1.1.4"
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# Partner Performance

Define how a B2B partner program measures and reviews individual partners: the per-partner scorecard, the review cadence and partner QBR, and the underperformance ladder. No single canonical partner-performance methodology exists - say so plainly rather than invent one. What the field genuinely offers for per-partner measurement:

- **A five-category engagement taxonomy**: sales performance, partner satisfaction, training/certification completion, marketing/lead generation, partner lifecycle and retention. No numeric weights are published anywhere - set them with the user. Evidence class: vendor blog.
- **A maturity-staged KPI taxonomy**: recruitment → activation → engagement → revenue efficiency, prioritized by program maturity rather than by fixed weights. Evidence class: vendor taxonomy.
- **Continuous leveling**: partner scores recalculated from CRM, LMS and portal data, visible to the partner, with at-risk flags that trigger coaching before de-tiering. Evidence class: vendor product model.
- **A four-step partner attribution journey** - crediting value to partners including non-transacting ones - is about attribution, not a per-partner scorecard. Use it upstream, as an input to the scorecard's revenue dimension. Evidence class: analyst blog.
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