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PMS

PMS

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Software or a formal process that sets goals and tracks employee performance
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : sistema de gestión del desempeño
  • The HR department implemented a new PMS to help manage employee feedback and performance evaluations.

Examples

  • Our company uses a comprehensive PMS that allows managers to set clear goals for their teams.

  • Effective training on the PMS can improve how employees track their progress and receive constructive reviews.

  • Look, um... is this that PMS thing we were talking about before?

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  • The PMS is what made me switch from XBMC, and it's what keeps me using this product.

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  • Will the new PMS be available for all platforms on the launch day, or will unRAID users have to wait for the plugin a little longer?

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Surface Forms

PMS singular
PMSs plural

Morphology

PMS = performance + management + system (semi-transparent) = P + M + S

The abbreviation expands straightforwardly to 'performance management system', so the expansion directly describes the concept. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

PMS in business is short for performance management system, where performance means 'how well you do' and system means 'a set of steps or tools', so a PMS is the process or software companies use to set goals and check employees' work.