PART II. ASSESSING NATIONAL INSTITUTION CAPACITY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2.1 Managerial Capacity Ability to plan, monitor and coordinate activities Planning, Does the institution produce Well-designed project Monitoring & clear, internally consistent and programme Evaluation proposals and intervention documents yes frameworks, including detailed workplans? Action Plans/Work plans Yes. Have performance Log frame or equivalent appraisals. Project reports yes Does the institution hold Evaluation reports yes regular programme or project review meetings? Indicators available in project plans yes Yes. Are there measurable outputs/deliverables in the Lessons-Learned reports defined project plans? yes Yes. Was the institution previously exposed to UNDP RBM approach/methodology or equivalent in other donor agencies? Yes. E.g. UNCCD project. 2.1.2 Reporting Does the institution monitor Reports to donors and and performance progress against well defined other stakeholders yes track record indicator and targets, and Reporting system yes evaluate its programme/project achievements? Yes. Does the institution report to its stakeholders on a regular basis? Yes. (EU, IFAD, FAO funded projects) 2.2 Technical Capacity 2.2.1 Does the institution have the Publications on Specialization technical skills required? activities, specific issues, analytical articles, Technical Skills generally policies okay. Other areas of capacity may be a Reports from participation in constraint such as resources for maintenance international, regional, of equipment and plant. national or local meetings and conferences Does the institution have the Tools and methodologies knowledge needed? Evaluations and assessments Yes pretty much. Yes to all.
PART II. ASSESSING NATIONAL INSTITUTION CAPACITY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2.1 Managerial Capacity Ability to plan, monitor and coordinate activities Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Does the institution produce clear, internally consistent proposals and intervention frameworks, including detailed workplans? Yes. Have performance appraisals. Does the institution hold regular programme or project review meetings? Yes. Are there measurable outputs/deliverables in the defined project plans? Yes. Was the institution previously exposed to UNDP RBM approach/methodology or equivalent in other donor agencies? Yes. E.g. UNCCD project. Well-designed project and programme documents yes Action Plans/Work plans Log frame or equivalent Project reports yes Evaluation reports yes Indicators available in project plans yes Lessons-Learned reports yes 2.1.2 Reporting and performance track record Does the institution monitor progress against well defined indicator and targets, and evaluate its programme/project achievements? Yes. Does the institution report to its stakeholders on a regular basis? Yes. (EU, IFAD, FAO funded projects) Reports to donors and other stakeholders yes Reporting system yes 2.2 Technical Capacity 2.2.1 Specialization Does the institution have the technical skills required? Technical Skills generally okay. Other areas of capacity may be a constraint such as resources for maintenance of equipment and plant. Does the institution have the knowledge needed? Yes pretty much. Publications on activities, specific issues, analytical articles, policies Reports from participation in international, regional, national or local meetings and conferences Tools and methodologies Evaluations and assessments Yes to all.
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