When you use Siebel Objectives and Reviews, completion of performance objectives and reviews becomes a collaborative process between management and employees. The organization provides feedback on employees' goals and objectives using periodic and annual reviews, 360-degree evaluations, and skills assessments.

This chapter covers administrator setup and end-user procedures for Objectives and Reviews. It includes the following topics:

• Scenario for Objectives and Reviews
• Process of Setting Up Objectives and Reviews
• Employee Objective Hierarchy
• Publication of Objectives on Microsites
• Defining a Rating Scale with Rating Values
• Defining Review Periods and Rollups
• Defining Review Components
• Creating Objectives Templates
• Defining 360-Degree Evaluation Forms
• Creating Review Definitions
• Managing Objectives and Reviews by Organization
• Defining Objectives Before the Next Period Begins
• Managing and Updating Objectives and Reviews
• Unlocking Approved Objectives for Midperiod Updates
• Performance Management for Direct Reports
• Delegating a Performance Review
• Approving and Declining Submitted Performance Reviews
• Copying Previous Objectives (End User)
• Adding Performance Assessments During the Cycle (End User)
• Tracking Progress on Objectives (End User)