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Public Financial Management Reform Blueprint
For ministries of finance, spending ministries, agencies and project units strengthening budget execution, control and reporting. Answer 24 questions on fiscal governance, budget execution and expenditure control, PFM capability, FMIS and systems, accounting and reporting, and budget performance, and receive your PFM Reform Blueprint.
- Assessment
- 12 min
- Free
- Sources checked November 2026
Who it is for
- Ministries of finance and budget departments
- Finance units of spending ministries and agencies
- Internal audit units
- Project units managing donor funds
What you get
- A strategic interpretation of your situation
- Your priorities, ranked
- A visual architecture of how the pieces fit
- A phased roadmap and the programmes that build each step
How this tool works
- Built on
- Six dimensions drawn from common public sector reform practice: governance and accountability, processes and internal control (as in COSO and PEFA), people and capability, technology and systems, data and reporting, performance management.
- Scoring
- Each answer scores from 0 (not in place) to 4 (fully in place). An area's score is the points earned as a share of the maximum for the questions you answered; the overall score is the average of the areas. Bands: Foundations needed 0–39%, Transformation under way 40–69%, Ready to scale 70–100%.
- Limitations
- Results depend on the information you enter and are not verified by Risalat. This tool does not replace MAPS, PEFA, World Bank or other formal assessment methodologies, or an independent review.
- Your data
- What you type stays in your browser unless you save it to a free account. We receive your name, email and summary only when you open your results.
- Sources checked
- November 2026 (checked every month)
- Team or organisation
- With a free account you can invite colleagues from each department to answer the same questions. You get a consolidated dashboard: scores by area and department, where colleagues disagree, priority gaps and an action plan. Anonymous mode hides names and groups departments with fewer than 3 responses.
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Programmes that build these skills
Upcoming programmes whose content matches the areas this tool measures. Your results show which fit your weakest areas.
ProgrammeStrategic Internal Audit, Risk & Governance TrainingBaku · 22 Feb 2027Builds: Fiscal governance and oversightProgrammeOperational Risk Appetite, Governance & Indicators TrainingYerevan · 18 Jan 2027Builds: Fiscal governance and oversightProgrammeRisk-Based Pension Funds Supervision and Effective Governance Training CourseAmsterdam · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Fiscal governance and oversightProgrammeRisk-Based Financial Auditing and Internal Control TrainingChișinău · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Budget execution and expenditure controlProgrammePublic Financial Management and Performance Budgeting TrainingCasablanca · 1 Feb 2027Builds: Budget execution and expenditure controlProgrammePublic Financial Management Reform and Budget Execution in NairobiNairobi · 8 Feb 2027Builds: Budget execution and expenditure control
Nothing here for your exact need? Ask for an in-house programme built around your gaps, or browse all programmes.
Questions
Who is it for?
Leaders and teams in ministries, agencies, state-owned enterprises, project units and other institutions planning a reform or transformation.
How long does it take?
About 12 minutes. Your answers stay in your browser.
Can Risalat help us implement it?
Yes. The blueprint can be the starting point of a workshop, a training programme or a consulting assignment for your organisation.
Based on
Sources checked: November 2026. We check the official sources every month.
A self-assessment and planning aid based on common good practice in public sector reform. It is not an audit or an official assessment.