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Personal Improvement Plan. It's a nominally a management tool for getting underperformers to get up to where they're expected to be.
Many will tell you that it is just a step in the firing process. That's how I've heard it described.
I've seen a few people put on PIPs at a FAANG and none of them survived. The main reason for the PIP was to make sure enough data was gathered to be able to fire them without worrying about being sued.
Honestly, that's usually how things work out and it's just one of the seven circles of Hell a manager need to put you through to finally get you out the door, but people do occasionally get out of PIPs with their jobs intact.
An app?
Not usually. It's a business process, so it's often done on paper or something. "Write down how you plan to stop sucking so badly, we'll come back in 6 weeks and review your progress"
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