Janus is a fully integrated suite of materials - paper-based or on-line - that will help individuals, teams, and whole organizations set effective performance goals, build competency standards, and conduct an effective appraisal. The system provided a comprehensive, step-by-step approach for both appraisees and appraisers, with training material, coaching guides, forms, and templates, all contained within three volumes. The Janus On-Line Assessment System can aid in managing the whole process, including the competency-based self, 180-degree, or 360-degree performing feedback assessment process.

Available On-Line or Paper-Based

• All the Janus materials can be accessed, used, and printed from
  the web site.
  
• All the Janus materials are provided in a 3-volume set.
  
• Choose either a paper-based template or the Janus On-Line Assessment System for performing your feedback assessments.

Customizable and Reproducible

• The Janus paper-based materials include all materials on Microsoft Word^TM CDs, for easy customization and printing.
  
• Both On-Line and Paper-Based, Janus may be reproduced and used freely at the site they are licensed for.

The Janus Performance Management System is divided into three major parts:

Volume/Part Two

Performance management systems have two major goals: 1) Help individuals to achieve specific objectives in order to be successful in their organizational role and to develop their skills and abilities at a personal and/or professional level; 2) Meeting not only short-term but long-term development goals over a whole career for an individual.

Janus provides a comprehensive, step-by-step planning design to help manage this process effectively. Janus not only provides a suite of goal setting and appraisal forms and templates to help this action planning process, but also helps to ensure that all written documents are in plain language, complete, comprehensive, and easy-to-use. Three training modules are included:

• Conducting an End of Cycle Performance Appraisal
  
• Career Planning and Development
• Performance Action Planning

Includes model evaluations for top-level, good, and poor-performers for the following job classes

• Clerical
• HR/Training
  
• Service/Sales
• Technical
• Management

Also included:

• Career Planning and Development:
• Manager and Employee Action Planning
  
• Prior to the Performance Discussion: Manager Booklet
  
• Prior to the Performance Discussion: Employee Booklet
  
• Prior to the Performance Discussion: Employee Booklet
  
• The Performance Development Discussion: Instruction and Action Plan.

For information about Janus On-Line, call 1-800-822-2801.