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Performance Management and Strategic Planning: Learning Objectives 3.1 3.2 3.3
Performance Management and Strategic Planning: Learning Objectives 3.1 3.2 3.3
Learning Objectives
3.3 Explain why the usefulness of a performance management system relies to a large
degree on its relationship with the organization’s and unit’s strategic plans.
3.6 Understand how a gap analysis resulting from a consideration of internal and
external trends dictates an organization’s mission.
3.13 Understand the relationship among a unit’s vision, mission, goals, and strategies
and individual performance
3.16 Explain why a consideration of strategic issues is a building block for creating
support for a performance management system.
A. Environmental Analysis
External trends
• Opportunities
o Environmental characteristics that can help the organization succeed
• Threats
o Environmental characteristics that can prevent the organization from being
successful
Internal trends
• Strengths
o Internal characteristics that the organization can use for its advantage
•Weaknesses
o Internal characteristics that can hinder the success of the organization
• Some factors to consider
o Organizational structure
o Organizational culture
o Politics
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o Processes
o Size
vis-à-vis
B. Mission
C. Vision
D. Goals
E. Strategies
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Alignment of Strategic Plan with Performance
Job Descriptions
• Tasks and KSAs are congruent with organization and unit strategic plans
• Activities described support mission and vision of organization and unit
3. Building Support