Subject: PREP 2014 - ATLAS PREP is Open!
From: John Ruyter <[email-masked]>
To: John Ruyter <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:39:12 +0000

Welcome to the start of the annual Performance Review Evaluation Process (PREP), a critical step for you in your career and for the success of Abt Associates.  We are excited to begin the process with a new tool, ATLAS PREP.

You will see a number of improvements for PREP 2014.  Among them are:

·         Employee and supervisor comments will be available on the same PREP form.

·         Our new system will automatically save your work and will alert you if you are close to a time out.

·         The number of PREP process steps has been reduced from ten to six.

·         Beginning today, work can begin on:

o   Secondary reviews

o   Self-appraisals

o   Supervisor appraisals

Before you start, please take a few moments to review the information in this email.  If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your HR Service Center Team.

PREP 2014 - SCHEDULE

PREP 2014 on ATLAS PREP offers improved flexibility as it allows you to begin three activities on opening day.  In the past, these would have been done sequentially with no real overlap permitted.

Your first step for PREP 2014 is to select and get approval for your secondary reviewers.  By doing this promptly, your secondary reviewers will have more time to contribute valuable input to your performance review.

For easy reference, key dates and activities for PREP 2014 are detailed in the graphic below:

PREP 2014 –RESOURCES and SUPPORT

If you would like to get more information on PREP 2014, you can find helpful resources through AGI on the HR Service Center page:  Performance Review (PREP).  Here in the Documents section, you will see Quick Reference Guides, video tutorials, slide presentations from the training and more!

Your HR Service Center Team is ready to assist you with any PREP 2014 questions you may have.  Please contact them at:

Hours:             Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:30pm EDT

Phone:            Internal Extension 4772 (HRSC) or 301.347.5100

Email:              HRServiceCenter

Skype:             HRServiceCenter_Abt

eFax:               617.386.8451

PREP 2014 – CHARGE CODE

As you work on PREP 2014, please charge your time to:  17488-1000.  For planning purposes, expect each form to take 30-60 minutes.

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