Performance Review Administration and Data Quality

Research question

What should an HR administrator own in a performance-review cycle? Scheduling, reminders, version control, completion evidence, and escalation—not the manager’s evaluation judgment.

Methodology

The framework combines records, equal-employment, and privacy guidance with a simple review-cycle control map.

Key statistic

EEOC recordkeeping rules make retention a defined employer responsibility for covered records. The workflow should therefore preserve approved final records and the applicable retention decision.

Control map

Set the cycle calendar, confirm the template, lock the final version, monitor completion, route exceptions, and archive approved records. Log edits to deadlines or templates.

Implementation takeaway

Do not rewrite a manager’s assessment to make it sound polished. Return unclear or unsupported statements to the manager and escalate policy questions to the HR owner.

Sources

1. EEOC Recordkeeping Requirements
2. EEOC Performance Management
3. NIST Privacy Framework
4. DOL Recordkeeping
5. NARA Records Management
6. FTC Protecting Personal Information
7. CISA Cybersecurity Performance Goals
8. SHRM Performance Management Toolkit
9. ISO management standards overview
10. GAO Green Book

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