4-07-10-04. Criteria for performance management programs.

Each agency, department, and institution shall use the criteria in one or the other of the following performance management program types:

1. Individual-based performance. a. Performance reviews are conducted at least annually. b. Performance reviews are based on individual job-related requirements. c. A standard form or approach is used. d. Performance standards, or goals and objectives are used. e. The review includes a review of past performance. f. The review includes a discussion of how performance may be improved or how an employee's skills may be developed.

2. Team-based performance.

a. Performance reviews are conducted at least annually. b. Performance reviews are based on overall team performance and how the employee functions as part of a team. c. The emphasis of the program is on improving the quality of a service or product, constantly improving systems and processes, and on preventing problems and eliminating them. d. The program provides guidance for the education, training, and self-improvement of the employee.

History: Effective September 1, 1992; amended effective November 1, 1996.

General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12

Law Implemented: NDCC 54-44.3-12(1)