Subject: PREP 2015 - PREP is Open!
From: Experience HR <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:52:19 +0000

Welcome to the start of the annual Performance Review Evaluation Plan (PREP), a critical step for you in your career and for the success of Abt Associates.

You will see a number of improvements for PREP 2015.  Among them are:

·       Longer timeline – PREP will be 7.5 weeks instead of 6.  This means more time for activities that you told us needed more attention.

·       Route map available at the top of PREP forms so that you can easily see where you are in the PREP process.

·       New, mandatory supervisor training:  Tools for Giving Effective Feedback.

Before you begin, 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.

What should I be doing now?

Your first step for PREP 2015 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.

Your Role

Action

Employee

·       Select secondary reviewers. Please do this as soon as possible in order to give your secondary reviewers ample time to provide thoughtful feedback

·       Begin writing your self-appraisal

Supervisor

·       Approve secondary reviewer selection

·       Begin writing PREP (once you receive employee’s self-appraisal)

Secondary Reviewer

·       Begin writing secondary reviews

PREP 2015 - SCHEDULE

For easy reference, key dates and activities for PREP 2015 are detailed in the graphic below:

PREP 2015 –RESOURCES and SUPPORT

If you would like to get more information on PREP 2015, you can find helpful resources through AGI on the HR Service Center page:  Performance Review (PREP).  Here in the Documents section, you will find Quick Reference Guides, slide presentations from the trainings and more!

Your HR Service Center Team is ready to assist you with any PREP 2015 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

HRSC Ticket:   Submit an new ticket

Check the status of an existing ticket

PREP 2015 – CHARGE CODE

As you work on PREP 2015, please charge your time to:  17488-1000.  For planning purposes, expect each form to take 30-60 minutes.

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