Goal Management Manual in Oracle HCM

📌 Overview

Oracle HCM Goal Management allows HR, managers, and employees to create, assign, and track performance goals. This ensures that employees are aligned with organizational objectives and individual career growth.

📋 Key Features of Goal Management

1️⃣ Creating a Goal Plan (HR/Talent Admin)

📍 Navigation:
👉 HR Self Service → Show More → Goal Plans

• HR can create a Goal Plan and define key goals to be assigned to employees.
• Once a goal plan is created, HR needs to run a scheduled process to assign goals to employees.

2️⃣ Assigning Goal Plans to Employees (HR/Talent Admin)

📍 Navigation:
👉 Tools → Schedule Process → Schedule New Process → Manage Goal Scheduled Process → Assign Goal Plans → Submit

• This process automates goal plan assignments based on predefined rules.
• Employees will see their assigned goals in their Career and Performance section.

3️⃣ Employee Adding Goals Themselves

📍 Navigation:
👉 Me → Career and Performance → Goals

• Employees can add their own goals for performance improvement.
• If approval rules are configured, the goal request will be sent to the manager for approval.

4️⃣ Manager Assigning Goals to Employees

📍 Navigation:
👉 My Team → Search Employee → Show More → Goals

• Line Managers can assign specific performance goals to their direct reportees.
• Managers receive bell notifications when employees submit goals for approval.

🔔 Approval Workflow for Goals

• Employees submitting goals → Approval request sent to Line Manager.
• Managers receive notifications → Can approve or reject the goal request.
• Managers can directly assign goals to employees via Manager Self Service (MSS).

🔄 Additional Goal Management Actions

✅ Employee Actions

• Employees can view, track, and update their goals.
• Goals can be linked to performance reviews for career growth planning.

✅ Manager Actions

• Managers can approve, reject, or modify goals for their direct reportees.
• They can also assign new performance goals from the Manager Self-Service (MSS) Portal.

🚀 Why is Goal Management Important?

✔ Aligns individual goals with company objectives.
✔ Allows employees to track progress and self-improve.
✔ Provides managers with control over team goal-setting.
✔ Ensures transparency and accountability in performance reviews.

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