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1. Identify and briefly describe the three stages of the performance management process evident
in the scenario. Provide evidence from the scenario to support your answer.
The following three stages of the performance management process are evident in the scenario:
Stage 2: Performance Planning (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 39)
Brief description: During this stage, the manager and employee meet to agree on what is
expected from the employee, including the necessary behaviour, expected results, and a
development plan.
Evidence from the scenario: "For each project or software implementation, teams are briefed
by project managers or supervisors regarding the goals and expected outcomes." This briefing
activity directly corresponds to setting expectations and clarifying goals, which is the core of
performance planning.
Stage 3: Performance Execution (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 41)
Brief description: This is the "hands-on" stage where employees perform their tasks, display
required behaviours, and work towards achieving expected results, while managers provide
guidance and support.
Evidence from the scenario: "Employees then execute their tasks in the field, at client sites, or
in software development, until the project is completed." This sentence describes employees
actively performing their job duties, which is the essence of the performance execution stage.
Stage 5: Performance Review (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 44)
Brief description: This stage, often known as the performance appraisal meeting, involves
formally assessing and rating employee performance, typically at the end of a cycle or project.
Evidence from the scenario: "Managers subsequently rate employee performance at the end of
each project. These ratings are recorded and used at the end of the financial year to determine
performance-based bonuses..." This demonstrates that a formal evaluation and rating process
takes place, which is the primary activity of the performance review stage. (Moosa & Marius
Meyer, 2026)
2. Which one of the stages identified in question 1 above assists in linking organisational
performance to individual performance? Briefly justify your answer.
Stage 2: Performance Planning assists in linking organisational performance to individual
performance.
Justification: Performance planning is the stage where the manager and employee clarify how
the employee's expected results and behaviours directly support the achievement of the
organisation's strategic goals (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 39). In the scenario, when project
managers brief teams on "the goals and expected outcomes" for each project, they are
translating higher-level organisational objectives (completing logistics or software projects
successfully) into specific individual performance expectations, thereby creating the necessary
link between the two levels (Moosa & Marius Meyer, 2026).
1. Identify and briefly describe the three stages of the performance management process evident
in the scenario. Provide evidence from the scenario to support your answer.
The following three stages of the performance management process are evident in the scenario:
Stage 2: Performance Planning (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 39)
Brief description: During this stage, the manager and employee meet to agree on what is
expected from the employee, including the necessary behaviour, expected results, and a
development plan.
Evidence from the scenario: "For each project or software implementation, teams are briefed
by project managers or supervisors regarding the goals and expected outcomes." This briefing
activity directly corresponds to setting expectations and clarifying goals, which is the core of
performance planning.
Stage 3: Performance Execution (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 41)
Brief description: This is the "hands-on" stage where employees perform their tasks, display
required behaviours, and work towards achieving expected results, while managers provide
guidance and support.
Evidence from the scenario: "Employees then execute their tasks in the field, at client sites, or
in software development, until the project is completed." This sentence describes employees
actively performing their job duties, which is the essence of the performance execution stage.
Stage 5: Performance Review (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 44)
Brief description: This stage, often known as the performance appraisal meeting, involves
formally assessing and rating employee performance, typically at the end of a cycle or project.
Evidence from the scenario: "Managers subsequently rate employee performance at the end of
each project. These ratings are recorded and used at the end of the financial year to determine
performance-based bonuses..." This demonstrates that a formal evaluation and rating process
takes place, which is the primary activity of the performance review stage. (Moosa & Marius
Meyer, 2026)
2. Which one of the stages identified in question 1 above assists in linking organisational
performance to individual performance? Briefly justify your answer.
Stage 2: Performance Planning assists in linking organisational performance to individual
performance.
Justification: Performance planning is the stage where the manager and employee clarify how
the employee's expected results and behaviours directly support the achievement of the
organisation's strategic goals (HRM2604, Study Guide, p. 39). In the scenario, when project
managers brief teams on "the goals and expected outcomes" for each project, they are
translating higher-level organisational objectives (completing logistics or software projects
successfully) into specific individual performance expectations, thereby creating the necessary
link between the two levels (Moosa & Marius Meyer, 2026).
