Writing those dreaded reviews

As a manager I dread doing employee Performance Reviews simply because our system is so archaic. We use hand written evaluation forms. The forms themselves are made up in such a way that it requires me to write extensively which is very time consuming and not very cost effective given the time involved. I am hoping that we will soon put into use employee management software that will allow managers, like myself, to enter employee appraisal information into quick and simple to use format that ensure employees receive evaluations on time. This software would make the task of evaluating my employees much easier and enable me to provide to my employees a more useful tool to offer to my employees outlining their strengths and areas for improvement.