The Performance Management Program Design Handbook is designed to assist agency personnelists, managers, employees and their representatives in working through the redesign of their performance management programs. The Handbook was written by the Performance Management Program Design Working Group. Centralized systems do not always work.
Flexibility needs to be built in.
Employee involvement is crucial to success. Employee feedback and linkages to other systems may have to be addressed by separate programs. No system will work without good communication. Background Working Group Members Obtaining a Copy Background . The Handbook addresses the need for organizational support, gives pointers on determining organizational readiness for change, and helps readers develop a design approach that fits the culture of their agencies.