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UNDERSTANDINGTHEIMPORTANCEOFAPPRAISALS

byJohnBall

03May2006

Appraisalsystemsareoftenmisunderstoodandmismanaged.Appraisalsarecentralbothtohumanresource

managementandperformancemanagement.Understandingtheirrole,objectives,benefitsandpurposeis

importanttoallemployers.Carefulpreparationandunderstandingisrequirediftheappraisalprocessistobe

successful,worthwhileandrelevant.

Appraisalsystemsexisttoimproveorganisationalefficiencybyensuringthatindividualsperformtothebestof

theirability,developtheirpotential,andearnappropriatereward.Thisinturnleadstoimprovedorganisational

performance.

Appraisalshavethreemainpurposes.Theseareoftenmisunderstood.Thefirstistomeasuretheextenttowhich

anindividualmaybeawardedasalaryincreasecomparedwithhisorherpeers.Thisistherewardreview

component.

Thesecondpurposeofanappraisalistoidentifyanytrainingneedsand,ifappropriate,toprovidetrainingand

developmenttoenableanindividualtohelptheorganisationtoachieveitsobjectives.Thisistheperformance

reviewcomponent.Finally,appraisalsarealsoimportanttoaidanindividualscareerdevelopmentbyattempting

topredictworkthattheindividualmaybecapableofinthefuture.Thisisthepotentialreviewcomponent.

Employeesoftenquestionthevalueandusefulnessofthetimeandefforttakenupbyanappraisal.However,it

establisheskeyresultsthatanindividualneedstoachievewithinatimeperiodwhilealsocomparingthe

individualsperformanceagainstasetandestablishedstandard.

Theemployeeisnottheonlybeneficiary-theorganisationbenefitsthroughidentifyingemployeesfor

promotion,notingareasforindividualimprovement,andbyusingthesystemasabasisforhumanresource

nning.

CONDUCTINGTHEAPPRAISALINTERVIEW

Thereisoftenmisunderstandingastohowanappraisalshouldbeconducted.Appraiseessometimesperce