This document provides the programme for a two-day workshop in Tirana, Albania on performance appraisals. The workshop will present EU practices on topics like goal setting, evaluating performance results, dealing with underperformers, and incentives for good performers. Experts from SIGMA/OECD, Poland, Portugal, and Ireland will give presentations on performance appraisal systems and practices in their countries. The programme includes presentations, discussions, and an interactive exercise in setting and evaluating objectives. The purpose is to share international experiences on performance appraisal procedures and their impact on human resource management.

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Programme for the Workshop
on Performance Appraisals in Albania
26-27 November 2014, Tirana
The purpose of the workshop is to present good EU practices related to performance appraisals, with special focus on:
• goal setting;
• results of performance appraisals;
• dealing with under-performers;
• incentives for good performers;
• impact of performance appraisal procedures on HRM;
• cost-benefit analysis of performance appraisals.
SIGMA will be represented by:
Wojciech Zielinski, Senior Adviser, SIGMA/OECD
Lech Marcinkowski, Adviser to the Chief of Staff, Chancellery of the President of Poland, former Director General of Prime Minister`s Office
Miguel Rodrigues, Directorate-General of Public Administration and Employment, Ministry of Finance, Portugal
Brian Andrews, former head of Irish Public Appointments Service

2. 2
Wednesday 26 November 2014
08:45 – 9:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 9:30
Introduction, goals of the workshop, overview and features of performance appraisal systems in OECD countries. Wojciech Zielinski, SIGMA, OECD
09:30 – 11:00
Performance Appraisals, management by objectives – international experiences. Lech Marcinkowski
11:00 – 11:20
Coffee break
11:20 – 13:00
Performance appraisals and objectives setting in Portuguese public administration. Miguel Rodriguez
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Performance appraisals and objectives setting in Irish public administration. Bryan Andrews
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:30
Coffee break
Performance appraisals in the French public administration. Emmanuel Vergne, École nationale d'administration, representative of CS twinning
16:30 – 17:00
Discussion and conclusions from the first day. Wojciech Zielinski
Thursday 27 November 2014
08:45 – 9:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:00
Methodological guidelines related to setting objectives on different levels: institutions; organisational unit and individual employees Lech Marcinkowski
10:00 – 11:30
Interactive workshop: exercise in objectives` setting and their evaluation Lech Marcinkowski
11:30 – 12:00
Summing up and conclusions from the workshop Wojciech Zielinski
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch