The general objective of the study was to assess the performance management practices inrnMOPSHRD. Based on the objectives The study tried to address the basic questions of howrnorganizationâ€™s mission, vision and objectives alignment is made between that of the departmentalrnand individual objective, how the performance management planning, execution, participation ofrnemployee on performance management planning practice was handled in the MOPSHRD. Tornanswer these questions descriptive research design was applied. The total number of staff atrnMOPSHRD is 443 and for this study simple random probability sampling technique was used byrntaking 210 employees to fill in the developed questionnaire. SPSS 23 versions was used to processrnthe primary data. Descriptive statistics method was used for analyzing data obtained fromrnquestionnaire and data gathered from interview. In general the finding of the study revealed thatrnorganizational objectives were aligned with departmental and individual objective, participationrnof employeeâ€™s In the planning of performance management is not across all staff of MOPSHRD,rnbeing late support the system with automation, give inflated performance results, lack of linkagernof performance with incentive or rewards, of accountability and commitment from leadership sidernare the major gaps of performance management practices in MOPSHRD. Hence, it has beenrnrecommended that the organization should improve its performance management practices ofrnperformance planning, performance execution and participation of employees, way of monitoringrnand support system and create space for openness, transparency and clear communication withrnall employees in any direction to ensure efficient and effective performance managementrnpractices.