# The Comp Plan Isn't Done When It Ships: Measuring What's Actually Working Mid-Year

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Podcast: [Go To Masters Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-to-masters-show-6426488)
Published: 2026-05-31T06:37:13+00:00
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## Resource

Ariana Farray manages 300+ payees across 40-50 comp plans at Flock Safety, one of the fastest-growing public safety companies in the US ($200M to $300M ARR in a single year, valued at $7.5B). In this episode, she walks through her full comp cycle from design through communication to measurement and course correction. She shares why pay versus performance is the report most comp teams skip, how a post-acquisition quota miscalculation led to sellers hitting their quarterly number in January, and why SPIFs should course correct behavior but never replace the plan. Plus her take on AI in comp: "It never tells anybody they have a bad idea.

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