Hrm 531 Week 1 Performance Management

Performance Management

Part I

An effective and efficient performance management process requires the supervisor of any organization to master the procedure and apply it without fail. The supervisors have to remain competent in following the routine of the performance plan. Thus, to maintain a constant follow up of the procedure, the supervisor should understand the practices that involve performance management. Performance management process includes designing the expectations of employees, monitoring the progress of personnel, developing the capacity to improve performance at work, rating performance and reward good accomplishment of set expectations (Fischer and Wermers, 2013).

In planning, the supervisor will meet with all employees in an organization to discuss the expectations or performance goals. Targets set should align to the strategic and operational procedures of the organization (Tapamoy, 2008). Also, the supervisor should discuss the set goals with the employees and

Managers can determine individual performance and evaluate the productivity of employees (Bohlander and Snell, 2010). Moreover, the managers can optimize productivity in their organizations through performance management process. To determine the effectiveness of the performance process, it has to meet the following requirements.

The first requirement is that the employee’s actions should align with the business objectives. This is the first step in the performance process above where the expectations of the employees are discussed and set following organization goals. Secondly, the performance of employees should be documented for future use in determining compensations and areas where corrections are required (Holpp, 2012). This is also met in the second step where the supervisor will monitor employee progress and store reports in the organization's