Performance Management Monthly - March 2021

Mid-Cycle Progress Reviews for Pass/Fail & Valuing Performance Programs

We are half-way through the FY21 Performance Cycle/Year, which means all employees must receive a progress review in a one-on-one discussion with their manager.

Important Mid-Cycle Due Dates:

• Pass/Fail (P/F):  Due April 30^th
• Valuing Performance (VP):  Due May 15th

Pass/Fail
An employee must have a launched plan in PMAS, in order for employees to be able to submit the Optional Self-Assessment and for you to conduct a Mid-Cycle Progress Review.  

• PMAS Employee Self-Assessment Process (Optional): Employees wishing to submit a Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment should follow the PMAS Job Aid: Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment noting for FY21 Self-Assessments employees can only submit an “overall” self-assessment as opposed to a self-assessment for each objective in the performance plan. This is a temporary restriction for only the remainder of FY21.  

• PMAS Mid-Cycle Review Process (Manager): To conduct the PMAS Mid-Cycle Review, the plan must be at the Mid-Cycle Review step on the route map.  After the plan was launched, there are 2 primary reasons the plan would not be at the Mid-Cycle Review step:
• The plan is still in the Employee Plan Acknowledgement step.  If your employee(s) are not going to acknowledge the plan, you will have to move the plan to the Mid-Cycle Review step.
• The plan is still in the Employee Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment step.   If your employee(s) do not plan on submitting a Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment you will have to move the plan to the Mid-Cycle Review Step.

• Key Point for FY21 Only: Any mid-cycle narrative or assessment put in by you before the plan is at the Mid-Cycle Review step can be seen by the employee!   Therefore, we recommend not putting in any narrative until the employee finishes their Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment and the plan is moved to the Mid-Cycle Review stage.  We will be demonstrating this FY21 restriction during the webinars listed below.

• Any questions need be directed to your LOB/SO Performance Management Admin

Valuing Performance

An employee must have a published plan in VPS, in order for you to conduct a Mid-Cycle Progress Review. The employee has the option of completing a Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment that you should consider when developing the mid-cycle review.

We are conducting some Mid-Cycle Performance Management webinars during the months of March, April, and May covering the mid-cycle process for both programs (P/F & VP) and demo how you can do the mid-cycle review in PMAS and VPS.  Please join us!

If you would like a copy of the ppt we will be using during the webinar, please contact your LOB/SO Performance Management Admin.

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