[Academic] Fwd: [all-staff] Message from the Principal: Launch of Accountability and Development Review (ADR)

Tue Jan 22 17:31:57 GMT 2013

Dear All,

The Principal's message, copied below, outlines the ADR process for this 
year. As in previous years I ask you to engage fully in this exercise. 
The timetable sets a sequence for the ADR meetings this year. I will 
have mine next week and am scheduling ADR discussions with the 
Professors for mid February.

I will advise you of your reviewer shortly but will wait until I've had 
my ADR discussion with the Dean before finalising the list. If you wish 
me to consider assigning a different reviewer to the one used last year 
please let me know.

Regards,

Rob

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Subject: 	[all-staff] Message from the Principal: Launch of 
Accountability and Development Review (ADR)
Date: 	Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:45:27 +0000
From: 	Christine Sinclair <christine.h.sinclair at strath.ac.uk>
To: 	'all-staff at lists.strath.ac.uk' <all-staff at lists.strath.ac.uk>

*Sent on behalf of the Principal*

Dear Colleagues,

I am e-mailing to confirm that the ADR process for 2013  has now 
commenced.  The ADR process is critical to our continued success as a 
leading international technological University.  It has my full 
commitment because of the significant organisational and personal 
benefits which come from staff having clear feedback on their 
performance and a constructive and supportive dialogue with a reviewing 
officer.

The undernoted details from the Director of HR should be noted 
carefully.  Although time will be of the essence this year as we prepare 
for the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework, I would ask each of 
you to ensure that you complete your ADR discussion, with associated 
documentation, within the timeline indicated.  Whilst the ADR form is 
important and must be fully completed by all University staff, the 
one-to-one discussion is most critical and the forms should be concise 
and focused, especially given the time criticality of this year as we 
have the final push for REF. The timetable below starts with my own ADR 
discussion, emphasising my personal commitment to the process and the 
importance of ADR as a strategic tool for the cascading of 
organisational objectives.

If you have any questions on the process, please contact theHR Team 
<http://kara.mis.strath.ac.uk/Teldir/> for your area.

Best wishes

Jim

Professor Sir Jim McDonald

FREng FRSE FIET FInstP

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

Rolls-Royce Chair in Electrical Power Systems

The University of Strathclyde

McCance Building

Richmond Street

Glasgow G1 1XQ

//

*/Message from Sandra Heidinger, Director of Human Resources/*

//

/I am pleased to confirm the launch of this year’s ADR process.  
Following feedback from last year’s process, the ADR form has been 
simplified to enable more speedy completion.  Other enhancements include 
revisions to the objective setting process to enable you to identify 
which of the University’s critical strategic areas will be supported by 
each objective; the inclusion of an internationalisation dimension 
underpinning our commitment to building our profile as an international 
technological university; and revisions to learning and development 
planning to streamline this in terms of administration and to reinforce 
learning and development as a continuous process./

//

/The ADR process has three parts, focussed around a discussion between 
each member of staff and an appropriate reviewer:-/

//

·/a look back at performance during the previous calendar year focusing 
on objectives set as part of last year’s discussion;/

·/setting of objectives for the forthcoming calendar year; /

·/discussion about any development needs linked to those objectives./

//

/A range of ADR supporting documentation 
<http://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/adr/> is available on the HR website. As 
well as comprehensive guidance documents available to download there are 
also summary webpages available for those looking for a reminder of the 
process. /

//

/In advance of a forthcoming meeting with your Reviewer, you should 
draft your 2012 ADR form <https://ben.mis.strath.ac.uk/login/> accessed 
through PEGASUS (2012 Review Period).  Your one-to-one discussion with 
your reviewer will start with a look back over the 2012 calendar year; 
objectives set last year will be brought forward into your new form and 
you should comment on progress against each objective prior to your 
review discussion. /

//

/Given that the first part of the process involves reviewing performance 
during the previous calendar year, it is recommended that ADR 
discussions for all staff take place during February and March. The 
undernoted timetable has been developed, commencing with the Principal 
to ensure that ADR aligns clearly with our strategic objectives:/

*Reviewee(s)*

*Reviewer*

*Deadline*

Principal

Convenor of Court

11^th January 2013

Executive Team Members

Principal

31^st January 2013

Heads of Department/School, Directors, Vice Deans

Executive Team Members

28^th February 2013

Professors*

Heads of Department/School or nominees

28^th March 2013

All Other Staff

Line Manager or nominees of Heads of Department/School/Director

30^th April 2013

//

/Whilst no specific University level timetable has been set for staff 
below professorial level, each Head of Department/School will establish 
their own timetable in keeping with the overall deadline of 30^th April 
2013.  The ADRs of more senior staff with management responsibilities 
will be conducted first with the ADRs of direct reports to these 
individuals carried out next and so on.  Heads of Department will inform 
you of the timetable which will apply within your area but you should 
aim to draft your ADR form during January or February while 2012 remains 
fresh in your mind. Your draft ADR form should then be sent to your 
reviewer a week before the scheduled one-to-one meeting.  In order to 
complete the online form, you will need to know who will be conducting 
the review discussion with you. This information may already be known 
but, if you are unsure, please ask your Head of Department/School to 
confirm who will be your reviewer for the ADR process./

//

/Academic and Research staff who use Pure do not need to re-enter data 
held in Pure to the ADR system.  Rather, individual Pure users can 
create a ‘summary report’ from Pure which pulls out their data for the 
year and this document can be uploaded to the ADR system as an 
attachment. Your comments on contribution and achievement during the 
2012 calendar year will then be a short commentary on the Pure 
information, rather than a record of the activity itself. /

//

/Training on ADR for both staff members and reviewers remains available 
and can be accessed via the online booking service 
<http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/> or via the Organisational and Staff 
Development Unit on extension 4332. /

//

/For further information on ADR, please contact theHR Team 
<http://kara.mis.strath.ac.uk/Teldir/control/searchResults> for your area./

/* Professorial staff should note thefull timetable and policy 
<http://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/policiesandprocedures/sard/> for the Senior 
Academic Review and Development (SARD) process. /

//

//

/Best wishes/

//

/Sandra/

*/Sandra Heidinger/*

Director of Human Resources

University of Strathclyde

McCance Building

16 Richmond Street

Glasgow  G1

Tel:  0141 548 3626

Email: s.heidinger at strath.ac.uk <mailto:s.heidinger at strath.ac.uk>

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