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Hi All- I fell into the trap of referring to our performance management system as such, which evolved into staff calling it PMS, which isn't great. Since we're just starting, I don't think its too late to change the name. Any ideas for catchy names for a performance management system?
We refer to it as Strategic
We refer to it as Strategic Management System (SMS). It's the same as Perfomance Management System but with a different acronym. :)
I have to say, after all
I have to say, after all these years of seeing it abbreviated as PMS, that never occurred to me! Definitely not a good allusion. I'll be interested in seeing some creative names. Maybe you could call it "better all the time" and have the Beatles song floating out of your office.
We call ours HealthSTAT,
We call ours HealthSTAT, based on the CityStat Model. Check out the report "The CitiStat Model: How Data-Driven Government Can Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness" on the Center for American Progrees webpage for more information.
Do you have a performance
Do you have a performance management framework (i.e. balanced scorecard), or a tool to implement your PMS/strategic plan (i.e. excel, InsightVision, VMSG, etc)? This could help you rename it. We refer to ours as the "balanced scorecard." Other general PMS replacements:
You could also set up a contest and ask employees to submit ideas to re-name PMS! Please let us know what you end up changing it to. Good luck!
Gurleen Roberts, MPH
Director of Quality Management
Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Marietta, GA
gurleen.roberts@dph.ga.gov
Thanks, all! I think we're
Thanks, all! I think we're going to go with STAT (strategic data analysis tool). Its not perfect, but at least it doesn't induce giggles...
For anyone else naming a
For anyone else naming a performance management system, I recommend holding a contest among staff to name it. You could even up the ante by giving the person who submits the winning name some kind of reward -- I recently saw through a PHQIX post a health department that did this with an hour of paid time off as the prize.