Performance Administrators can set up performance cycles. Performance cycles consist of a variety of graded and ungraded sections. This article provides instructions on how to set up graded sections within a performance cycle.
Navigation to Performance Cycle Administration
- Navigate to Administration > Cycle Management > Cycles
- Select "Add Cycle" to create a new cycle
Complete Cycle Details and Step Configuration
- Enter a cycle title.
- Define the start and end date for the cycle.
- Enable or disable cycle steps and define applicable start and end dates.
Review Graded Sections
- Select "Grades" from the edit cycle navigation menu.
- Scroll down to view and enable or disable all applicable sections.
Setting Up Graded Sections
- Scroll to any of the graded sections (other than Objectives): "Competencies, Assessment Questionnaire, Shared Measures or Values". Objectives has limited capabilities and can only be enabled or disabled and grades can be applied.
- Select Enable Section for Competencies, Assessment Questionnaire, Shared Measures or Values.
- Select "Add+"
- A new item is added
- Enter a title and description for the new item
- Select "Save" for the cycle being edited.
Tip: The intent of the Assessment Questionnaire is to create a section of questions to support 360 assessments within an organization.
Note: Competencies and the Assessment Questionnaire sections of the cycle setup provide the ability to add behaviors and assign specific groups to access specific competencies or assessment questions.
Graded Sections Overview
Objectives
- A graded cycle selection that can be enabled or disabled and can have a grade scale applied.
Competencies
- A graded cycle selection that can be enabled or disabled and can have a grade scale applied.
- Custom Competencies can be added to this section.
- Assigned Groups can be associated with each competency to limit access to certain competencies. If no group is assigned, the competency will be available to all participants.
- Behaviors can be associated with each competency for grading.
Assessment Questionnaire
- A graded cycle selection that can be enabled or disabled and can have a grade scale applied.
- Custom Assessment Questions can be added to this section.
- Behaviors can be associated with each competency for grading. Adding a behavior is a good way for an organization to grade specific criteria for each competency.
- Assigned Groups can be associated with each question to limit access to certain questions. If no group is assigned, the competency will be available to all participants.
Shared Measures
- A graded cycle selection that can be enabled or disabled and can have a grade scale applied.
- Custom Shared Measures can be added to this section. Shared Measures are a good way for an organization to grade company initiatives.
Values
- A graded cycle selection that can be enabled or disabled and can have a grade scale applied.
- Custom Values can be added to this section.
- As an Admin- you can add your Company Values within Admin-Settings-Manage Values
