Contents of the Development Plans Screen

You can view details about development plans, and, for some users, select options from the Action menu, such as printing, editing, copying, deleting, or adding a new plan item.

Columns

Column	Description
Created By	This is the name of the person who created the development plan.
Plan Name	This is the name that the plan creator gave the plan (for example, Observation and Feedback Skills). Click this name to see details about the plan, including all of the courses and other activities in the plan.
Completion	This is a percentage representing how much of the plan you have completed to date, as determined by the number of plan items that you have completed. If you add a new item to the development plan, the overall completion percentage may change.
Plan Type	This is the reason for the development plan: Gap Fill: This type of plan addresses the need of an employee who requires additional development to fulfill his or her potential within an organization. The development plan will fill gaps in the employee’s knowledge. Growth : This type of plan addresses the need of an employee is ready to move into another position, but lacks certain abilities or knowledge. The development plan will expand the employee’s knowledge base.
Start Date	This is the date on which you are supposed to begin performing the tasks in the development plan.
Target Date	This is the date on which you are supposed to finish performing the tasks in the development plan.
Status	This is your progress in accomplishing the plan: Not Started, Started, In Progress, Overdue, or Completed.

Actions

The button and icons on the Development Plans screen perform the following functions. The functions you see depend on how your Administrator configured Development Plans, and whether you or your manager created the plan.

Icon	Action	Description
	Add Development Plan	Click this button to create a new development plan. Depending on how your administrator has enabled this feature, you can create plans for yourself, your direct reports, and your indirect reports.
	Activate/Deactivate/Cannot Update Own Plan	Click this icon to activate or deactivate a development plan. A closed lock means that the development plan is active and the employee is expected to complete it. An open lock means that it is inactive and the employee is not expected to complete it. You cannot add new items to an inactive plan. Employee’s can only deactivate plans created by the employee. Only an administrator or an employee’s manager can deactivate an employee’s plan. No plan with a Status of Completed can be deactivated.
	Print	Click this icon to print a copy of the development plan.
	New Plan Item	Click this icon to add a training course or other activity to the development plan to address any deficiencies in your competencies or skill level that would prevent you from moving to the next job in your career path.
	Edit	Click this icon to edit the Plan Name, Plan Type, Start Date, or End Date for the plan.
	Copy	Click this icon to apply this development plan to any of your direct reports. You can also choose to apply only some elements of the plan to your direct reports.
	Delete	Click this icon to delete the development plan.