Performance Management

Purpose of Performance Management
Dates of the Review Cycle
Who must complete a performance review?

Help

Who do I contact for help?
Where do I go for more information?

Goal Setting

What are goals?
What’s the difference between performance & career development goals?
Are career development goals required?
What is the deadline for entering goals?
Who must enter goals?
Are goals required for individuals in entry level positions?
How many goals do I need?
Who is responsible for entering goals in the system?
Is each individual goal weighted?
How much do goals count towards the overall evaluation?
What if I don’t enter any goals?
What if I disagree with a goal my manager entered for me?
Can employees have the same or similar goals?
How do I set a goal for someone on a Performance Improvement Plan?
What if I have more than one supervisor?
If I complete a goal before the end of the review period, do I need to enter another one into the system?

Competencies

What are the competencies?
What percentage of the overall rating are competencies?
How will we rate competencies?
Are competencies weighted?

Online Performance Management System

Getting Started
    How do I login?
    What if I get an error message?
    How do I logout?
    Can I use Internet Explorer or Firefox as my web browser?
    What if I am connecting remotely or am off campus?
Entering Goals
    How do I add a goal?
    Are the steps to add a goal the same for career development goals?
    What is the goal name?
    When I enter a new goal, I see a Notes section, what should I enter there?
    I see an option to ‘Mark as Private’, do I select that box?
    Do I select “Numerical” or “Descriptive” for Goal Type?
Editing Goals
    Can I edit a goal before submitting it?
    Can I change the date of a goal?
    Can I edit a goal after I submit it?
    Can one of my direct reports change the goal I created?
    Can I change the weight of a goal?
Deleting Goals
    Can I delete a goal?
    Can I delete a goal after it has been approved?
Saving
Printing
System Notifications
    How do I know if I need to acknowledge and/or approve a goal?
Acknowledging Goals
    How do I acknowledge a goal my manager set for me?
    What if I don’t agree with a goal my manager set for me?
    If all of my goals are approved, what do I do next?
Reports
    Can I run reports as a manager?
Performance Notes
    What are performance notes?
    Who can see performance notes?
Security
    Who has access to the system?
    Who can see the goals in the system?

Managing Performance

Will I be able to see past reviews in the system?
What is the purpose of ‘updating progress’ or ‘journaling’ for each goal throughout the review period?

Reviewing Performance

How will goals and competencies be rated?
Can you conduct a quarterly or mid-year review in the system?
Can I upload documents?