Understand what happens when you change the number of Performance Levels from the default of five.
HR Performance Solutions provides full titles/descriptions on five default Performance Levels. If you change from the default of five, depending on the number you choose, you may or may not have to develop new content.
Choosing Less than Five Performance Levels
If you choose less than five Performance Levels, the descriptions will automatically adjust to fit your number of levels and you won't need to create any new content. Keep in mind that you can always customize any of this information. The levels will move as follows:
Four Levels
Competencies- The "Unacceptable" default level is removed when you move from 5 to 4 levels. You are left with:
High Performer
Valued Performer
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Goals - The "Not Addressed" default level is removed when you move from 5 to 4 levels. You are left with:
Exceeded
Complete
Progress
Incomplete
Final Scores - When changing from 5 to 4 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
High Performer
Valued Performer
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Three Levels
Competencies- The "Unacceptable" and "Valued Performer" default levels are removed when you move from 5 to 3 levels. You are left with:
High Performer
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Goals - The "Complete" and "Not Addressed" default levels are removed when you move from 5 to 3 levels. You are left with:
Exceeded
Progress
Incomplete
Final Scores - When changing from 5 to 3 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
High Performer
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Two Levels
Competencies- The "Unacceptable," "Valued Performer," and "High Performer" default levels are removed when you move from 5 to 2 levels. You are left with:
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Goals - The "Complete," "Not Addressed," and "Exceeded" default levels are removed when you move from 5 to 2 levels. You are left with:
Progress
Incomplete
Final Scores - When changing from 5 to 2 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
Contributor
Needs Improvement
Choosing More than Five Performance Levels
If you choose more than five levels, you will need to create additional Competency Level Descriptions, Goal Level Titles/Descriptions, and Final Score Descriptions where indicated.
Six Levels
Competencies- When changing from 5 to 6 levels, the Competency Descriptions will read:
6-High Performer
5-Valued Performer
4-blank
3-Contributor
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 4.
Goals- When changing from 5 to 6 levels, the Goal Descriptions will read:
6-Exceeded
5-Complete
4-blank
3-Progress
2-Incomplete
1-Not Addressed
You will need to create a new title/description for level 4.
Final Scores- When changing from 5 to 6 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
6-High Performer
5-Valued Performer
4-blank
3-Contributor
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 4.
Seven Levels
Competencies- When changing from 5 to 7 levels, the Competency Descriptions will read:
7-High Performer
6-blank
5-Valued Performer
4-blank
3-Contributor
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 6 and 4.
Goals- When changing from 5 to 7 levels, the Goal Descriptions will read:
7-Exceeded
6-blank
5-Complete
4-blank
3-Progress
2-Incomplete
1-Not Addressed
You will need to create a new title/description for level 6 and 4.
Final Scores- When changing from 5 to 7 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
7-High Performer
6-blank
5-Valued Performer
4-blank
3-Contributor
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 6 and 4.
Eight Levels
Competencies- When changing from 5 to 8 levels, the Competency Descriptions will read:
8-High Performer
7-blank
6-Valued Performer
5-blank
4-Contributor
3-blank
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 7, 5, and 3.
Goals- When changing from 5 to 8 levels, the Goal Descriptions will read:
8-Exceeded
7-blank
6-Complete
5-blank
4-Progress
3-blank
2-Incomplete
1-Not Addressed
You will need to create a new title/description for level 7, 5, and 3.
Final Scores- When changing from 5 to 8 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
8-High Performer
7-blank
6-Valued Performer
5-blank
4-Contributor
3-blank
2-Needs Improvement
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 7, 5, and 3.
Nine Levels
Competencies- When changing from 5 to 9 levels, the Competency Descriptions will read:
9-High Performer
8-blank
7-Valued Performer
6-blank
5-Contributor
4-blank
3-Needs Improvement
2-blank
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 8, 6, 4, and 2.
Goals- When changing from 5 to 9 levels, the Goal Descriptions will read:
9-Exceeded
8-blank
7-Complete
6-blank
5-Progress
4-blank
3-Incomplete
2-blank
1-Not Addressed
You will need to create a new title/description for level 8, 6, 4, and 2.
Final Scores- When changing from 5 to 9 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
9-High Performer
8-blank
7-Valued Performer
6-blank
5-Contributor
4-blank
3-Needs Improvement
2-blank
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 8, 6, 4, and 2.
Ten Levels
Competencies- When changing from 5 to 10 levels, the Competency Descriptions will read:
10-High Performer
9-blank
8-Valued Performer
7-blank
6-Contributor
5-blank
4-Needs Improvement
3-blank
2-blank
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 9, 7, 5, 3, and 2.
Goals- When changing from 5 to 10 levels, the Goal Descriptions will read:
10-Exceeded
9-blank
8-Complete
7-blank
6-Progress
5-blank
4-Incomplete
3-blank
2-blank
1-Not Addressed
You will need to create a new title/description for level 9, 7, 5, 3, and 2.
Final Scores- When changing from 5 to 10 levels, the Final Score Descriptions will read:
10-High Performer
9-blank
8-Valued Performer
7-blank
6-Contributor
5-blank
4-Needs Improvement
3-blank
2-blank
1-Unacceptable
You will need to create a new description for level 9, 7, 5, 3, and 2.
For more information on working with and customizing Performance Levels, see the article, "Changing the Number of Performance Levels." For some ideas on titles and descriptions see the article, "Sample Performance Level Descriptions."
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