Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a program manager.
A program manager is mandated to ensure that the program outcomes are achieved within the set timelines and budget. He/she coordinates his/her team to make sure the program delivers and also coordinates and manages the multiple projects within the program.
Other responsibilities include to identify risks within the existing projects in the program and to outline appropriate solutions. He/she also proposes certain changes, which they believe it would improve the projected benefits. The position also requires the individual to nurture an enabling environment, which allows the staff to participate in the program actively. He/she also makes sure the program is in line with the quality standards and also allocates the right human resources and funding to various projects in the program.
Employee Performance Goals Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Performance Goals for Next Period | |
Performance Goals | Employee Comments |
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| DEPENDABILITY: Be a loyal person that the company and coworkers can delight in Change for the better when a complaint is raised by any colleague, manager or customer | [employee comments goal] |
| ASSERTIVENESS: Avoid any form of argument or defensiveness and try as much as possible to maintain calm Explore alternative solutions to problems and look for ways to prevent them in future | [employee comments goal] |
| ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Keep track of appointments, projects, and tasks that need to be accomplished so that one is not surprised when it's time to turn them in Keep project details into perspective and be ready to get down to a microscopic level if needed | [employee comments goal] |
| COMMITMENT TO THE JOB: Be a team player; contribute one's own strengths and support other employees' weaknesses, to ensure a strong, winning dynamic Speak up when there are problems that need to be addressed in order to get the problems fixed | [employee comments goal] |
| ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB: Concentrate on and take care of the task at hand before it gets into a possible procrastination list Look at the bigger picture and stop focusing on minor issues at work such as making a mistake | [employee comments goal] |
| EVALUATING OTHERS: Learn to ask people about their work when one doesn't understand some of its aspects in order to give the right feedback Avoid repeating a point once one has made it as one would sound nagging to the other person | [employee comments goal] |
| PERSUADING OTHERS: Do careful research on own ideas and those of one's competitors in order to make sure that any claims one makes can be verified Give an example of a context where own ideas have been used successfully in order to convince others to support the ideas | [employee comments goal] |
| GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING: Develop concise objectives so that one can exactly know what needs to be done in order to accomplish own goals Take responsibility for own actions and refrain from making excuses or blaming others when one fails to meet own goals | [employee comments goal] |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Understand how to coordinate a project, implement, and test it in order to deliver a product that produces an effective working system Encourage and help project members to work as a team in order to meet their goals and complete the project at hand | [employee comments goal] |
| QUALITY OF WORK: Check the team's schedule to see if there are tasks that one could cut to give team members more time to concentrate on higher-priority tasks Check the final product against the expected results for differences in requirements or any other inconsistencies | [employee comments goal] |
Summary |
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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: |