Contents of the Continuous Feedback Session Development Tab

Managers and employees use this tab to add a new Development Plan for the employee associated with the session. The creator of any development plans displayed on the tab also has access to other Actions, such as editing, copying and deleting the plan.

Contents

Field	Description
Created By	This is the name of the user 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 who 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.

Action

Field	Description
Add Development Plan	Click this button to create a new development plan for yourself if you are the employee associated with the session, or for your direct report, if you are the manager associated with the session.
Activate/Deactivate/Cannot Update Own Plan	Click this icon to activate or deactivate a development plan. An open lock means that the development plan is active and the employee is expected to complete it. A closed 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 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 the employee's competencies or skill level that would prevent the employee from moving to the next job in the active career path.
Edit	Managers and the employee who created the plan can 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. This option is not available for your own plan.
Delete	Managers and the employee who created the plan can click this icon to delete the development plan.