Abstract: 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.