Whereas the department user typically spent an average of two hours completing the paper merit increase worksheets, the online worksheets can be completed in a matter of minutes. The vice chancellor offices and Human Resource reviewers now view an online report that readily identifies any departments over budget rather than having to audit individual worksheets to ensure the accuracy of manual calculations. Increases that are out of range and inaccurate evaluation ratings are no longer an issue requiring research and correction. Human Resources used to allocate one full week to review and correct merit increases and now allocates a single day for most merit cycles. Summary The single most important aspect of the new online merit recommendation process is that it improves merit-award decisions by delivering all relevant information and calculations to the persons making merit recommendations and to subsequent review and approval authorities.
Errors are virtually impossible with the program's edit features.
The program has been met with enthusiastic response from the users, several of whom have written to express their appreciation of the new system, citing how easy it is to use, and how much time it has saved them.