How Do You Write A Performance Improvement Plan?
A performance improvement plan or PIP usually indicates that a worker is in trouble. It is a warning signal to the under-performing worker that offers an objective and positive approach to turning around poor employee performance. Most managers dread writing performance improvement plans and usually have a hard time starting. Use the steps in this article to facilitate writing this kind of performance management plan so that your time can be better focused on having a constructive performance review discussion instead. Describe in detail the poor performance or situation that necessitates a performance improvement plan. Be brief, concise and to the point. This section sets the background for the PIP and should answer the questions, “what, when, where, why, who and how”. Be as impartial as possible. Weed out subjectivity by drafting the PIP document first; putting it aside for a few days, and then re-reading and revising for concreteness. Set specific and measurable performance targets
