Maggie is Laura's supervisor, and they work for a company that creates continuing education programs for engineers. During a meeting with Laura, Maggie discusses how the training industry is becoming more competitive, and thus, she will need Laura to work with subject matter experts in the automotive industry to create 15 new courses that are geared toward engineers who are graduating and are being hired by large companies, such as General Motors and Ford. Which stage of the performance management process is this conversation taking place