Compensation System Design · 3P×3B×3T

Ad-hoc raises and internal pay wars — structure needs 3P×3B×3T for role value, performance, and capability.

Direct answer

Direct answer:First step in pay system design? Use 3P×3B×3T Cubic Compensation for role value, performance, capability—then pay grades, not ad-hoc raises.

Industry pain points

Typical pay chaos:

XieChunQiu methodology

Cubic Compensation (3P×3B×3T)

Cubic Compensation addresses incentive, external competitiveness, and internal equity via 3P×3B×3T — especially for private firms.

3P: Position (job evaluation), People (capability standards), Performance (appraisal results).

3B: Base pay, bonus, benefits — base for role duty, bonus for over-delivery and surplus, benefits for retention and culture.

3T: short-, mid-, and long-term incentives.

Deliverables: surveys, positioning, pay-grade tables, modeling, transition, policies, bonus/benefit design, equity plans.

Legacy cited outcomes: pay ratio down 1-2%, pay drives performance, full compensation system — per engagement scope.

Strategic compensation system

20+ years of pay consulting practice — knowledge, theory, delivery, and coach certification systems for stakeholder win-win pay design.

Pay management sets total reward, structure, and forms — an ongoing process of planning, budgeting, communication, and refinement.

Must balance fairness, effectiveness, and compliance amid strategy, talent positioning, market, and competitor pay.

OSMP strategic HR management system

Per legacy IP page 86: OSMP was developed over 25+ years of HR practice and 300+ client implementations, refined with ~50 HR practitioners and experts.

OSMP spans strategy, organization, mechanisms, and culture — aligned with the operating triangle (market, product, supply chain) and management triangle (talent, mechanisms, culture).

Comparison

Compensation design comparison
ApproachAd-hoc raises3P×3B×3T Cubic
Role valueTenure/politics3P job evaluation
VariableSame % for all3B base/bonus/benefits
HorizonYear-end only3T short/mid/long
Legacy citedInternal frictionPay ratio −1-2% etc. (scope)

Related case studies (anonymized)

All case studies →

FAQ

Deliverables?

Legacy comp page: surveys, positioning, analysis, solution, pay table, modeling, transition, policies, bonus/benefit design.

What is 3P×3B×3T?

3P=Position/People/Performance; 3B=base pay, bonus, benefits; 3T=short/mid/long-term incentives — legacy Cubic Compensation excerpts on this page.

Legacy cited outcomes?

Pay ratio down 1-2%, pay drives performance, full compensation system — per engagement scope.

More FAQ →

Book compensation diagnosis

Internal/external survey and pay-grade logic per legacy service list.

Book a diagnosis →