The Employee Performance Management System (EPMS) is an instrument used by Clemson University and other state organizations to evaluate employees. It has two main stages - a planning stage where job functions, objectives, and performance characteristics are established, and an evaluation stage where employees are rated on their job functions and characteristics. There are issues with EPMS, as poor performance faces minimal consequences and evaluations can be subjective since only one supervisor rates employees on limited scales. Overall, EPMS is a state-wide evaluation tool but promotions, raises, and punishment are not directly tied to scores, so it is more of a formality than an actual performance review.