Going live 1st February 2026!

The Cisco 360 Partner Program is an inclusive framework designed to boost partner success by focusing on customer outcomes and growth. It offers simplified incentives and investments to help partners expand their practices, reach and customer loyalty.

This program aims to enhance partner growth and success by aligning with customer-focused outcomes.

As we approach the February 1, 2026, launch of the Cisco 360 Partner Program, we want to ensure you have everything you need to make this transition a success.

To help you prepare, please take the following steps:

Review your Partner Value Indexes in Partner Experience Platform (PXP). You may need to request access from your Partner Self Service (PSS) Administrator.
Register for an upcoming webinar to hear the latest updates. Watch the on demand recordings to catch up.
Provide us with access to the Distributor Partner View (DPV). You must already have access to the Partner Value Indexes to grant your Distributor visibility.
View the Partner Value Index & Cisco Partner Incentive metrics guide for details on calculations.
Visit and bookmark the overview e-book and 360 Partner Program page for all the latest information.
Explore the list of eligible Black Belt trainings that contribute to the value indexes.

Partner Experience Platform (PXP) and Partner Self Service (PSS) Demo

To help you prepare for the new program, Cisco has created the following video which walks through detailed step-by-step instructions on:

How to gain access to PXP.
How to view the partner value indexes and Cisco Partner Incentive dashboards in PXP.
How to approve Distributor Partner View (DPV) requests in PSS to facilitate partner and distributor collaboration.

If you require support for access to Partner Value Indexes, Cisco Partner Incentive dashboards, or experience system and data issues, please open a case via the Customer Service Hub. For detailed instructions on how to open a case for 360 Partner Program support, reference this guide.

If you have any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to reach out to us @ ireland.cisco@exertis.com

Looking forward to our continued partnership and success!

What's New?

This new framework will have two designations: Cisco Partner & Cisco Preferred Partner which will be assigned per Portfolio

There are 6 Portfolios: Security, Networking, Collaboration, AI & Cloud, Services & Observability

On 1st February 2026 these new designations will replace the current Gold, Premier, Select & Registered levels

The designations will be assigned using a Partner Value Index metric across 4 categories: Foundational, Capabilities, Performance & Engagement

Your 360 Partner Value Index is now available for you review on PXP

Reach out to us for guidance on viewing your Partner Value Index

Share PXP access for continued assistance through this process change

Increased value exchange

To foster collective success, and to help you scale and differentiate, the Cisco Partner Program is evolving. The new Cisco 360 Partner Program, designed with and for you, will enable you to drive unique outcomes and expand your reach.

Elevated differentiation

Customer-facing designations to better showcase your Cisco relationship and newly designed, customer-centric specializations to amplify your expertise

Improved experience

New tools, simplified processes, and early access to data to help you plan and track performance.

Flexible, value-based framework

New outcomes-based metrics to measure your success, and rewards tailored to your diverse business models.

Future Vision

To further strengthen what is already a world-class partner ecosystem, and to redefine what it means to be a successful Cisco partner, we are transforming our partner program to accelerate our value exchange and better address the evolving needs of customers.

The new Cisco 360 Partner Program enables Cisco to better equip you to deliver the outcomes customers expect—today and tomorrow.

✅ Transforming partner success factors across our ecosystem toward an inclusive, holistic framework anchored to customer outcomes and growth.

✅ Elevating what it means to be a Cisco partner, increasing differentiated partner value proposition and driving customer awareness and preference.

✅ Upgrading the partner experience, simplifying across partner touchpoints and providing new ways for partners to plan and track performance across the ecosystem.

Partner Value Index

Success factors will be based on defined outcome-based metrics.

The metrics will span four categories and contribute to a Partner Value Index which will unlock benefits and provide access to specific enablement journeys and customer-facing designations.

These categories include:

✅ Foundational: Practice maturity for lifecycle as well as managed services.

✅ Capabilities: Investment in technical skills, trainin and resourcing in line with each portfolio.

✅ Performance: Ability to land, retain, expand and grow the customer base within each portfolio.

✅ Engagement: Engagement along with the customer journey and within the partner ecosystem within each portfolio.

Cisco Partner Incentive

The Cisco Partner Incentive will consolidate elements from Lifecycle Incentives 2.0, VIP, Cisco Services Partner Program (CSPP), and Perform Plus. This unified incentive aligns with Cisco's shift toward software and service-based offerings and will reward you with rebates to drive predictable and profitable growth across landing, adopting, expanding and renewing hardware, software, and services.