Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a project director.

A Project Director is liable for bearing the primary responsibilities of all the essential aspects of work carried out which includes a project's technical or programmatic requirements which apply to policies and regulations. This post initiates the application and assumes the responsibility for overall project management.

Other important tasks includes launching the application and assuming responsibility for overall project management, delegating financial tasks to a business unit administration, maintaining project data and materials as needed, pursuing project aims as clearly described in the application, managing project personnel, maintains and retains project data and documents as required, completing progress and other required reports, initiating timely requests for prior approval for changes when required.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS:

Listen to various perspectives from different personalities in the team in order to spark and refine solutions that work well for each team member

Use past team projects to identify what people did well and make changes based on their newly identified strengths

[employee comments goal]
FACILITATION:

Begin discussions with questions that require group members to evaluate or analyze rather than those that just check for understanding

Consider members strengths, weaknesses and perspectives when setting up groups or assigning roles

[employee comments goal]
DECISION MAKING:

Invite an objective outsider to monitor team conversations, challenge assumptions and identify potential decision-making process pitfalls

Help teams at work learn how to effectively navigate through the sticky decision-related issues they encounter

[employee comments goal]
MANAGING AT TEAM:

Develop the ability to understand other employees and connect with them in a genuine and meaningful way

Learn to accept mistakes and failures and devise clear solutions to problems instead of blaming others or pointing fingers

[employee comments goal]
ENTHUSIASM:

Take action to build trust in order to improve comfort levels and strengthen relationships with other employees

Make every effort to be the easiest person to work with in the office or department

[employee comments goal]
PERSISTENCE:

Develop inner energy and intensity in order to keep one strong and motivated during tough times

Learn to go against one's emotions and obstacles instead of waiting for them to change or move away

[employee comments goal]
PRACTICAL THINKING:

Evaluate the source of the information in order to ensure that it is reliable and that it is backed up by evidence

Compare own initial thoughts about the situation and what one has found out in order to identify where own views have changed

[employee comments goal]
ROLE AWARENESS:

Work in a positive team environment in order to gain new perspectives and reduce bad stress when the going gets tough

Offer own services for new tasks or projects and show the willingness to learn where the company is headed

[employee comments goal]
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Organize and schedule project activities in a logical way in order to make it easier for project members to execute

Know the team's strengths and weaknesses and encourage the members to support and complement each other

[employee comments goal]
BUSINESS TREND AWARENESS:

Pay special attention to new trends and implement change towards them

Develop effective strategies of surveying what customers want and put more effort into making it readily available

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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