Performance Management
Performance management is more than an annual evaluation. It’s a year-round process designed to help you achieve your highest potential in your role at Northern Michigan University. It’s all about two-way communication. It’s not only WHAT you do – your goals and key accountabilities, it’s also HOW you do your job – values, competencies, and success factors.
At NMU, we believe that employees and managers who work together to understand expectations, set goals, plan work, assess, and revise get better results. This interactive process continues throughout the year and includes periodic feedback sessions and a written year-end review.
Online Performance Management System
NMU has partnered with PageUp to create an electronic, stream-lined performance management system. The online system allows employees and managers to set goals and expectations, record journal entries to capture year-round progress notes, and complete self-reviews and annual evaluations.
PageUp Features
- Access to online goal setting and evaluation features.
- Record performance notes throughout the year using online journaling features.
- Employee option to complete a self-review.
- Online review and acknowledgment of the annual evaluation.
- Access to past reviews completed through the PageUp Performance Management System.
Performance Management Cycle
All employees are to be formally evaluated at least once during each fiscal year* (July 1 to June 30). These evaluations are to be completed by July 31 of each year.
- Setting Goals & Values: Employees and managers will receive an email notification to establish goals/projects for the upcoming year. Employees may add any professional development goals. Managers will also identify values and competencies which are key to the employee's success in the position.
- Ongoing communication & feedback: Regular, formal and informal, on-going discussions to review progress towards goals and projects. Online journaling options available.
- Employee Self-Review: Employees have the opportunity to complete self-evaluations to reflect and provide comment on accomplishments of the past year.
- Annual Evaluation: Managers write the annual evaluation for each direct report and meet to discuss the employee's performance. Final evaluations is acknowledged and the process is complete.
* Other evaluation periods may be used with the approval of the Human Resources.
Training Resources
Live training opportunties are provided throughout the year in congruence with step changes. Written and video instructions can also be obtained through the Human Resources department. Training guides provide an overview of the system and all its features. Contact Renee Sheen, Associate Director-Employee Experience at rsheen@nmu.edu or call (906) 277-2331.
FAQs
All employees are to be formally evaluated at least once during each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). These evaluations are to be completed no later than July 31 of each year. Other evaluation periods may be used with the approval of the Human Resources.
The standard fiscal-year performance management process includes:
- August: Employees and Managers meet to establish 1-5 goals/projects for the year. Employees may add any professional development goals for the year. Managers will also identify values and competencies which are key to the employee's success in the position.
- August-June: Regular, formal and informal, on-going discussions to review progress towards goals and projects. Online journaling options available.
- June: Employees have the opportunity to complete self-evaluations to reflect and provide comment on accomplishments of the past year.
- July: Managers write the annual evaluation for each direct report and meet to discuss the employee's performance. Final evaluations is acknowledged and the process is complete.
The PageUp Performance Management System also captures probationary reviews. 30 days prior to the end of an employee's probationary period managers will receive an email launching the probationary review. Probationary extensions must be discussed with Human Resources by contacting Renee Sheen at 227-2331 before delivering the evaluation. Managers will record probationary status, provide a brief review and meet with the employee by the end of the probationary period.
You may access the system in one of two ways:
- Direct access: nmuemployees.pageuppeople.com
- Log into MyNMU and click on the Talent Management System - PageUp tile
Your organizational chart or employee list is generated based on the organizational structure that is set up in Banner. The system looks at all employees who currently report to you within the fiscal year. If employees are showing up that should not be or are missing – due to an internal change of your reporting relationships within your department – please contact Renee Sheen in Human Resources to discuss at 227-2331.
As long as you have ownership of the current step you may go back and edit any information which you have entered. You will not have access to edit what someone else has entered. Once the review has been forwarded to the next step all the information which you have entered is "locked" and date stamped.