It is nearly the end of the year 2008 which means that it is performance appraisal time. For most people, the annual appraisal is the time for salary rises or bonuses. This is only partly true because incentives are only a small after-the-event component. There are a lot more to it especially in managing performance for a creative and innovative software development team.
The performance appraisal is a very important event for the person and the organisation to measure how far it has progressed in achieving personal and organisational goals, and what else needs to be done. It is also very important that the process are clearly defined and objective in order for it to be effective. Read on for a 24 step lesson on improving performance.