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{{Term|PERFORMANCE|Any recognized accomplishment. The term refers to the act of accomplishing a task or an action undertaken by an individual, a team, or an organization. People’s performance can be assessed, and a “good” performance is defined as the success in meeting objectives and expectations. <ref>[http://www.qaproject.org www.qaproject.org] (08 July 2008)</ref> <ref>[http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au] (08 July 2008)</ref> <ref>[http://www.investorwords.com/3665/performance.html http://www.investorwords.com] (22 May 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/performance.html http://www.businessdictionary.com] (22 May 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.wordreference.com/definition/performance www.wordreference.com] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn wordnetweb.princeton.edu] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/performance en.wiktionary.org] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/what-is-performance.html www.lifehack.org] (17 December 2009)</ref> | {{Term|PERFORMANCE|Any recognized accomplishment. The term refers to the act of accomplishing a task or an action undertaken by an individual, a team, or an organization. People’s performance can be assessed, and a “good” performance is defined as the success in meeting objectives and expectations. <ref>[http://www.qaproject.org www.qaproject.org] (08 July 2008)</ref> <ref>[http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au] (08 July 2008)</ref> <ref>[http://www.investorwords.com/3665/performance.html http://www.investorwords.com] (22 May 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/performance.html http://www.businessdictionary.com] (22 May 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.wordreference.com/definition/performance www.wordreference.com] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn wordnetweb.princeton.edu] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/performance en.wiktionary.org] (17 December 2009)</ref> <ref>[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/what-is-performance.html www.lifehack.org] (17 December 2009)</ref> | ||
| − | The extent to which a programme or project consistently delivers measurable outcomes that conform to stated objectives in a timely and effective fashion and as evaluated in accordance with pre-defined criteria and standards.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.]</ref> | + | The extent to which a programme or project consistently delivers measurable [[Outcomes|outcomes]] that conform to stated [[Objective|objectives]] in a timely and effective fashion and as evaluated in accordance with pre-defined criteria and [[Standards|standards]].<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 12:03, 26 July 2011
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| Any recognized accomplishment. The term refers to the act of accomplishing a task or an action undertaken by an individual, a team, or an organization. People’s performance can be assessed, and a “good” performance is defined as the success in meeting objectives and expectations. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The extent to which a programme or project consistently delivers measurable outcomes that conform to stated objectives in a timely and effective fashion and as evaluated in accordance with pre-defined criteria and standards.[9]
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References
- ↑ www.qaproject.org (08 July 2008)
- ↑ www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au (08 July 2008)
- ↑ http://www.investorwords.com (22 May 2009)
- ↑ http://www.businessdictionary.com (22 May 2009)
- ↑ www.wordreference.com (17 December 2009)
- ↑ wordnetweb.princeton.edu (17 December 2009)
- ↑ en.wiktionary.org (17 December 2009)
- ↑ www.lifehack.org (17 December 2009)
- ↑ Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division, 2006.