performance standards
Expected work levels
Performance standards are benchmarks specifying how well a task must be done—the level of quality, accuracy, or output expected.
They differ from job descriptions, which say what to do; performance standards say how well: The position requires answering calls within three rings.
Organizations use them to evaluate employees, measure productivity, and set expectations.
In education, performance standards define what students should demonstrate at each grade level.
- best practicesProven effective methods
- gold standardMeasure of ultimate quality
- quality assuranceStandards compliance verification
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- markVisible impression or sign
criterion · assessment · competency · annual review · continuous improvement · accountability · metric · bottom line · fail · on probation · indicator · scorecard · report card · accreditation · compliance · productivity · industry norms · feedback loops
- industrial managementassembly line, mass production, factory floor, production line, division of labor
- standardsstandard, norm, norms, criterion, criteria
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- HR policiescode of conduct, handbook, dress code, attendance, punctuality
- rubricsrubrics, grading rubric, scoring rubric, scoring guide, rating scale
- educational standardslearning objectives, learning outcomes, benchmarks, competencies, rubrics
performance standardslow expectations
Anticipating poor outcomes
bare minimum · anything goes · permissiveness · lowest common denominator