Focusing on Results in Timor-Leste

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Managing for Results in Country Programming
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Managing for Results in Country Programs Hart
Schafer
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Topics for Discussion

• Relationship with Government
• Country Team Synergies
• Harmonization and Aid Coordination
• Pressure Points
• What I would have done differently

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Relationship with Government

• Challenge 1 Beyond Projects
• Bank is not just about
• Challenge 2 Results Chain
• Dont move straight from Vision to Investments
• Challenge 3 Listen to Client
• Governments have clear ideas on how they would
  like to use IDA

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Country Team Synergies

• Expect Push-back on Results Focus
• Will I have my project? mentality
• Whats the incentive structure for CT members?
• Build a strong Core Team
• Shared values shared commitment to results
• Rely on the Integrators and share TTL between a
  CO-Staff and a DC-Staff
• Just Do It
• Get a first-cut Results Matrix quickly

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Harmonization and Aid Coordination

• Consult Development Partners
• Get good and detailed CDF overview
• Look for roles of Bank as junior partner
• SWAPs and Common Approach to Budget Support
• Define Banks role in SWAPS
• Look for Synergy in AAA
• PEMFA, PERs, PRSP, ME

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Pressure Points

• The Board loved the CAS . so whats next?
• How to keep momentum and commitment of the CT
• Honeymoon, Hangover, or Bad Awakening?
• Do we have adequate ME systems (at project, CAS,
  PRSP levels)?
• How do we group/configure the CT around CAS
  outcome?
• What role do Country Program Reviews play?

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What I would have done differently

• Make better use of CAS Completion Report
• Invest more time in consultations with government
• Be more selective with regard to indicators in
  results matrix
• Streamline and shorten the production process and
  writing of report

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Managing for Resultsin Country Programs

• Hart Schafer
• World Bank Open Exchanges
• February 24, 2005