This document discusses performance planning and management. It explains that setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, resources and rewards can improve employee performance. A performance management system involves planning, maintaining, appraising, rewarding and developing performance. The performance management cycle includes analyzing jobs, setting targets, monitoring performance, providing feedback, appraising performance and making personnel decisions. Performance planning is the process of setting goals, identifying requirements to achieve goals, and competencies needed. Key aspects of performance planning discussed are setting KRAs, measures, goals/standards and work plans.