Talent Management
State of North Dakota's Performance Management Process
This website is designed for employees, managers, and HR administrators to provide an overview of North Dakota's Performance Management Process (PMP) and to provide tools and resources to use the process more effectively.
For Questions about State of North Dakota's overall performance management process, please contact Laurie Sterioti-Hammeren at lhammeren@nd.gov.
For questions specifically with ePerformance, please contact Darin Schorsch at dschorsch@nd.gov.
Value of Performance Management
- Drives Accountability throughout the organization
- Ensures there is alignment between individuals' goals and objectives and their agency's goals and strategic plans
- Drives clear expectations with measurable, objective criteria
- Provides opportunities for feedback to employees
- Supports individual development planning to expand individuals' skill sets
Guiding Principles of Performance Management
- People drive improved performance, not forms. Focus is relationships and feedback
- Performance management is a partnership between the manager and the employee
- There should be no surprises at review time
- Specific and objective feedback is key
- All individual performance goals should be linked to those of the department or agency
- Performance should be evaluated on what is to be accomplished as well as how it is to be accomplished
- Performance should be carefully measured and documented to ensure fairness and objectivity
North Dakota Performance Management Process Overview
- North Dakota PMP Quick Reference Guide
- North Dakota PMP Overview & Policy
- North Dakota PMP Managers Guide
- North Dakota PMP Process Timeline
- North Dakota PMP Performance Management Form
- North Dakota PMP Competency Overview & Dictionary
- North Dakota PMP Policy Template
HR Administrator Toolkit
- Agency OnBoarding Process
- ePerformance Reports & Public Queries
- HR Administrator's Guide
- HR Administrator Document Creation - Quick Reference
- Mass Approval - HR Admin Job Aid
- Document Creation - HR Admin Job Aid
- Communication Timeline & Template
ePerformance Troubleshooting
- ePerformance Firewall & SPAM Filters
- Replacing Smart Quotes with Straight Quotes in ePerformance
ePerformance Overview
- Accessing & Using ePerformance
- Employee ePerformance Job Aid
- Manager ePerformance Job Aid
- Paper-Based Process for ePerformance
Performance Planning Tools
- An Employee's Guide to Setting Expectations
- Creating Cloned Documents - Manager Job Aid
- Creating Performance Plans - Manager Job Aid
- Setting & Achieving SMART Goals
- Competency-Based Development Guide
Performance Coaching Tools
- Monitoring Performance
- Coaching Performance
- Coaching Questions
Performance Evaluation Tools
- Completing Employee Evaluation - Manager Job Aid
- Conducting Effective Performance Feedback Sessions
- Delegation of Approval - Reviewing Manager Job Aid
- Employee Evaluation Process - Employee Job Aid
- Finalizing the Performance Evaluation - Manager Job Aid
- Manager Override Process - Manager Job Aid
- Employee Guide to Performance Discussions
- Approval Process - Reviewing Manager Job Aid
- Questions for Performance Discussions
- Rater Evaluation Errors
- Writing Your Self-Evaluation
Performance Recognition Tools
- Twelve Easy Ways to Reward & Recognize Employees
Performance Management Training
- Agency Administrators and Subject Matter Experts
- Performance Management Self-Study Training
- Documents
- Links to job aids
- Employee Self Service
- MSS
- HR admin
- FAQ’s
- Status Reports
- Security request link to HR payroll form
