# Design a bonus or sales compensation plan

Bonus, commission, and incentive structures that drive the right behavior.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Sales, Analyze, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/design-a-bonus-or-sales-compensation-plan

## Prompt

```text
Help me design an incentive plan.

**Who it's for:** [sales reps / all staff / managers / a team]
**Behaviors and outcomes to reward:** [GOALS]
**Budget and current pay mix:** [NUMBERS]
**Problems with the current plan:** [NOTES]

Deliver:
1. Plan design — target payout, pay mix, measures and weights, thresholds, accelerators, caps, and payout timing.
2. Example payouts at 50%, 100%, and 150% of target.
3. Unintended behaviors this might create and the safeguards against them.
4. A rollout and communication plan.
5. How to review the plan's effectiveness after one cycle.
```

## What to fill in

- sales reps / all staff / managers / a team
- GOALS
- NUMBERS
- NOTES

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