The system whereby expectations for performance, results, and/or outcomes associated with a particular employee, team, or organization are documented, communicated, and evaluated.
Using a set of tools and approaches to measure, improve, monitor and sustain the key indicators of a business.
A system of management that focuses on achieving the organization's strategic goals and objectives. At the individual level, performance management is a comprehensive approach to assigning work, establishing expectations, supporting employee efforts, providing assessment and feedback, and following through with appropriate recognition or correction, in such a way that the employee's efforts contribute to the success of the organization as a whole.
Measures & records resource utilization. It is one of the categories of network management defined by the ISO.
One of five categories of network management defined by ISO for management of OSI networks. Performance management subsystems are responsible for analyzing and controlling network performance including network throughput and error rates. See also accounting management, configuration management, fault management, and security management.
System of employee monitoring involving review of performance currently being introduced by the Education Department of Western Australia.
Tools that enhance individual and organizational performance
A comprehensive approach to improving performance that includes defining expectations and accountabilities, setting performance measures, and assessing results. Variable pay may be a feature of such a programme.
The process of maintaining or improving employee job performance through the use of performance assessment tools, coaching and counseling as well as providing continuous feedback.
a process of managing in which objectives are identified, agreed, monitored, measured and reviewed to bring about measurable improvement
Performance management is a process that builds on performance measurement approaches, such as the balanced scorecard. Whereas the balanced scorecard offers a framework for the collection of strategic information, performance management ensures that results are used to influence the selection of strategic actions and to foster the renewal of dynamic, competitive strategy. Unlike most tools and techniques, performance management is a continuous, enterprise-wide process, rather than a one-time, isolated event.
A continuous, systematic process designed to ensure superior selection decisions, consistent performance standards, and tracking of employee development. Effective performance management addresses individual and organizational performance-related objectives. Read More
The activity of tracking performance against targets and identifying opportunities for improvement.
The larger process of defining what employees should be doing, ongoing communication during the year, linking of individual performance to organization needs, and the evaluating of appraising of performance.
The generation of management demand for performance information and its use and application for continuous improvement. It includes "performance measurement".
the management or review of a person’s performance or behaviour at the workplace.
Applying the integrated processes of setting and communicating performance expectations; monitoring performance and providing feedback; developing performance and addressing poor performance; and rating and rewarding performance in support of the organization's goals and objectives.
The management of computer resources to meet workload service-level objectives. The computer resources contemplated by this definition are the CPU, real storage (central and expanded), the paging subsystem and the DASD I/O subsystem.
the integration of performance measures, benchmarks, and goals in order to achieve optimal results.
The process and proactive efforts of the IT organization to monitor, test, report and improve the performance of a system or application. Performance is commonly measured by on line speed or responsiveness, batch processing speed, and batch deadlines or processing windows during average processing and peak processing volumes. The objective is to anticipate and prevent performance issues from impacting the business and to reduce IT costs.
A process where the manager and employee establish goals and the plan for achieving them. The goals are based on the operational plan of the organization and include plans for employee development.
This is a process of identifying, evaluating and developing the work performance of employees in an organization, in order that organizational objectives are more effectively achieved and understood by employees.
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This can be 'managing the performance of an organisation or an individual' or 'what you do to improve and maintain good performance '. It involves you understanding and acting on performance issues at each level of your organisation, from individuals, teams and directorates, through to the organisation itself.
The process of analyzing the characteristics of a network to monitor and increase its efficiency. For example, a network manager may monitor a network using a Sniffer and develop statistics from that data in hopes of finding ways to increase available bandwidth on a crowded network.
Performance management links strategy with corporate objectives in ways that make the best use of a company's resources by coordinating the efforts of every member of the organization.
The use of performance measurement information to help set performance goals, allocate and prioritize resources, inform managers to either confirm or change current policy or program directions to meet goals and to report on the success of meeting those goals.
A process utilized by managers that is made up of planning and managing performance via observation and feedback. The process also includes bettering performance through development, assessing and rewarding performance.
Subset of project management that includes the processes for measuring the performance of the product and/or service delivered by the project.
a system of management with emphasis placed on achieving organizational results through the active use of performance measures and standards to establish performance targets and goals, to prioritize and allocate resources, to inform managers about needed adjustments or changes in policy or program directions, and to frame reporting in terms of the performance of the organization in achieving organizational goals.
A form of analysis that attempts to compare investment manager performance. It can be critically affected by the time period selected and while some attempts have been made to look at risk adjusted returns, generally it is very difficult to assess the quality of those returns. Good performance measurement should include: analysis of performance over a business cycle (typically 3-5 years) and assessment of returns on a quarterly basis, ideally by sectors as well as total returns; ensuring that like is being compared with like – the best way to do this is to look at each manager's benchmark, or risk profile, and compare performance against the benchmark, preferably on a sector basis; and analysis of the reason for any extreme out-or-under performance in a given period (e.g. whether a large overweight position exists in one or a few securities or a sector).
A process established by a company to measure employee performance, to set objectives for employees and company alike, and to recognize the positive impact that reaching these goals have on the company.
One of the five network management application areas defined by ISO; concerned with evaluating the behavior and effectiveness of network communications. See also network management, ISO.