Performance Reviews that don’t suck Keith Fuller IGDA Leadership Summit 2015.

Performance Reviewsthat don’t suck

Keith FullerIGDA Leadership Summit 2015

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What are Reviews Supposed to Do?

What are Reviews Supposed to Do?

Official recognition from the company of the employee’s contributions, resulting in appropriate changes in compensation and responsibility according to company standards

Aligning with business goalsBonuses and compensationCareer PathDevelopmentEmployee needs to know what the company thinks of them

Aligning with business goalsBonuses and compensationCareer PathDevelopmentEmployee needs to know what the company thinks of them

Aligning with business goalsBonuses and compensationCareer PathDevelopmentEmployee needs to know what the company thinks of them

Aligning with business goalsBonuses and compensationCareer PathDevelopmentEmployee needs to know what the company thinks of them

Aligning with business goalsBonuses and compensationCareer PathDevelopmentEmployee needs to know what the company thinks of them

Assessing Employees

Prerequisites

Assessing Employees

PrerequisitesCompany values

Assessing Employees

PrerequisitesCompany valuesJob description

Behavior

Drives to completionHelps othersCommunication

Output

Quality of workSpeedHits deadlines

Scoring

Letter grades?1 - 10?Above Target/Below Target?

Example

1 = Needs significant improvement2 = Needs some improvement3 = Meets expectations4 = Best in class

Who Contributes to Reviews?

Manager?Peers?Direct reports?

Who Delivers the Review?

Manager?HR?Multiple people at once?

Things to Avoid

1.Administrative headache2.Burdening the employee3.Burdening the manager4.Going too long between reviews5.Bushwhacking6.One size fits all7.Stack ranking

Great. You Wrote a Review. Now What?

Raise?Promotion?New position?

What Problems are You Solving?

Suggested Framework

1.Quarterly2.Standardized digital forms3.No more than 3 peer reviews4.Separate compensation and development5.Minimize number of scored attributes. 6-ish6.Reviewer = manager at time of review7.Train everyone first. PLEASE

How Much Time Will This Take?

● Self-reviews: 30 minutes● Peer reviews: 20 minutes● Sub-lead reviews: 30 minutes● PL review using all of the above data: 45 minutes● Face-to-face meeting with team member: 30 minutes

Project Lead Alejandra has 12 team members and she is asked to provide a peer review of another PL. During this month she is likely to invest:● Self-review: 30 minutes● Peer review: 20 minutes● Writing reviews for each team member: 12 * 45

minutes = 9 hours● Face-to-face review meetings: 12 * 30 minutes = 6

hours● Total: ~16 hours

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