NIST APMS Project Operating Procedures Contents

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS)

Project Operating Procedures

November 2007

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**Table of Contents**
Executive Summary A. Responsibilities B. Concepts and Objectives C. Coverage Human Resource Systems Definitions Position Classification Introduction NIST Career Paths and Pay Bands Automated Classification System Making Classification Decisions Processing Classification Actions Classification Appeals Revising the NIST Classification Standards Staffing (updated August 2009) Introduction Direct Examination and Hiring: Critical Shortage Occupations Direct Examination and Hiring: Critical Shortage Highly Qualified Applicants Agency-Based Staffing Merit Assignment Program Paid Advertising One to Three-Year Probation Period Qualification Requirements Recruitment Allowances and Bonuses Retention Allowances Travel Expenses Reduction-in-Force Introduction RIF Assignment Panel and Subpanels: Membership Procedures Pay Administration Introduction Pay for Performance Pay Setting Salary Retention Recruitment and Retention Allowances Supervisory Pay Differentials Faculty and Student Appointments Representative Rate	Performance Management (updated February 12, 2009) Introduction Roles and Responsibilities Funding Performance Management Process Performance Planning Mid-Cycle Progress Reviews Appraisal Actions Based on Unsatisfactory Perfromance Performance Pay Increases Performance Bonuses Comparabiity and Locality Increase Reduction-in-Force Evaluation Grievances Record Keeping Oversight/Accountability/Evaluation Awards Introduction Performance Bonus Special Act or Service Awards Other Awards Employee Deveopment/Sabbaticals Introduction Sabbaticals Employee Relations Introduction Placement in a Lower Pay Band Loss of Supervisory Differential Project Administration Project Management Introduction Personnel Management Board Experimentation and Revision Experimental Nature of Project Modifying the Project Conversion Back to the Former System End of Project Conversion Procedures