An effective performance management system was essential for improving both individual and organizational performance, and the PAS was one element of such a system.

The other key area in improving railway performance is management.

Introduce performance monitoring mechanisms for the areas of client servicing and records management so that work can be appropriately managed.

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B. Performance management

Managers should help staff to develop performance improvement plans, where necessary, but continued underperformance should result in appropriate sanctions.

This idea of capacity as a platform for performance is central to the rationale for capacity assessment (although the term used here is capacity for performance, the criteria based approach can be applied to other dimensions of performance, such as quality, as well).

3. The impact and effectiveness of that new approach to performance management depended heavily on the quality and commitment of supervisors and managers.

The effective use of evaluation findings is also ensured in keeping with the requirements of results based management.

Performance management improvements in the Electronic Performance Appraisal System

(a) The establishment of a Management Performance Board to assess the performance of senior managers

The report indicated that discussions had been held with the United States Office of Personnel Management during which it had been noted that the application of performance pay was contingent on certification of the department's performance management system.

A few countries have introduced performance contracting as a way of holding managers accountable.

The analytical features of the data warehouse system will improve the performance of the management of the Fund's investments.

A. Performance management

4. As noted in the Secretary General s report, the PAS was based on performance management principles recommended by the International Civil Service Commission and had been developed in consultation with managers and the Staff Management Coordination Committee.

These principles have been challenged by the reform movements widely characterized as representing new public management , which advocate core principles of flexibility and performance, as well as efficiency.

Increasing the overall economic performance of the economy, including the efficiency and management of the energy sector

The Commission noted that although official certification of the performance management systems by the United States Office of Personnel Management was a requirement, many decisions concerning the management of pay for performance systems, including the size of the payout, were the responsibility of the individual department.

The Committee commends management for implementing the performance appraisal system (PAS) as an effective management tool encouraging dialogue between supervisors and staff.

This is a time for reflection on the Security Council's performance.

(a) Intersessional departures for 2005 and related matters

RBM constituted a means of improving the relevance, effectiveness and impact of the Organization's activities.

It is possible to construe the analysis as a measure of management performance, and some have done so.

Improving the performance of senior management

Still another reform option was noted earlier, namely, the creation of the more flexible nature of the management systems linked to new public management and performance based management .

It also responds to the particular importance that UNIDO's Member States attach to RBM as a management tool for improving organizational performance, enhancing transparency of reporting process and thus accountability.

Project management needed to be strengthened the Governance Board did not meet frequently enough to ensure effective reporting on performance, certain reports essential for managing UNHCR activities (available under the legacy system FMIS) had not been fully developed in MSRP, and the change management function was not fully effective.

9. There were no performance measures and targets to assist management in monitoring and assessing the efficiency of procurement activities (para. 7 (b)).

In indicator of achievement (a), after non compliance add by programme managers .

The basic thrust is fully in compliance with one of the central features of the United Nations wide reforms the emphasis on improving performance through the adoption of RBM.

35. The Secretary General is also conscious of the need to address the issue of underperformance in an effective way.

Improvements to the performance management system will be completed.

While reconstituting the Accountability Panel as a Management Performance Board and establishing a Management Committee and Policy Committee were potentially beneficial, his delegation wondered how the new structures would interact with senior managers to measure their performance impartially and effectively.

The system of results based management proposed by the Inspectors in Recommendation 10 above requires the development of a management information system that encompasses all aspects of RBM, including performance management and knowledge sharing.

These posts of Project Manager have proven to be extremely valuable as the Fund continues to rely on technology as a driver of performance improvement.

(b) There were no performance measures and targets to assist management in monitoring and assessing the efficiency of procurement activities.

(viii) Identify appropriate key performance indicators for the performance management of external audit services

Both managers and staff had recognized the value of the overall concepts of work planning, ongoing monitoring, feedback and appraisal and their potential contribution to the development of a performance based management culture, and had appreciated the fact that the PAS was based on pre established performance expectations and not ex post facto evaluation, as in the past.

The Government Performance Project model did not measure performance per se.

(vi) Taking informed, transparent and effective decisions in all areas, including performance, risk and financial management

Concurrently, Governments are developing better mechanisms for performance monitoring and performance management.

The identification and appropriate treatment of underperformance is also an integral part of the Secretary General s performance management strategy.

One member considered that it would be worthwhile to develop separate pay for performance systems for managers in the United Nations system, as accountability and effective performance were critical for these positions.

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