Quality Implementation: Key Considerations

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Quality Implementation Key Considerations

• Artashes Mirzoyan
• SWA Regional
  meeting
• Hyderabad, October
  9, 2009

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Quality Implementation
Accountability and Transparency
Quality Results and Quality Data
Scale up of Existing Services
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Effective Risk Management
Quality Assurance System
Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency
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Quality Implementation - Prerequisites
Increasing the degree of national ownership
Aligning policies and procedures
Balancing relationships with partners
Regular Performance Review and Adjustment
Advance and Proper Planning
Timely needs Assessment
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Quality Implementation

• Challenges and weaknesses
• Lack or absence of self-assessment
• Low organizational capacity
• Complex or weak systems and procedures
• Lack of accountability
• Lack of quality control and assurance systems
• Poor planning and lack of communication
• Poor coordination and duplication

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Quality Implementation way forward

• Cost effectiveness and efficiency
• Quality and efficient procurement (e.g. VPP)
• Grant Consolidation and Dual Track Financing
• Targeted interventions focused on vulnerable
  groups
• Flexible re-programming
• Harmonization among grants and activities of the
  PRs

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Quality Implementation way forward

• Quality assurance and data quality
• External and internal data verification
• Regular data quality assessment within the grant
• Follow up on findings and recommendations for
  implementation
• Data transformation into information and its
  effective use and sharing

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Quality Implementation way forward

• Risk Management
• Timely risk identification and its evaluation
• Risk response identification
• Response planning, implementation
• Risk monitoring

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