The PMAS is a brand of performance management utilized in the government service since 2006 out of a need to transform the public sector.
It is a system that creates an output-focused and performance-driven culture within organizations. Under PMAS, the formal evaluation will
be done based on employees' achievements against targets set at the beginning of the financial year.
A number of objectives are to be realised through PMAS. They include increased staff motivation, the promotion of higher
levels of productivity, increased emphasis on service and output. Members of staff are to be motivated through the creation
of a recognition programme which acknowledges and rewards staff for high performance.
The PMAS is help create a more reward-oriented work environment, greater clarity in roles and responsibilities, a more
supportive management structure, increased development opportunities, increased transparency, improvements in the
equitable/fair treatment of all employees, a more participatory performance management process, more meaningful performance
measurement indicators, improved leadership and an effective management, enhanced staff performance, increased staff
commitment, enhanced morale, improved accountability and the creation of a well developed cadre of employees.