Objectives

Agree clear and stretching objectives for the next 12 months. Individual objectives should be informed by departmental level objectives and priorities. This line of sight will allow the individual to see how they are contributing to the overall success of the department and University.

All Professional Support Staff (both faculty based and those in central services) have been set additional common objectives and these should be incorporated appropriately into the PDR.

If your reviewee has prepared the objectives ahead of the meeting then go through them together and make amends, additions or comments where necessary.

If the individual has not prepared SMART objectives ahead of time then you should construct these together during the meeting.

When setting objectives it is also essential that you agree and record success measures. These are the observable outcomes/outputs that will come from successful completion of an objective.

If using the short term objective form, the Reviewer should talk through each target and standard listed. Encourage the individual to ask questions, raise any concerns and suggest additional areas of activity, so that by the end of the meeting there is shared agreement on the expectations for the coming year.

Record everything on the form.