Performance Management In Zimbabwe : Review Of Current Issues

Performance management is a modern strategic management approach designed to achieve desired results with available resources. Being cognisant of the fact that Governments will continue to experience fiscal space challenges, the Government of Zimbabwe decided to promote optimum utilisation of the scarce revenue streams that flow into the national fiscus. This noble goal is to be achieved through performance management, a key component of Results Based Management system, which emphasise achievement of tangible and high quality results from limited resources. However, to vested interests, performance management is a subversive and revolutionary force. This paper critically traces and examines the evolution of performance management in Zimbabwe.