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2 | 2 | Goals
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3 | 3 | =====
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| -The Odoo *Appraisals* application allows managers to set goals for their employees. That way, |
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| -employees know what to work toward before their next review. |
| 5 | +The Odoo **Appraisals** application allows managers to set (and track) clear goals for their |
| 6 | +employees. Continuous progress towards goals give employees a concrete target between reviews, and |
| 7 | +give managers reliable insights when evaluating performance. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +View goals |
| 10 | +========== |
7 | 11 |
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8 | 12 | To view all goals, navigate to :menuselection:`Appraisals app --> Goals`. This presents all the
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| -goals for every employee, in a default Kanban view. |
| 13 | +goals for every employee, in a default list view, grouped by :guilabel:`Employee`. |
10 | 14 |
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| -.. _appraisals/goal-card: |
| 15 | +Click on an employee to expand the listed goals. Each goal displays the following information: |
12 | 16 |
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| -Each goal card contains the following information: |
| 17 | +- :guilabel:`Name`: The name of the goal. |
| 18 | +- :guilabel:`Created on`: The date the goal was made. |
| 19 | +- :guilabel:`Progress`: The percentage of progress the employee has achieved. |
| 20 | +- :guilabel:`Employee`: The employee assigned to the goal. |
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| -- :guilabel:`Goal`: the name of the goal. |
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| -- :guilabel:`Employee`: the employee the goal is assigned to. |
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| -- :icon:`fa-clock-o` :guilabel:`(clock)` icon: displays the corresponding :doc:`activity icon |
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| - <../../essentials/activities>` for the record. If no activities are scheduled, the default icon is |
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| - the :icon:`fa-clock-o` :guilabel:`(clock)`. If any activities have been scheduled, the icon |
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| - represents the activity scheduled soonest. |
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| -- :guilabel:`Deadline`: the due date for the goal. |
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| -- :guilabel:`Progress`: the percentage of competency set for the goal. The options are |
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| - :guilabel:`0%`, :guilabel:`25%`, :guilabel:`50%`, :guilabel:`75%`, or :guilabel:`100%`. |
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| -- :guilabel:`Employee Icon`: the profile icon of the employee the goal is assigned to. |
| 22 | +.. note:: |
| 23 | + Only employees with goals assigned to them appear in the list. |
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| -If a goal is completed, a :guilabel:`Done` banner appears in the top-right corner of the goal card. |
| 25 | +.. image:: goals/goal-list.png |
| 26 | + :alt: A list of goals for all employees. |
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| -.. image:: goals/goals.png |
29 |
| - :align: center |
30 |
| - :alt: The goals Kanban view, with nine goal cards. |
| 28 | +.. _appraisals/goal-card: |
31 | 29 |
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32 |
| -.. note:: |
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| - Every individual goal requires its own record for each employee. If multiple employees have the |
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| - same goal, a goal card for each employee appears on the list. |
| 30 | +Create goals |
| 31 | +============ |
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| - For example, if Bob and Sara have the same goal of `Typing`, two cards appear in the Kanban view: |
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| - one `Typing` goal for Bob, and another `Typing` goal for Sara. |
| 33 | +To create new goals, navigate to :menuselection:`Appraisals app --> Goals`, and click |
| 34 | +:guilabel:`New` in the top-left corner to open a blank goal form. Add the following information on |
| 35 | +the form: |
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| -New goal |
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| -======== |
| 37 | +- :guilabel:`Goal`: Type in a brief name for the goal in this field. |
| 38 | +- :guilabel:`Employee`: Using the drop-down menu, select the employee being assigned the goal. Once |
| 39 | + this field is populated, the employee's manager populates the :guilabel:`Manager` field. |
| 40 | +- :guilabel:`Progress`: Click the current percentage of competency for the goal. The options are |
| 41 | + :guilabel:`0%`, :guilabel:`25%`, :guilabel:`50%`, :guilabel:`75%`, or :guilabel:`100%`. |
| 42 | +- :guilabel:`Manager`: Using the drop-down menu, select the employee's manager (if not already |
| 43 | + selected). |
| 44 | +- :guilabel:`Deadline`: Using the calendar selector, enter the due date for the goal. |
| 45 | +- :guilabel:`Tags`: Using the drop-down menu, add any relevant :ref:`tags <appraisals/add-tags>` to |
| 46 | + the goal. |
| 47 | +- :guilabel:`Description` tab: Enter any details regarding the goal in this tab. |
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| -To create a new goal, navigate to :menuselection:`Appraisals app --> Goals`, and click |
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| -:guilabel:`New` top-left corner to open a blank goal form. |
| 49 | +.. tip:: |
| 50 | + Some goals can be broken down into steps, which may be input as a checklist. A checklist is a |
| 51 | + tool the employee may use to mark their progress. |
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| -Input the :guilabel:`Goal`, :guilabel:`Employee`, :guilabel:`Progress`, and :guilabel:`Deadline`, |
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| -information on the goal card, as discussed in the :ref:`goal card <appraisals/goal-card>` section of |
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| -this document. |
| 53 | +.. image:: goals/new-goal.png |
| 54 | + :alt: A completed goal created for learning Python. |
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| -The information requested is all the same information that appears on the goal card in the Kanban |
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| -view, with the addition of a :guilabel:`Tags` field and a :guilabel:`Description` tab. |
| 56 | +.. _appraisals/add-tags: |
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| -.. tip:: |
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| - The *Appraisals* application does **not** have any pre-configured tags, so all tags need to be |
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| - added. To add a tag, enter the name of the tag on the line, then click :guilabel:`Create |
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| - "(tag)"`. Repeat this for all tags that need to be added. |
| 58 | +Tags |
| 59 | +---- |
56 | 60 |
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| -The current user populates the :guilabel:`Employee` field, by default, and the :guilabel:`Manager` |
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| -field populates with the manager set on the employee profile. |
| 61 | +Adding tags to goals can help when viewing the goals report, to see how many goals with specific |
| 62 | +tags are assigned to employees. |
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| -Make any necessary changes to the form, and add any notes that might be useful to clarify the goal |
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| -in the :guilabel:`Description` tab. |
| 64 | +To view all the current tags, and add new ones, navigate to :menuselection:`Appraisals app --> |
| 65 | +Configuration --> Tags`. All tags appear in a list view. The default tags are: :guilabel:`External`, |
| 66 | +:guilabel:`Hard Skills`, :guilabel:`Internal`, :guilabel:`Programming`, :guilabel:`Soft Skills`, and |
| 67 | +:guilabel:`Training`. |
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| -.. image:: goals/new-goal.png |
64 |
| - :align: center |
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| - :alt: A goal form filled out for a Python skill, set to 50% proficiency. |
| 69 | +To add a new tag, click the :guilabel:`New` button in the upper-left corner, and a new line appears |
| 70 | +at the bottom of the list. Enter the tag, then press return or click away from the field. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +Update goals |
| 73 | +============ |
66 | 74 |
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| -Completed goals |
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| -=============== |
| 75 | +During employee appraisals, goals are reviewed to see how much progress the employee has made. When |
| 76 | +an employee has achieved the next level of progress, the goal must be updated accordingly. |
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| -When a goal has been met, it is important to update the record. A goal can be marked as `Done` in |
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| -one of two ways: from the main :guilabel:`Goals` dashboard, or from the individual goal card. |
| 78 | +To update a goal's progress percentage, navigate to :menuselection:`Appraisals app --> Goals`. |
| 79 | +Expand the employee whose goals are being evaluated, and click on an individual goal to open the |
| 80 | +goal record. |
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| -To mark a goal as `Done` from the main :guilabel:`Goals` dashboard, click on the |
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| -:icon:`fa-ellipsis-v` :guilabel:`(vertical ellipsis)` icon in the top-right of a goal card. |
| 82 | +Click the new :guilabel:`Progress` box to set the new progress level. It is recommended to add notes |
| 83 | +in the :guilabel:`Description` tab, as the employee progresses with the goal. The notes should |
| 84 | +include dates the progress changed, and any supporting information regarding the change. |
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76 | 86 | .. note::
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| - The :icon:`fa-ellipsis-v` :guilabel:`(vertical ellipsis)` icon **only** appears when the mouse |
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| - hovers over the top-right corner of a goal card. |
| 87 | + Goal progress can be updated at any time by the employee's manager, not only during an appraisal. |
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80 |
| -Then, click :guilabel:`Mark as Done` from the resulting drop-down menu. A green :guilabel:`Done` |
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| -banner appears in the top-right corner of the goal card. |
| 89 | +Complete goals |
| 90 | +============== |
82 | 91 |
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| -To mark a goal as `Done` from the goal card itself, click on a goal card to open that goal's form. |
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| -Then, click the :guilabel:`Mark as Done` button in the top-left of the form. When clicked, a green |
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| -:guilabel:`Done` banner appears in the top-right corner of the goal form. |
| 92 | +When a goal has been met, it is important to update the record. Navigate to |
| 93 | +:menuselection:`Appraisals app --> Goals`. Expand the employee whose goals are being evaluated, and |
| 94 | +click on an individual goal to open the goal record. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Click the :guilabel:`Mark as Done` button in the upper-left corner. A green :guilabel:`Done` banner |
| 97 | +appears in the top-right corner of the goal card, and the :guilabel:`Progress` changes to |
| 98 | +:guilabel:`100%`. |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +.. note:: |
| 101 | + On the :guilabel:`Goals` dashboard, completed goals are indicated with a green :guilabel:`100%` |
| 102 | + in the :guilabel:`Progress` column. |
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