Performance |
Contribution |
Defined relative to the job |
Defined relative to the mission |
Measures quality, quantity and timeliness |
Measures level of work and value of results |
Presumes a system of position classification |
Replaces a system of position classification |
Different factors and standards for different jobs at different levels |
One unified set of factors and standards across many jobs and levels |
Impacts pay within the pay range set for the job |
Impacts pay and promotion across the entire pay range |
Pays again and again for the same performance |
Pays only for increases in contribution |
Pay is symbolic reward-recognition for a job well done |
Pay is "fair" compensation - an assessment of how much should be paid given the value of the work and outcomes the employee produced |
Compensation is based on projected value |
Compensation is based on demonstrated value |
Position-based |
Person-based |