Making Reviews More Efficient and Fair Many performance-appraisal software programs have a generic set of questions that too often aren't customized for the jobs being evaluated. By Gail Dutton deally, performance-appraisal software streamlines the evaluation process, reduces paperwork, and encourages objectivity. But the gains aren't givens.
Managers have to spend some time tailoring the systems to their own workforces.
The problem, Drumm says, is that many software programs have a generic set of questions that too often aren't customized for the jobs being evaluated. It doesn't have to be that way. Anecdotal reports tend to focus on speed and objectivity. It's easier, faster and uses less paper. Now reports can be completed in one day.