Welcome to the Performance Management home page.  An effective performance management process can be broken down into three general areas:  Performance Planning; ongoing Coaching & Counseling; and the Performance Evaluation process.

Virginia Tech is committed to a performance management process that fosters and rewards excellent performance. Effective performance management aligns the efforts of supervisors and employees with departmental and campus goals, promotes consistency in performance assessment, motivates employees to perform at their best, and is conducted with fairness and transparency. The employee, the supervisor, and the University are critical members of a partnership that ensures effective performance planning, assessment, coaching, and development.

Who is responsible for Performance Management?

• Employees at all levels are responsible for actively communicating with their supervisors about their performance.  Employees should take an active role in planning their career development activities, be accountable for their actions, and continually strive for excellence in their performance in support of departmental and organizational goals.
• Supervisors are responsible for developing performance goals and objectives along with input from employees; communicating throughout the performance management cycle about employees’ performance on goals, responsibilities, competencies and career development activities; recognizing and rewarding excellent performance and providing coaching and feedback where needed to improve performance deficiencies; and ensuring that employees have the tools, resources, and training and development needed to carry out their responsibilities successfully.
• The University is responsible for providing an effective and fair performance management system that encourages communication between employees and supervisors and ensures that supervisors have the skills to carry out performance management successfully.