Project

ou will be completing your final project during this module – creating a

hypothetical case study

of a performance issue in an organization. The final document should be 8-11 pages, 12 point font, single spaced, and you are encouraged to be creative in how to display the information as if this was a case study that you were going to share with your hypothetical company.

Performance Management Hypothetical Case Study Project
Grading Rubric

Area 0 points 3 points 5 points

Grammar and
Spelling

Project contains
10+ spelling errors

Project contains 4 to 9 grammatical or
spelling errors

Project contains less than 3
grammatical or spelling errors

Citations Citations are not in
APA format, fewer
than 5 citations are

included.

Citations are in APA format, and are
used inconsistently throughout the
document and/or do not justify and
support the case study. 5-9 citations

from the course are included.

Citations are in APA format, and are
used throughout the document to

justify and support the case study. No
fewer than 10 citations from the course

are included.
Executive
Summary

Meets 1 or 0 of the
criteria.

Meets 2/3 of the following: Is less
than 1 page, written in plain language,
and contains a summary of purpose,

major points, results, and
recommendations.

Meets 3/3 of the following: Is less than
1 page, written in plain language, and
contains a summary of purpose, major
points, results, and recommendations.

Problem Meets 0-2 of the
criteria.

Meets 3/4 of the following: Includes
the description of the organization,
behavior and output pinpoints that

pass “the dead person’s test”, why it
matters, and why PM is the

appropriate solution.

Meets 4/4 of the following: Includes the
description of the organization,

behavior and output pinpoints that pass
“the dead person’s test”, why it

matters, and why PM is the appropriate
solution.

Performance
Assessments

Both criteria are
missing.

Purpose or process descriptions are
incomplete, OR historical information

sources were not included.

Includes the purpose and process for all
assessments. 3 sources of historical

information are included for the
historical

assessment.

ABC Table

Document is
Missing

ABC table is provided, but is
incomplete.

ABC table is included and includes both
desired and undesired behavior for

analysis, and 5 categorized
consequences for each.

Performance
Diagnostic
Checklist

Document is
Missing

PDC is provided, but is incomplete. Completed PDC checklist is provided.

Preference
Assessment

Meets 1 or 0 of the
criteria.

Meets 2/3: Preference assessment is
included, 10 items/experiences are in

the array, and describes the
procedure for conducting the

assessment.

Meets 3/3: Preference assessment is
included, 10 items/experiences are in

the array, and describes the procedure
for conducting the assessment.

Solutions Meets 1 or 0 of the
criteria.

Meets 2/3: Current antecedents and
consequences are described based on

the assessment. 3 interventions for
each are selected. Two final

interventions are included, with the
costs and resources required

described.

Meets 3/3: Current antecedents and
consequences are described based on

the assessment. 3 interventions for
each are selected. 2 final interventions

are included, with the costs and
resources required described.

Results Meets 1 or 0 of the
criteria.

Meets 2/3: Includes one behavior
graph with phase change lines, one
business result graph, and a brief

description of

the hypothetical result.

Meets 3/3: Includes one behavior graph
with phase change lines, one business
result graph, and a brief description of

the hypothetical result.

Total out of 50:

+3 Bonus: Is formatted in a
professional or creative manner OR

includes a performance or permanent
product checklist in the direct

observation assessment section.

+5 Bonus: Is formatted in a professional
or creative manner AND includes a

performance or permanent product
checklist in the direct observation

assessment section.

Hypothetical PM Case Study Success Checklist:

� Project contains less than 3 grammatical or spelling errors
� Citations are in APA format, and
� are used throughout the document to justify and support the case study.
� No fewer than 10 citations from the course are included.

Executive Summary:
� Is less than 1 page,
� written in plain language, and
� contains a summary of purpose, major points, results, and recommendations.

Problem:
� Includes the description of the organization,
� behavior and output pinpoints that pass “the dead person’s test”,
� why it matters, and
� why PM is the appropriate solution.

Assessment:
� Includes the purpose and process for all assessments.
� 3 sources of historical information are included for the historical assessment.

PICNIC:
� ABC table is included and
� includes both desired and undesired behavior for analysis, and
� 5 categorized consequences for each.

Performance Diagnostic Checklist:

� Completed PDC checklist is provided.

Preference assessment:
� Preference assessment is included,
� 10 items/experiences are in the array, and
� describes the procedure for conducting the assessment.

Solutions:

� Current antecedents and consequences are described based on the assessment.
� 3 interventions for each are selected.
� 2 final interventions are included, with the costs and resources required described.

Results:

� Includes one behavior graph with phase change lines,
� one business result graph, and
� a brief description of the hypothetical result.