Method and system for automatically prescribing performance goals to users in a human resources environment
View Patent ↗A method and system for automatically implementing performance goals in a human resources environment. Specifically, the method provides a first interface for defining performance goals. Thereafter, a definition of a performance goal is received via the first interface. The method also provides a second interface for identifying an assigned group comprising users to be prescribed the performance goal. Thereafter, criteria is received via the second interface that identifies the assigned group. The method searches a database to identify users in the assigned group based on the criteria in order to apply the prescriptive rule. Then, the performance goal is prescribed to users in the assigned group.
1. A system including computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions embodied therein for causing a plurality of computer devices to perform a method comprising:
a relational database server including data attributes describing an organization and each of a plurality of users associated with said organization;
a backend server including a prescriptive engine, said backend server is coupled to the relational database;
a plurality of client devices, each client device associated with one or more of said plurality of users, each client device including a web browser, each web browser associated with a user connects to said prescriptive engine; and
said prescriptive engine generates a plurality of prescriptive rules including,
defining, through a first web page interface, details concerning each given prescriptive rule including a given performance goal; and
after said defining details concerning each given prescriptive rule, defining, through a second web page interface, criteria for targeting one or more users that said given prescriptive rule applies to;
said prescriptive engine activates one or more prescriptive rules based on input from a human resource user to a human resource management application, activating a given prescriptive rule includes,
selecting one or more particular users by querying said relational database based upon said activated prescriptive rule; and
notifying said one or more particular users by pushing an action plan for said corresponding one or more particular performance goals of said activated prescriptive rule to a corresponding web browser on a corresponding client device when a respective particular user logs onto said prescriptive engine;
said prescriptive engine processes said activated prescriptive rule, and a manager user and an employee user collaborate to align said performance goal of said prescriptive rule through respective web browsers of respective client devices;
said prescriptive engine automatically drops a particular user that no longer meets said criteria of said activated prescriptive rule;
said prescriptive engine automatically adds a particular user that meets said criteria of said activated prescriptive rule; and
said prescriptive engine automatically updates each said activated prescriptive rule periodically, in response to pulling a change of data in said relational database, or input from a user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data attributes are selected from a group consisting of: a domain; a location; a territory; a job title; a job type; a role; a planned certification; an in-progress certification; an acquired certification; an expired certification; an employee type; an employee status; a customized field; a start on date between a date range; a manager; a business unit; a company; a department; an organization; a sub-organization; a security domain; a sub-domain; a team membership; a competency; and a skill level.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said human resources management applications perform a variety of functions selected from a group consisting of: manage administrative costs, assessing gaps in current skills and certifications of employees, plan training to close learning gaps, improve learning of employees through training offerings, improve performance of employees, and meet target performance goals.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein defining details concerning said prescriptive rule further includes a learning requirement.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein defining details concerning a given prescriptive rule further includes assigning a completion date to satisfy said performance goal.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein defining details concerning a given prescriptive rule further includes defining metrics to measure successful completion of said performance goal by said completion date.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each web browser associated with a user connects to said prescriptive engine: using a communication network.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the communication network comprises the internet.