OF720

Senior Executive Performance Plan

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 10/2017
Fillable fields
100
Pages
6
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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Optional Form 720 (OF 720): Senior Executive Performance Plan

Optional Form 720 (OF 720), Senior Executive Performance Plan, is a performance plan and appraisal record for a senior executive. The PDF names no issuing agency. GSA hosts it in its forms library, and both the form footer and GSA's page show the 10/2017 edition.

The form records consultation on the plan, a progress review, the initial and annual summary ratings, and any higher level review and Performance Review Board recommendation. It rates five critical elements: Leading Change, Leading People, Business Acumen, Building Coalitions and Results Driven, with weights that total 100 points.

OF 720 runs to six pages and ends with the rating official's summary narrative, an optional executive's accomplishment narrative and a block for agency use. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of Optional Form 720 (OF 720): Senior Executive Performance Plan, as printed by GSA

What's on OF 720

Parts 1 and 2: consultation and progress review

The executive's name, title, organization and appraisal period, the rating official's name, CA, NC and LT/LE check boxes, and dated signatures for the consultation and the progress review.

Part 3: summary ratings

The initial summary rating from Level 5 Outstanding to Level 1 Unsatisfactory, the higher level review, the Performance Review Board recommendation and the annual summary rating, each with signatures and dates.

Part 4: derivation formula

A table of the five critical elements with initial and final element ratings, weights and scores. The summary level ranges are 475 to 500 for Level 5, 400 to 474 for Level 4, 300 to 399 for Level 3 and 200 to 299 for Level 2, and any element rated Level 1 makes the summary Level 1.

Part 5: performance standards

A written standard for each of the five levels and the element rating points: Level 5 = 5, Level 4 = 4, Level 3 = 3, Level 2 = 2 and Level 1 = 0.

Critical elements 1 to 5

Each element prints a mandatory performance requirement, space for agency-specific requirements, an optional rating official narrative and a rating from Level 5 to Level 1. Results Driven has five performance requirement boxes, each with a strategic alignment box.

Parts 6 to 8: narratives and agency use

The rating official's summary narrative (Mandatory), the executive's accomplishment narrative (Optional) and a block for agency use.

How to complete OF 720

  1. 1

    Fill in Part 1 and consult

    Enter the executive, title, organization and appraisal period. The executive and the rating official sign and date Part 1, where the executive states the plan was reviewed and the executive was consulted on its development.

  2. 2

    Set the element weights

    Enter a weight for each critical element. The form prints a minimum weight of 5 points for elements 1 to 4 and 20 points for Results Driven, with a total of 100 points.

  3. 3

    Write the Results Driven requirements

    The form says this element must have at least 1 performance requirement with measurable results and quality indicators describing performance at Level 3, and asks for the strategic alignment of each requirement.

  4. 4

    Hold the progress review

    The executive and the rating official sign and date Part 2. A reviewing official may also sign.

  5. 5

    Rate each element and total the score

    The rating official marks a level for each critical element. Part 4 records each element's rating, weight and score, and the total is read against the summary level ranges printed beside it.

  6. 6

    Complete the reviews and sign

    After the initial summary rating, the executive may request a higher level review. The PRB Chair signs the board's recommendation and the appointing authority signs the annual summary rating.

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Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address and names no office that keeps the plan. Its last block, Part 8, is for agency use.

Element examples

Part 5 says examples for the top three performance levels can be found in the system description, which is not part of the PDF.

Lines marked optional

The reviewing official's signatures, the narrative under each element and the executive's accomplishment narrative are marked Optional, and the Higher Level Review section is marked if applicable.

Edition

Each page footer reads OPTIONAL FORM 720 10/2017, and GSA's page lists 10/2017 as the current revision date.

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Who fills out OF 720?

  • The senior executive

    Signs Part 1 to confirm the plan was reviewed and the executive was consulted on its development, signs at the progress review and summary rating, and may write the optional accomplishment narrative in Part 7.

  • The rating official

    Names and signs in Parts 1 to 3, rates each critical element and writes the summary narrative in Part 6, which the form marks Mandatory. A narrative under each element is optional.

  • Reviewing official and higher level reviewer

    A reviewing official may sign the progress review and summary rating, lines the form marks Optional. If the executive initials a request for a higher level review, the higher level reviewer signs when it is completed.

  • Performance Review Board and appointing authority

    The PRB Chair signs the board's recommended level, and the appointing authority signs the annual summary rating, each marked on a scale from Level 5 to Level 1.

The form has signature lines for each of these roles. It does not say which office keeps the completed plan.

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Questions about Form OF720

Who issues OF 720?

The PDF names no issuing agency. It prints OPTIONAL FORM 720 10/2017 in its footer and an SES emblem at the top. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

What are the five critical elements on OF 720?

Leading Change, Leading People, Business Acumen, Building Coalitions and Results Driven. Each has a mandatory performance requirement printed on the form and space for agency-specific requirements.

How is the summary level worked out?

Part 4 prints the ranges: 475 to 500 is Level 5, 400 to 474 is Level 4, 300 to 399 is Level 3 and 200 to 299 is Level 2. Any critical element rated Level 1 makes the summary Level 1.

How many points does each rating level carry?

Part 5 lists Level 5 = 5 points, Level 4 = 4 points, Level 3 = 3 points, Level 2 = 2 points and Level 1 = 0 points.

Can the executive ask for a higher level review?

Part 3 has a box reading I request a higher level review, with lines for the executive's initials and the date, followed by lines for the higher level reviewer.

Which narratives does OF 720 require?

The form marks Part 6, the rating official's summary narrative, as Mandatory and Part 7, the executive's accomplishment narrative, as Optional.