Stretch Assignment Agreement

A structured agreement to define the scope, growth goals, time commitment, support needs, and success measures for an employee stretch assignment.

Agreement Overview

• Agreement title
• Employee name
• Manager name
• Assignment type
• Start date
• Target end date
  Use a date picker. This should reflect the expected end of the stretch assignment, not a performance review date.

Purpose and Growth Goals

• Purpose of the stretch assignment
• Growth goals
• Specific skills to develop
  Optional. Use this field only if you need to document specific competency areas.
• What does success look like?

Scope and Time Commitment

• Scope summary
• In-scope deliverables
• Estimated time commitment per week (hours)
• Time commitment agreement
• Out-of-scope items
  Use progressive disclosure here only if there are meaningful exclusions to document.

Support, Check-ins, and Risks

• Manager support needed
• Check-in cadence
• Key risks or constraints
• Escalation path
  Optional but recommended for assignments with cross-functional dependencies.

Acknowledgement and Sign-off

• Employee acknowledgement
• Manager acknowledgement
• Employee signature
• Manager signature
• Submission notes
  Optional notes for the audit trail.