Echelon BARS

Bringing Performance management to all levels

What is it?

Echelon BARS is a Web-based employee performance management and evaluation system based on the Behaviorally Anchored Ranking Scale model. The system provides companies with the tools necessary to monitor, analyze, and report on employee performance across any number of dimensions and assessments.The goal of Echelon BARS is to provide management with objective, meaningful, and defendable evaluations of their employees, while also providing employees with valuable feedback necessary for success.

How it works

Configuration
Setting Expectations
We work with your team to help identify the assessments and performance thresholds that apply to each role or position.
Data Collection
Capturing Behaviors
The 'Event Tracker' allows supervisory staff to record employee actions and behaviors associated with specific assessments.
Monitoring
Keeping on Top of Things
The 'Dashboard' provides managers and supervisors a convenient snapshot view of events and activities needing attention.
Reports & Analysis
Gathering Trusted Insights
Automatically generate employee evaluation reports, identify problem areas, and spot trends with a wide array of analytical tools.

For Example

Let’s take another look at the example presented in the BARS Primer. One of the assessments for the Production Operator role at a manufacturing plant is ‘Follows Personal Protection Equipment Protocols” (PPE Use). Here is how the ‘anchors’ for that assessment might be configured in Echelon BARS:
1. Substantially Below Expectations: 7 or more PPE protocol violations in a 1-year period.2. Below Expectations: 3 to 6 PPE protocol violations in a 1-year period.3. Meets Expectations: 1 to 2 PPE protocol violations in a 1-year period.4. Exceeds Expectations: 0 PPE protocol violations in a 1-year period.
Specific
Numerical thresholds eliminate subjectivity and provide employees with a clear picture of how their actions and behaviors affect their performance ranking.
Documented
Through the use of the Event Tracker, supervisors have a simple and reliable method to record specific instances of employee events related to particular assessments.
Objective
The data collected through the Event Tracker is compiled and compared against the anchors to determine the employees ranking for the assessment. Using weighting factors, this ranking then feeds into the employee's overall rating.
Defensible
Details about the events used to formulate the ranking can be viewed and optionally included in evaluation reports.

The Benefits

Focus
Through continual monitoring of adherence to procedures and rules, Echelon BARS promotes a commitment to process and quality standards.
Employee Engagement
Accurate, objective, and consistently administered evaluations provide employees with the critical feedback necessary for success, and confidence that their individual performance is recognized. This in turn improves morale, reduces turnover, and fosters an environment for continuous improvement.
The Bottom Line
- Increase productivity and quality. - Reduce waste and down-time. - Build a stronger, more engaged work force. It all adds up to an improved bottom line.

The Results

"Since utilizing BARS over a year ago, we have defined expectations for success within each occupation, and consistently delivered both constructive feedback and recognition to our employees. Additionally, the feedback is captured in a database and used for annual evaluations. These observations and timely feedback have helped remove subjective and generalized feedback while focusing on specific behaviors based on observations and performance driven data. The emphasis on immediate and annualized feedback has been effective for both supervisor and employee development, and we have seen improved compliance with performance expectations. Echelon BARS has had a positive impact on all of our primary KPI’s, resulting in a record year for safety, quality, and plant yield." Kurt Christian Manufacturing Plant Manager NEG-US, Lexington NC

Is it Right for your organization?

At Echelon Performance Solutions, we understand the challenges of performance management, especially for that ‘base tier’ of employees which forms the foundation of most organizations. Echelon BARS is a direct result of seeing a void in the marketplace for a system which addresses the unique requirements of this group of employees.
Three Questions...
  • Do your employee supervisors have the tools they need to accurately and objectively assess the performance of their staff?
  • Do your employees trust and value their current performance appraisals?
  • Does you current system allow management to analyze employee performance in real-time?
If you answered no to any these, Echelon BARS may be the solution your company needs.
Give us call. Our team is ready to answer your questions.
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