performance-based
Tied to outcomes
Performance-based describes compensation, evaluation, or systems tied to measurable results rather than fixed rates or seniority.
A performance-based bonus depends on hitting targets.
Performance-based funding for schools allocates money according to student outcomes.
The term appears frequently in employment and education contexts where accountability to metrics is emphasized.
Compensation tied to performance
- bonusesAdded compensation beyond wages
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- profit-sharingDistributing earnings among workers
stock options · rewards · earnings · salary structure · quotas · targets · benchmarks · payouts
Awarded funds for purposes
- allocationsDesignated shares of resources
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- metricsStandards for assessment
- institutionalOf formal establishments
higher education · government spending · results-driven · efficiency · public policy · budgeting · cost-effectiveness · transparency
Establishing intended outcomes
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- metricsStandards for assessment
targets · continuous improvement · dashboards · feedback loops · scorecards · strategic planning · results-oriented · data-driven
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- competencySufficient ability for something
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
mastery · portfolio · standards · outcomes · grading · proficiency · measurable · observable
Contracted work products owed
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- results-orientedPrioritizing measurable accomplishments
procurement · compliance · penalties · measurable goals · specifications · verification · payment terms · risk-sharing
merit pay
Compensation tied to performance
- bonusesAdded compensation beyond wages
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
profit-sharing · stock options · rewards · earnings · salary structure · quotas · targets · benchmarks · payouts · appraisals
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- allocationsDesignated shares of resources
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- metricsStandards for assessment
institutional · higher education · government spending · results-driven · efficiency · public policy · budgeting · cost-effectiveness · transparency · resource allocation
goal-setting
Establishing intended outcomes
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
metrics · targets · continuous improvement · dashboards · feedback loops · scorecards · strategic planning · results-oriented · data-driven · monitoring
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- competencySufficient ability for something
demonstration · mastery · portfolio · standards · outcomes · grading · proficiency · measurable · observable · criteria
deliverables
Contracted work products owed
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- outcomesFinal results achieved
results-oriented · procurement · compliance · penalties · measurable goals · specifications · verification · payment terms · risk-sharing · quality assurance
performance-basedguaranteed
Promised with certainty
fixed · unconditional · assured · automatic · entitled
performance-basedfixed
Restored or immovable
stable · constant · static · uniform · invariable
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