(a) Performance management is the systematic process by which an agency involves its employees, as individuals and members of a group, in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of agency mission and goals.

(b) Performance management integrates the processes an agency uses to —   (1) Communicate and clarify organizational goals to employees;   (2) Identify individual and, where applicable, team accountability for accomplishing organizational goals;   (3) Identify and address developmental needs for individuals and, where applicable, teams;   (4) Assess and improve individual, team, and organizational performance;   (5) Use appropriate measures of performance as the basis for recognizing and rewarding accomplishments; and   (6) Use the results of performance appraisal as a basis for appropriate personnel actions.