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Performance Assessment Tools and Their Value

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benchmarking as well as measurements against past performance or projected future goals. However this more widely recognised measurements may be seen as necessary, without measurements there is no way a  business will be able to assess the success of failure it has achieved, and more importantly set the newer targets or measures that need to be put into place to  improve or maintain. Measurement of assessment can be seen as broad ranging, however, there is little point in using corporate levels  of assessment if there are no smaller measures. There needs to be an understanding of the different parts of an organisation that make up the whole, and how these can  be developed to increase the performance of an organisation overall. If the small components such as measurements of different departments can be increased then the overall performance will be bettered.  To understand this we need to consider what we mean by performance assessment tool, the way that performance assessment is used and implemented, as well as some of the legalities  that may need to be considered when implementing performance assessments. I. Definition There are many definitions, of these types of tools. In  this paper we will focus on the people orientated appraisal techniques and tools, however, we need to remember that any process may be measured and assessed. In defining what is  meant by performance assessment we can look at general definitions. A good definition states; "Assessment tools help generate reliable feedback, identify the critical behaviours for success, and provide direction for  customized development planning" (Morical, 1999; 43). In applying to his to a practical scenario we can see how it can as true when considering a machine that manufactures widgets automatically