Approach in Action
Project Delivery and Implementation Support
Getting a slow donor-financed project moving: governance, procurement, disbursement and results.
The problem we solve
Many financed projects disburse slowly because several small problems add up: decisions wait, designs or land are not ready, procurement stalls, documents for withdrawals are incomplete and key posts are vacant. Recovery needs a clear diagnosis and a short list of actions with owners.
Our method, phase by phase
Rapid diagnosis
- Review the work plan, procurement plan, disbursement and results data
- Interview the project unit, implementing agencies and the financier's team
- Map the blocking problems and their causes
Recovery plan
- Agree actions, owners and dates for each problem with the steering committee
- Rebuild the work plan around the critical path
- Set a disbursement forecast by quarter
Hands-on support
- Clear the procurement backlog with the procurement team
- Prepare withdrawal applications and interim financial reports
- Coach contract managers on progress and variation control
Capacity and systems
- Train the team on the financier's procedures
- Set up trackers for decisions, procurement, contracts and safeguards
- Monthly dashboard for the steering committee
Review and handover
- Measure progress against the recovery plan
- Prepare for the mid-term review or restructuring
- Hand over tools and routines to the unit
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What you receive
- A diagnosis of why the project is slow
- A recovery plan with owners and dates
- A disbursement forecast and reporting calendar
- Trackers and a steering committee dashboard
- A trained team that keeps the routines
How we keep quality
- Methods and tools agreed with you at inception, then applied openly
- Every finding linked to its evidence
- Senior review of every deliverable before it reaches you
- Knowledge transfer: your team keeps the tools and routines
Reference frameworks: World Bank project procurement
Programmes that build this capacity
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