Criterion deficiency

How it is used

Use when relevant work is missing from the assessment, rather than merely receiving a low score.

Example sentences

1. Criterion deficiency arose because the rating measured sales but ignored the manager's staff-development work.

   A relevant part of the role is absent from the performance measure.

2. Adding service quality reduced criterion deficiency in an assessment previously based only on speed.

   The measure becomes more representative by covering another important dimension.

Common collocations

• reduce criterion deficiency
• criterion deficiency in appraisal

Related terms

• KPIShort for key performance indicator: a number that shows how well a person, team or company is doing against an important goal, such as monthly sales or customer satisfaction.
• performance reviewA regular formal meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, agree on a rating and set goals for the next period.

More terms: Performance Management

• target
• benchmark
• appraisal
• underperform
• performance improvement plan
• SMART goals
• 360-degree feedback
• talent management
• stretch goal
• balanced scorecard
• strategy map
• management by objectives