EmpowHR Performance Management Process These Slides Cover Grades up to GS-15

1. EmpowHR Performance Management Process These Slides Cover Grades up to GS-15 SES handled separately

2. Supervisor goes to Manager Self Service

3. Click on Tasks 3 More

4. Click on Performance

5. Click on Performance Plan

6. Click on New Plan from the Employee List

7. Grades up to GS-13

8. Enter the start date of the appraisal period.

9. Click Add

10. Initial screen. Review dates and Click on the Looking Glass to select Rating Scale Type.

11. Select the 5 Tier Performance

12. Click on Elements and Standards Tab Do not Save or Print at any time until you have entered all elements and standards. There is no process to do an interim save. A Save sends the plan to the reviewing official.

13. Note that two mandatory elements are already on a new plan based on whether the employee is supervisory or not. Click View all to see all elements and to add the next element.

14. Standard Language comes into element. DO NOT click Copy Plan from Previous Year.

15. You may add additional language as needed. Scroll to end of language and you can type or cut an paste in other language from another source.

16. Employees will need more than two elements. Click the + key on the second element and a new element block will insert. Click the Pick Element Looking Glass to select an element from a list.

17. Select element from list by clicking on element.

19. Again, you can add language to standard text by cut an paste from another source. Click the + key if you have additional element to add to the plan. Once complete with adding elements click Previous Tab

20. Review this page and then Click Save. The Save action will send the Reviewer the plan for review and approval. At this time it would be appropriate to print the plan. (Not required)

21. Saved will appear quickly in the upper right and the Created the Plan will be checked and dated.

22. GS-14 and GS-15 Plans These plans are just a little different. The system was set up to not put in the mandatory elements. The following slides will give you instructions on how to prepare a plan for GS 14 and 15. Grades below GS-13 go to Slide 40

23. Enter the start date of the plan and Click Add

24. Click on the Look Up Glass to select the rating Scale.

25. Select 5 Tier Performance

26. Click Elements and Standards

27. For GS 14 and 15s a blank row comes up first. Click the – Key to delete this row.

28. The system will enter a new Measure 1. Now Click on the Look Up Glass for the Pick Element.

29. Select an Element

30. You will need to designate if Critical or Non Critical Click the + key to insert the next element

31. Click on the Look up glass again to select the next element.

32. Select an element

34. Need 3 to 10 elements. This slide represents the addition of a third element.

36. Click on View all to see all elements.

37. If you have added all elements click Previous Tab. Your data will be saved.

38. On a save you will see Saved in the upper right corner and the Created the Plan will be checked and dated.

39. Slide 39 ends the GS 14 and GS 15 plan development. The rest of the process is the same for all grades.

40. Reviewer Process

41. The reviewer will get an email and worklist item. Reviewer should click the Link.

42. Reviewer will see plan. Click Elements and Standards Tab

43. Click view all to see all elements.

45. Changes can be made to the language by the reviewer.

46. Once reviewer has completed review click Performance Plan Tab or link

47. Click Reviewer Concurred and Save.

48. If Reviewer would happen to forget to save this edit will come up. Click OK to return to save or you will lose any changes you made.

50. Return to Supervisor with Concurred Plan