the invention relates to a human resource management system which includes an objectives module or feature , a notes module or feature and an appraisal module of feature . the objectives module enables the periodic creation and storage of performance objectives for a plurality of employees . the notes module enables the periodic creation and storage of notes relating to the objectives . the notes are correlated with the objectives for view by the user . the appraisal module enables the periodic creation of performance appraisals for the employees . the appraisal module enables the user to selectively incorporate the objectives and selectively incorporate the notes correlated thereto into the appraisal . consequently , performance appraisals can be produced which encompass the periodic collection of information relating to specific performance objectives , thus facilitating the generation of a high quality appraisal .