Human Capital and Talent Management platform

CSOD is an AI-powered workforce agility and talent management platform that helps organizations recruit, develop, manage, and retain employees through a unified cloud-based solution. Key features include Learning Management (LMS/LXP), AI-driven skills intelligence, performance and succession management, compliance and certification tracking, talent mobility, workforce planning, and personalized career development. The platform also offers robust analytics, reporting, and open APIs for integration with existing HR and business systems.

Benefits include improved workforce readiness, accelerated onboarding and upskilling, stronger employee engagement and retention, streamlined compliance management, and data-driven talent decisions. Cornerstone supports scalable enterprise and government deployments with secure cloud architecture, including FedRAMP-authorized environments for federal agencies.

Interfaces / Platforms

CSOD offers a modern cloud-based platform with configurable web and mobile interfaces designed for administrators, managers, employees, instructors, and external learners. The platform supports responsive browser access and native mobile applications for iOS and Android, enabling learning, performance management, and workforce collaboration from anywhere.

Cornerstone integrates with major enterprise platforms and systems through REST APIs, SFTP/FTPS, web services, and prebuilt connectors. The platform also supports data visualization, reporting tools, and third-party ecosystems through the Cornerstone Extend framework and Developer Portal.

Scalability - largest current deployment

CSOD is designed to support highly scalable enterprise and government deployments, including organizations with hundreds of thousands to over one million users. The platform operates in a multi-tenant cloud architecture with configurable organizational units, role-based permissions, and enterprise reporting capabilities that support large, distributed workforces across multiple agencies, departments, or business units.

One of Cornerstone’s largest public sector deployments is with the Defense Acquisition University, which supports approximately 700,000+ users and continues scaling toward one million learners across the federal acquisition workforce ecosystem. The platform processes millions of course completions annually while supporting centralized governance, agency-specific configurations, compliance tracking, and secure cloud operations in a FedRAMP-authorized environment.

Also used by global enterprises including BMW, DHL, Nestlé, Walgreens, and more.

Is the Product/Solution FedRAMP authorized?

Yes

FedRAMP Other Comments

CSOD maintains FedRAMP Moderate authorization for its public sector cloud environment, supporting U.S. federal security, compliance, encryption, audit logging, and access control requirements. Cornerstone also supports deployment architectures aligned to DoD security requirements, with IL4 capabilities and AWS GovCloud infrastructure initiatives supporting defense and national security use cases.

A1-HC Strategy

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A1-1.010: Human Capital Strategy Development	Does not support
HCM.A1-1.020: Human Capital Strategy Implementation and Monitoring	Does not support
HCM.A1-1.030: Human Capital Strategy Data Analysis and Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A1-1.040: Human Capital Strategy Revision & Stakeholder Communication	Does not support
HCM.A1-2.010: Strategic Workforce Direction	Does not support
HCM.A1-2.020: Workforce Analysis	Does not support
HCM.A1-2.030: Workforce Action Plan Development	Does not support
HCM.A1-2.040: Workforce Action Plan Implementation and Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A1-3.010: Position Classification and Position Management Consultation	Does not support
HCM.A1-3.020: Existing Position Reclassification or Recertification	Does not support
HCM.A1-3.030: New Position Classification and Certification	Does not support
HCM.A1-3.040: Position Structure Development for New and Existing Organizations	Does not support
HCM.A1-3.050: Position Classification and Position Management Program Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A1-4.010: Employee Engagement Program Planning	Does not support
HCM.A1-4.020: Employee Engagement Data Collection	Does not support
HCM.A1-4.030: Employee Engagement Analysis and Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A1-4.040: Employee Engagement Action Planning	Does not support
HCM.A1-4.050: Employee Engagement Program Management	Does not support

A2-Talent Acq

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A2-1.010: Recruitment Strategy Development	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.020: Recruitment Plan Development	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.030: Position Classification	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.040: Job Analysis	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.050: Assessment Tools Development and Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.060: Talent Acquisition System Administration and Records Management	Does not support
HCM.A2-1.070: Talent Acquisition Data Capture, Transfer and Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A2-2.010: Outreach and Recruitment	Does not support
HCM.A2-2.020: Job Announcement Management	Does not support
HCM.A2-3.010: Applicant Eligibility & Basic Qualification Review	Does not support
HCM.A2-3.020: Candidate Assessment	Does not support
HCM.A2-4.010: Suitability and Security Clearance Support	Does not support
HCM.A2-4.020: Investigation Request & Continuous Vetting Enrollment	Does not support
HCM.A2-5.010: Investigation Results Review, Adjudication Decision(s), and Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A2-6.010: Employment Offer	Does not support
HCM.A2-6.020: New Hire In-processing	Does not support
HCM.A2-6.030: Onboarding Program Design and Management	Does not support

A3-Talent Dev

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A3-1.010: Talent Development Strategy	Does not support
HCM.A3-1.020: Talent Development Operational Planning and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-1.030: Talent Development Knowledge Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-1.040: Skills, Competencies Assessment and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.010: Coaching Program Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.020: Leadership Development Program Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.030: Individual Development Planning Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.040: Mentoring	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.050: Course Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-2.060: Job Specific Qualification Program Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-3.010: Course Library Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-3.020: Course Registration and Delivery Design and Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-3.030: Course Certification and Credit Management	Does not support
HCM.A3-3.040: Talent Development System Administration	Does not support
HCM.A3-3.050: Talent Development Program Tracking and Reporting	Does not support

A4-Perf Mgmt

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A4-1.010: Employee Performance Management System Development	Does not support
HCM.A4-1.020: Employee Performance Management Program Development	Does not support
HCM.A4-1.030: Employee Performance Management Program Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A4-1.040: Employee Performance Management Cycle Administration	Does not support
HCM.A4-1.050: Employee Performance Management Data Capture, Transfer, and Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A4-2.010: Recognition Programs Development	Does not support
HCM.A4-2.020: Recognition Programs Administration	Does not support
HCM.A4-2.030: Recognition Programs Evaluation	Does not support
HCM.A4-2.040: Recognition Programs Data Capture, Transfer and Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A4-3.010: SES and/or SL/ST PA System Review or Adoption	Does not support
HCM.A4-3.020: SES and/or SL/ST PA System Implementation and Application	Does not support
HCM.A4-3.030: SES and/or SL/ST PA System Certification Process Management	Does not support

A5-Comp-Benefits

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A5-1.010: Compensation Strategy Development	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.020: Compensation Policy and Procedure Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.030: Agency Compensation Administration	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.040: Compensation Research and Advisement	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.050: Payroll Processing	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.060: Payroll Data Capture, Transfer, and Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.070: Payroll System Administration	Does not support
HCM.A5-1.080: Payroll System Change Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.010: Work Schedule and Leave Policy Development and Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.020: Develop Work Schedule and Leave Management Standard Operating Procedures	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.030: Work Schedule Development and Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.040: Time Card Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.050: T&A Transmittal	Does not support
HCM.A5-2.060: T&A Reporting	Does not support
HCM.A5-3.010: Benefits Policy and Procedure Management	Does not support
HCM.A5-3.020: Agency-level Benefits Administration	Does not support
HCM.A5-3.030: Benefits Counseling and Communication	Does not support
HCM.A5-4.010: Work-life Strategy, Program, and Policy Development	Does not support
HCM.A5-4.020: Work-life Programs Administration	Does not support

A6-Sep-Retire

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A6-1.010: Separation Policy, Management, and Administration	Does not support
HCM.A6-2.010: Retirement Policy Management	Does not support
HCM.A6-2.020: Retirement Education and Preparedness	Does not support
HCM.A6-2.030: Retirement Program Management & Administration	Does not support

A7-Employee Accountability

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A7-1.010: Employee Conduct and Discipline Policy Administration	Does not support
HCM.A7-1.020: Performance-based Action Policy and Administration	Does not support
HCM.A7-1.030: Manager/Supervisor Employee Accountability Support	Does not support
HCM.A7-2.010: Administrative Grievance Management	Does not support
HCM.A7-2.020: Third-Party Proceedings Management	Does not support

A8-Labor Rel

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A8-1.010: Labor Management Relations Program Management	Does not support
HCM.A8-1.020: Labor Management Relations Program Operations	Does not support
HCM.A8-2.010: Labor-Management Dispute Resolution through Negotiated Grievance Procedures and Third-Party Proceedings	Does not support
HCM.A8-3.010: Collective Bargaining Administration	Does not support
HCM.A8-3.020: Collective Bargaining Agreement Operations	Does not support

A9-Analytics-Records

HCM Service Activity	Supports this Activity
HCM.A9-1.010: Employee Inquiry Management	Does not support
HCM.A9-1.020: Employee Inquiry Administration, Compliance, and Performance	Does not support
HCM.A9-2.010: Workforce Research Planning & Design	Does not support
HCM.A9-2.020: Workforce Research Data Collection	Does not support
HCM.A9-2.030: Workforce Research Analysis	Does not support
HCM.A9-2.040: Workforce Research Report Development, Distribution, and Archive	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.010: Analytics Needs Assessment	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.020: Analytics Planning	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.030: Data Management	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.040: Data Analysis	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.050: Assessment	Does not support
HCM.A9-3.060: Distribution Preparation	Does not support
HCM.A9-4.010: Reporting Strategy and Planning	Does not support
HCM.A9-4.020: Reporting Development	Does not support
HCM.A9-4.030: Reporting Distribution	Does not support
HCM.A9-4.040: Reporting Repository & Archive Management	Does not support
HCM.A9-4.050: Reporting User Support	Does not support
HCM.A9-5.010: Employee Records Capture	Does not support
HCM.A9-5.020: Employee Records Maintenance and Use	Does not support
HCM.A9-5.030: Employee Records Transfer Preparation	Does not support

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