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Paper-Based
Systems
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Appraisal
Smart
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Appraisal
Forms are handed to (if hard copy) or sent to employees
by email, or they may use existing copies they have "filed"
somewhere.
PROBLEM: Different versions of Appraisal
Forms for the same Job Title may be "out there"
among managers in the organization. |
Only
one Appraisal Form version per position is available
on the Template Manager page of the Appraisal Smart
system for click-easy download by managers. Managers
do not even have to select from the range of templates
in the database, as the system automatically selects
the relevant ones for employees, according to their
specific Job Titles in their User Files.
HR
can update the Appraisal Templates at any time, so managers
have the latest versions instantly, "on-tap"
available
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Job
Descriptions are done in MS Word or similar format.
PROBLEM: Also here, different
versions for the same Job Title may be "out there".
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HR
can update Job Descriptions at any time in Appraisal Smart,
so managers AND staff have the latest versions on-tap
in the system, by the mere clicking of a mouse (employees
can only access their own Job Descriptions this way in
the system, while managers can view and print out those
of all their direct reports). |
Monitoring
the status of appraisal completion is done by contacting
managers and asking them how far they have progressed
with it.
PROBLEM: Time-consuming and inaccurate. |
Real-time
monitoring of the status of appraisal completion per Department,
Location, Job Title, Manager, or the entire organization.
Auto-email reminders in respect of appraisals approaching
and those past their due date. |
Performance
record notes are kept (if at all) in some electronic (typically
MS Word) or handwritten format.
PROBLEM: Such notes may get easily
lost, plus are difficult to sort through when used during
appraisal interviews. |
Managers (and staff optionally) can add performance record
notes into the system at any time during the year.
They can view each others notes (if system set to enable
this). Manager has ability to hide selected notes from
employees.
It is easy to "call up" and filter performance
record notes during appraisal interviews. They can even
be made to show along with each performance measure WITHIN
Appraisal Forms, i.e. auto-sorting.
A permanent record of such performance record notes are
stored in the database, to easily access for any other
purpose such as poor performance tracking, disciplinary
processes, etc. |
Appraisal
Forms are completed in writing, or using e.g. MS Word
format.
PROBLEM: These need to be gathered
by HR from all managers, and then added to employee personal
files - by hand or electronically - which are both extremely
time-consuming, plus some forms may get lost in the process.
Also time-consuming to retrieve again if necessary. |
Appraisal
Forms are automatically stored in the database on completion,
per employee and department.
Retrieval is easy and instant, also in respect of any
number of previous years' appraisals, as Appraisal Smart
has a lifetime archiving system. |
Performance
ratings and feedback from other managers an employee has
worked with are gathered on separate, paper-based appraisal
forms.
PROBLEM: This is a logistical nightmare,
plus averages have to be calculated by hand or by using
a spreadsheet. |
The
Multirater Functionality of Appraisal Smart allows online
access to such forms, with the results output as averaged
ratings and combined narrative feedback per measure, automatically
presented on one report page - with graphs (while the
individual appraisal results can also be viewed). |
To
view the contents of employee Appraisal Forms, Managers
and HR have to first find the file/s where they are stored.
PROBLEM: Very time-consuming. Files
(if hard copy) may even be kept at not-so-easily-accessible
physical locations. |
Managers
can access Appraisal Forms in an instant from the comfort
of their office chairs.
HR can do the same in respect of every employee in the
organization - and not only Appraisal Forms, but also
performance record notes, which will be impossible to
do with a paper-based or other "non-online"
system. |
Employee
performance percentages (if required as output) need to
be calculated by hand, or ratings need to be added into
a spreadsheet for calculations.
PROBLEM: Potential data input and
calculation errors, not to mention the amount of time
to do all of this. Where are these filed? |
Appraisal
Smart calculates performance percentages automatically,
instantly, and error-free.
The system stores these permanently, and in the same place
as all other system components in the database. |
Staff
performance data inputs and comparisons need to be made
by using tools such as spreadsheets.
PROBLEM: The amount of time inputting
these data; possible errors with inputting; limited capability
to do different reports on a spreadsheet. |
The
reporting capabilities of Appraisal Smart make this task
error-free and instant, while offering a variety of reporting
options. |
