With the current fiscal year quarter ending June 30, 2023, third quarter performance conversations are due. Supervisors and employees must log in to ConnectHR and then choose the Electronic Performance Management system to complete this task.

What supervisors need to do

1. Make sure each of your employees is on an FY23 performance plan and that you are their current Supervisor of Record in Paycheck8.
2. Complete Quarter 3 progress conversations in ePM as soon as possible.
3. Log in to ConnectHR
4. Choose ePM
5. Select Quarterly Conversations
6. Select Employee
7. Select Begin

What employees need to do

Acknowledge completion of Quarter 3 progress conversations in ePM.

1. Go to “My Worklist”
2. Select “View Conversation”
3. Review conversation and under Action Options, select “I confirm the Quarterly Conversation occurred.”

More Resources

• Performance Webpage: Find more information and resources on the HRM Performance webpage.
• SharePoint: Visit the ePM and Performance Management Training Resources SharePoint page (internal page) for help navigating the ePM system.
• Monthly Workshop: Closing out End of Year Performance Plans: These monthly workshops help supervisors and employees work proactively in communicating about performance through ePM. Review the information below on session dates, times, and how to connect. Closed captioning and American Sign Language interpreters will be available.

Help is available

Open an HR Help case:

• Call: 1-877-372-7248, Press 2.
• Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov.
• Self-Service: ConnectHR, then select HR Help. For detailed instructions, visit the HR Help How-to Add a Case Guide.