Performance Evaluation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020552",
  "term": "Performance Evaluation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An evaluation that compares actual performance with that planned in terms of both resource utilization and production. It is used by management to redirect program efforts and resources and to redesign the program structure.\n\n2. A type of audit in which the quantitative data generated in a measurement system are obtained independently and compared with routinely obtained data to evaluate the proficiency of an analyst or laboratory.",
  "abbreviation": "PE",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Data Review Glossary; Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Quality Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/performance-evaluation/"
}