The Committee will use the following criteria to evaluate and prioritize
nominations for the employee/student incentive award program at MSU-Northern:
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Compare the outcome, accomplishments or savings to
what is normally
expected from the employee/student, or group or team of employees/students
through the duties and responsibilities of their positions. |
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Those outcomes, accomplishments or savings that exceed
expectations by the greatest degree should be given priority for awards. |
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For example: Some positions are responsible for managing costs either
through audit functions, fund management or through management of
benefit or claims payments. Cost avoidance may be an integral part
of their duties. There is likely an expectation that the normal completion
of duties and responsibilities should result in a certain level of
cost savings or cost avoidance. |
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When cost savings or cost avoidance result from the
expected performance of regular duties, outcomes should not be given
priority for awards. |
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If cost savings or cost avoidance result from activities
that fit into one of the following scenarios, they should be evaluated
under the employee/student incentive award program: |
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the saving or avoidance is highly original or creative,
involving innovative or novel approaches developed by members of the
group or team; or |
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the saving or avoidance significantly exceeds the level
of effort or diligence normally expected from the employee(s)/student(s)'
position(s); or |
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the saving or avoidance requires cooperative work efforts
possible only through initiatives of group or team members that go
above and beyond what is normally expected through existing work structure
or organization. |
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Evaluate the impact of the outcome, accomplishment
or saving on delivery of service to the public or other customer. |
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The outcomes, achievements or cost savings, described
in 1.c. above, should be given priority for award. |
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Outcomes, accomplishments or savings having the greatest
impact on the well-being of MSU-Northern's so-called "customer"
group should be given the highest priority for the award. |
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Evaluate the outcome, accomplishment or savings in
terms of how directly and to what degree it contributes to MSU-Northern's
objectives, goals and mission. |
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Outcomes, accomplishments or savings making the greatest
contribution towards MSU-Northern's stated objectives, goals and mission
should be given the highest priority for award. |
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When evaluating a suggestion, invention or idea,
the Committee should consider the following: |
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Is the suggestion, idea or invention original? Is it
highly innovative, representing a significant departure from previous
approaches or ideas? Or is it a minor modification to an existing
approach? |
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Has the suggestion, idea or invention been fully implemented?
To what degree did it require modification or further development
before it could be successfully implemented? |
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How important was the suggestion, idea or invention
in contributing to the outcome, accomplishment or cost savings? Did
it allow a minor improvement in an outcome that would have occurred
without the suggestion, idea or invention? Or did it provide the principal
impetus or mechanism for an outcome that would not have occurred without
the suggestion, idea or invention? |
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