The document discusses performance management in sales. It defines key terms like sales process, sales performance, and sales performance management. It outlines a sample 16-step sales process and how performance management measures sales performance against goals at each step to identify weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. Performance is measured using metrics that assess attributes of each process step, like number of contacts or deals closed, and are categorized as poor, varying, consistent, growing, or excels. Reasons for performance management and examples of analysis tools used are also provided.