A Performance Agreement is a document that outlines the expectations of both parties in a work relationship. It is a way to ensure that both parties have agreed to the same terms and conditions, and is used to outline performance expectations, roles and responsibilities, timelines, and other pertinent information.
Performance agreements define executive accountability for specific organizational goals, help executives align daily operations, and clarify how work unit activities contribute to the agency's goals and objectives.
For example, a contract for the sale of a specific piece of property, from which the owner pulls out, may result in a specific performance order requiring the seller to complete the sale to put the buyer in the position they would have enjoyed if the contract had been honored in the first place.