Patent ID: 8589218

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of appraisal performed by a machine comprising a storage medium, the method comprising: defining goals for an organization and storing the goals in the storage medium; defining objectives for an individual based on the goals for the organization and storing the objectives in the storage medium; creating an appraisal sheet for the individual from an appraisal template electronically populated with the objectives for the individual; storing compensation guidelines associated with the objectives, the compensation guidelines including a plurality of compensation adjustments, each compensation adjustment being associated with at least one of the objectives; storing qualification components associated with the objectives; collecting appraisal scores for the individual for the objectives based on performance of the individual; updating a qualification profile of the individual based on the qualification components and the appraisal scores; electronically generating a scorecard including the goals for the organization, the objectives for the individual, and the appraisal scores for the individual; and calculating, using the machine, a compensation adjustment recommendation for the individual according to the appraisal scores and the compensation guidelines, wherein calculating comprises computing the compensation adjustment recommendation as a total of the compensation adjustments weighted according to the appraisal scores for each of the objectives.