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The Performance Management Process
Question 18: Please provide us with any additional information concerning your thoughts
on the benefits of this program.
Eighteen respondents to this question provided 20 different responses that were broken
down into 4 categories:
• Time Issues (10)
• Benefits (4)
• Not Beneficial (4)
• Will Not Work (2)
Fifty percent of responses to this question indicated time concerns with the Performance
Management Plan. Twenty percent of the responses suggested that there were positive
benefits as result of the process. In contrast, another 20% said that the process had no
benefits. The Will Not Work category included comments from respondents who felt the
program would not be successful and included 10% of the responses to this question.
Time Issues
Fifty percent of the responses expressed the Performance Management Plan had time
concerns. The Time Concerns category deals with respondents who felt there was not
enough time for the Performance Management Plan. The respondents said things such as,
“…every minute counts. It is absurd to devote all this “official” time…” or, “This process
is very time consuming.” One respondent commented that it was a “waste of time.” Two
respondents felt that their offices were too busy to incorporate this process. This category
also included comments from 3 respondents who have not started the process yet.
Benefits
The Benefits category includes responses that expressed positive feedback about the
process. This category accounts for 20% of all responses given for this question.
Respondents said the process was, “compelling,” “ideal,” and that they were “anxious” to
begin. All 4 of the respondents in this category felt that the Performance Management
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