1. Reviewing the Performance Review
Performance Management System Tutorial for Employees
Estimated Completion Time: 15 minutes
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2. Table of Contents Process Overview Selecting a Rating Period
The Overall Rating
Reviewing Competencies
Reviewing Objectives/Factors
Adding Comments to the Progress Review/Comments Area
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This section of the tutorial covers all steps necessary for reviewing a Performance Review using the Performance Management System.
The Process Overview will give you a visual idea of how the process works.
Process Overview
The Reviewing the Review section will guide you step by step on how to navigate through a Performance Review before certification.
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4. Process Overview Click the Next button Here is the basic process
notification
is received by supervisor
Supervisor completes
performance review
on Manager Self-Service
Supervisor certifies
notification is
sent to employee
Employee certifies
on Employee Self-Service
Performance review
is complete
Supervisor & employee
discuss the performance
review
sent to supervisor
Here is the basic process
for creating a performance review.
Process Overview
These are only the main steps of the process.
There are intervening steps
that will be covered in more detail in this tutorial.
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5. Process Overview Click the Next button Process Overview
notification
is received by supervisor
Supervisor completes
performance review
on Manager Self-Service
Supervisor certifies
notification is
sent to employee
Employee certifies
on Employee Self-Service
Performance review
is complete
Supervisor & employee
discuss the performance
review
sent to supervisor
Process Overview
As you can see, after your one-on-one discussion with your supervisor, your first indication that you must review and certify your performance review is when you receive notification
If you do not have , notification will come from your agency’s HR office
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6. Process Overview Let’s begin! Click the Next button Process Overview
notification
is received by supervisor
Supervisor completes
performance review
on Manager Self-Service
Supervisor certifies
notification is
sent to employee
Employee certifies
on Employee Self-Service
Performance review
is complete
Supervisor & employee
discuss the performance
review
sent to supervisor
Process Overview
Let’s begin!
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7. Reviewing the Performance Review
From the Performance Management Main Menu screen, click the Certify/Finalize a Review button
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8. Reviewing the Performance Review
The Review Menu appears showing your name, process level, and current position.
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9. Reviewing the Performance Review
The most current rating period shows in the
Select Rating Period area.
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10. Once the plan is certified, it will be available from the Review Menu.
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If you do not see the current rating period, it is possible that you and/or your supervisor have not certified the performance plan.
Once the plan is certified, it will be available from the Review Menu.
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11. The rating definitions are provided next.
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The overall rating now appears on the review menu for this rating period.
The rating definitions are provided next.
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12. The Overall Rating Definitions Are:
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The Overall Rating Definitions Are:
HP-High Performing
ME-Meets Expectations
NI-Needs Improvement
(on annual reviews only)
UN-Unsatisfactory
(on probationary reviews only)
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13. To review competencies, click the Competencies button.
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To review competencies, click the Competencies button.
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14. To exit comments, click the Back to Selected Competencies button.
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The Selected Competencies Screen appears listing the competencies and their performance rating
The rating definitions are:
HP – High Performing
ME – Meets Expectations
NI – Needs Improvement
UN - Unsatisfactory
The Full Description button next to each competency provides additional information/details about the competency.
To exit comments, click the Back to Selected Competencies button.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates that your supervisor has made additional comments to the competency
To review comments, click the Comments button.
To exit comments, click the Back to Selected Competencies button.
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16. To exit, click the Back to Selected Competencies button.
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To review any development plan comments from your supervisor, click the Development Plan button.
To exit, click the Back to Selected Competencies button.
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You also have access to the Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales documentation from this screen.
The link directs you to the appropriate group information based on your job group code.
When you click the Link to BARS Document button, a new web browser screen will open with the group information.
To return to the Selected Competencies screen, just close the web browser screen.
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After reviewing the competencies area, click the
Back to Review Menu button.
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19. To review objectives, click the Objectives/Factors button.
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To review objectives, click the Objectives/Factors button.
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20. To exit objectives, click the Back to Review Menu button.
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The first objective appears with the addition of your supervisor’s evaluation of that objective.
To navigate between each objective, click the Next or Previous buttons at the bottom of the screen.
To exit objectives, click the Back to Review Menu button.
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21. Click the Progress Review/Comments button.
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The Progress Review/Comments Area can be used by both you and your supervisor to communicate progress and issues.
Click the Progress Review/Comments button.
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22. Reviewing the Performance Review
The Progress Review/Comments Area screen appears.
To add comments, click in the Employee text box and being typing.
You are limited to 10,000 characters, including spaces, for this text box
To save comments, click the Save Employee Progress Review/Comments button.
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23. Reviewing the Performance Review
To exit, click the Back to Review Menu button.
Now you are ready to certify your performance review.
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24. This concludes the Reviewing the Performance Review section of the Performance Management System Tutorial for Employees.
The next section, Certifying the Performance Review, will complete the Performance Review process.
If you have any questions on this section please contact your agency’s Human Resources Office or Performance Management Liaison.
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