GPS FAQ
Accessing the system
To access the system, log in to Axess and select the Employee Center from the top navigation bar. Under Performance Management, select the GPS System link. The system will automatically authenticate your access.
You may also use the button below to access the system.
Goal-setting FAQs
No, you are not required to have a target competency for each goal. However, you should select at least 2-3 competencies for your review period and discuss them with your manager.
No, there is no character limit.
Yes, a manager receives an email report of goals that have been added/updated by their direct report. Managers also have access to view employee goal plans within the GPS platform under the My Team tab.
After you add a shared goal in your goal plan, the goal can be edited. The system will prompt to re-submit your goal plan to your manager for approval.
When you share a goal with your employee, the employee receives a notification. The shared goals show up in employees’s goal plan under the section - Shared Goals. Please request your employee to add the shared goal in their plan and submit for approval. As a manager, you will receive a notification to approve the updated goal plan.
To add a goal for a direct report, navigate to the Goals under Career and Performance. Select the goal you would like to share and use the “Action” button to share. To learn more, please refer to the goal setting job-aid.
Check-in FAQs
The mid-year check-in is optional. Both manager and employee should discuss goals during their regular 1:1s. The system can be used to document check-ins. Please refer to the Check-ins job-aid to learn more.
No, once your check-in/year-end review has been submitted, you cannot edit/add comments.
Yes, however the date cannot be extended past the current review period. For goals that are multi-year, you can copy the goal over to the next review period by going to your historical documents.
Yes. The progress on goals can be tracked throughout the review period. Additionally, goal progress can be tracked in the system using the check-ins functionality.
Please contact your local HR department for any reporting related changes in the system to have the change made.
Please contact your local HR department for transfer requests.
Yes, you can initiate check-ins by navigating to Career and Performance > Performance and then selecting the Check-ins link. Please refer to the Check-ins job-aid for more information.
Annual Review FAQs
Yes, all regular benefited employees of a school/business unit that has selected to use the GPS system are required to have a performance plan.