PR No.99
UNDER EHSAAS POLICY, BISP BOARD APPROVES “BELL CURVE CONCEPT” FOR EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Islamabad: October 12, 2021

Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar chaired the 53rd meeting of the BISP board. The board approved ‘Bell Curve Concept’ for the performance management of employees. The board also approved the national scaleup of Ehsaas Nashonuma and new organogram of BISP to improve organization’s effectiveness. The existing Performance Management System (PMS) at BISP is similar to the methodology used by Government of Pakistan (the ACR/PER system). Performance rating pattern and forms are also similar with those of Government of Pakistan. “Since the current PMS is not compatible with the modern PMS being used by progressive organizations, the board has approved new PMS Principles based on ‘Bell Curve Concept’, essential to leverage optimum performance from employees. Changes in PMS considered by the board will be applicable to regular and contractual employees. The newly approved concept will be implemented by July 2022”, said Dr. Sania. Centered on the ‘Bell Curve Concept’, the new PMS will access the relative performance of employee based on goal setting sheets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) developed for benchmark positions. A new rating grid will be adopted, providing flexibility to recognize the employees who perform and deliver results beyond expectations and identifying those not measuring up. It will link the employee performance to reward and compensation, training, career development and succession planning, and alignment with key BISP goals and objectives. There are several issues in the current PMS system. The system lacks the ability to differentiate good performers from average or poor performers. The current system is not creating value for BISP as good performers have no incentives to work harder and poor performers have no reason to perform better. To add greater value towards employee performance, goals and objectives setting is also needed. In the current performance system, behavioral and technical evaluations are very subjective, raise questions and make it difficult for supervisors to allocate substantiative ratings. Although, an annual performance appraisal/rating system exits but it lacks measurable guidelines for allocating justifiable rating. On the other hand, the newly approved PMS is premised on identification of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), setting goals, demonstrating desired behavioral competencies and identification of training needs for performance improvement in a consultative environment. The system also entails mid-year performance evaluation concept to bring clarity in performance by providing employees and supervisor with a chance to review and align their focus on the agreed goals and KPIs. On top of it, this system will evaluate every job’s performance in the following three areas: organizational growth, beneficiaries management, and employee management. Employees will also be provided appropriate level of training in order to develop comprehensive understanding of PMS’s concepts to ensure smooth implementation of PMS. The board approved new organizational structure introducing the concept of opening BISP offices at district level and dividing all provinces into three empowered zones with delegation of administrative and financial powers to ensure quick decision making at appropriate level. The board also approved institutionalizing BISP offices in all Tehsils of the country. The implementation of new PMS would also result in of Pay for Performance/Reward System.

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