Performance appraisal is always a Triangle of you with Agile values & principles and individual performance. Agile Says team matters not individuals, Performance Appraisal says, You matter not others, now you got in love with both Team from agile and Individual from Performance appraisal. How does Performance appraisal to be done to reward some one in Agile context. Note: if you are pure agilist, you don't need to be worried about performance appraisal but not many are

1. Performance Appraisal
A LOVE TRIANGLE

2. What did Darwin say?What did Darwin say?
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not
discovered the value of life

3. How did we understood?
A man who dares to waste one hour of time is not
productive at his job
How did we understood?

4. What happens in reality

5. “In the struggle for survival, the fittest
win out at the expense of their rivals
because they succeed in adapting
themselves best to their environment”

6.  BELL Curve evaluation technique is the de-facto
appraisal method in many companies
 A forced Ranking methodology which gives you
 Top 20 percent – High performers
 The middle 70 percent – Average performers
 The bottom 10 percent – Non performers.

7. In the Indian context, the
bell curve creates too much
emotional stress, and most
importantly, it destroys the
loyalty factor and leads to
high levels of attrition," says
TV Mohandas Pai

8. It is not the strongest of
the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent
that survives. It is the one
that is most adaptable to
change.

9. Appraisal in Agile Context

10. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Agile Value

11. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how
to become more effective, then tunes and
adjusts its behavior accordingly.
Agile Principle

12. Early Feedbacks to
Adopt & change
 Regular feedback not big bang feedback
cycle
 Individual performance index
 One on One
 Sprint retrospective to discuss team
dynamics

13. Agile values as Performance Indicator
 How members display the value in their
daily life
 How collaborative they are
 How Agile they are

14. Let Team identify the
deserving person

15. Let Team identify the
deserving person

16. Awards

17. Awards

18. Agile Appraisal
 Not based on ranking
 Not based on forced model to find bottom
10%
 It helps you as a team to riseUP.
 Early and open feedback, HAPPY Employee

20. Thank You
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