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Performance Appraisals
The Bane of Agile Teams
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Michael Mallete
Agile Coach/Trainer - Odd-e
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Michael Mallete!
[email protected]!
http://odd-e.com
software developer
agile coach/trainer
NOT an HR practitioner
MANAGER!!
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“A performance appraisal is a systematic and
periodic process that assesses an individual
employee’s job performance and productivity in
relation to certain pre-established criteria and
organisational objectives.”
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- Wikipedia
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• rated, described, and judged by another
person, usually by the supervisor
• periodic rather than per activity, project, or task
• mandatory
• induced by incentives
• documented and kept by a person or
department other than the employee
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“the tale of two
companies”
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cross-functional
self-managing
continuously improving
motivated
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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“performance appraisals”
quarterly reviews
management by objectives
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1 is to 30?
every
3 months?
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not working!
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rather than
add
overhead.
make it
semi-annual
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my manager
has no clue
about
automated
testing!
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how can he
rate me?
let alone help
me grow?!
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the other
manager has
more experience.
from now on he
will evaluate you
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we’re leaving.
not promoted
for years now.
how come
john was?
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we talk about
past mistakes
that were
corrected
already
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we have no
clue where
our ratings
came from
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they were
not very
receptive.
more
defensive
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they game
their
objectives
for better
rating
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90% of appraisal systems are
unsuccessful*
48% believe it is merely a
“second-guessing” session**
only 5% of HR professionals says
they were “very satisfied”***
*Society for Human Resources
**Industry Week
*** Aon Consulting & Society for Human Resources
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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technical mentor
agile coach
career counsellor
line managers
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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feedback and communications
training program
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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improve company performance
coach and guide employees
feedback and communication
salary and benefits management
promotions
termination and layoffs
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no silver bullets.
address each
goal separately.
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optimise the
system.
not the parts
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appropriate
people make
decisions
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cultivate culture.
the process will
follow
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inspect and
adapt
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the end
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Thank you! :-)