Evaluating Computer Professionals for Raises and Promotions

Background of Evaluations of Professionals
Since the industrial revolution, all levels of management have used performance evaluations and performance reviews as standards for determining the productiveness of employees. This has been true for every type of job, from manual labor positions to top level managers. While the traditional approach to performance reviews may be appropriate for many positions, it is ineffective for many other positions such as computer programmers and software engineers.
As we move farther and farther into the Information Age, we can be sure that the eval…