
40 Performance Management Systems and Strategies
performance gaps and to enhance the existing performance level. Employees also can give inputs about
their chosen development path, keeping pace with the organizational goals.
TRANSITION FROM INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN
TO GROUP PERFORMANCE PLAN
Instead of focussing on individual job performance, W. Edwards Deming (1982) suggested to focus on
improving the organizational productivity and quality. That individual level performance plan and its
subsequent review cannot always relate to organizational productivity has been extensively studied in
several organizations, and the results have authenticated ...