Following on from Part 1, this is a look into the process of moving a customer's existing paper-based performance appraisal form into an electronic format, and the benefits that are associated with doing so.

Comments?

Employee comments and feedback is what a performance appraisal is all about. A well laid-out form with clear instructions is vital to capturing people's thoughts efficiently.
A paper-based form is often a compromise between getting enough information onto the page, and leaving enough space for the responses.
Thankfully, online we can forget about these limitations; the focus is primarily on presenting the questions so that they are given enough thought by the appraisee. A popular method of achieving this is to split the form into 'chunks' that display separately, meaning that the appraisee can focus fully on one area of the form before moving on to the next.
Additionally, we can display tips and help panels to jog the memory and inspire useful feedback, which again can change or appear/disappear depending on what section is being displayed.
Finally, and crucially, if a section of the form really must be filled in, we can specify required fields and prevent the appraisal from going any further until they're completed.

More coming soon.

Peter