Employee growth plans are created by administrators and used by managers and employees to help facilitate and track growth plans.

Table 1. Growth plan fields reference

Field	Description
Actual start	The date that an employee starts working on a growth plan.
Additional comments (Customer visible)	Comments that can be added to help the employee and manager understand the purpose of a growth plan. Comments can be instructions or conceptual information.
Assigned to	The name of the employee that the growth plan is assigned to.
Description	A description of the growth plan. The description helps employees and managers understand what the growth plan is focused on.
Due date	A date for when the growth plan is expected to be complete. Due dates aren’t required for growth plans.
Name	The name of the growth plan helps managers and employees determine what the growth plan is intended for.
Outcome type	An outcome type represents the intent of the growth. Growth plans can include job related or personal goals. Custom types are used for personal growth plans or a growth plan that doesn't fit into Job growth or Skill development types. Job growth types are used for growth plans the fit into the regular career goals and development of an employee. Skill development types are used to track focused efforts on developing a skill.
Role level	A role level is associated with skills that have different levels of accomplishment such as beginner or expert.
Shared with	The manager who the growth plan is shared with.
State	The current standing of the growth plan. Canceled state means that the growth plan is no longer active. Closed complete state indicates that all the requirements of the growth plan are finished. Closed incomplete state indicates that the growth plan wasn’t completed, but it has been closed. State indicates that the growth plan is no longer active. Published state indicates that the employee has started the growth plan and has shared it with their manager. Draft state means that the employee is still editing, adding activities to the growth plan but hasn't started it.