Approach in Action
Project Delivery and Implementation Support
Getting a slow donor-financed project moving: governance, procurement, disbursement and results.
Your role on this kind of work?
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
Phase 1 of 5
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
Deliverable: Diagnostic note with the ten blocking problems
Phase 2 of 5
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
Deliverable: Recovery plan and disbursement forecast
Phase 3 of 5
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
Deliverable: Backlog cleared; reports on time
Phase 4 of 5
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
Deliverable: Trained team and working trackers
Phase 5 of 5
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
Deliverable: Progress report and handover pack
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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
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What does Risalat's Project Delivery and Implementation Support approach involve?
Getting a slow donor-financed project moving: governance, procurement, disbursement and results. It runs in 5 phases: Rapid diagnosis, Recovery plan, Hands-on support, Capacity and systems, Review and handover. Each phase ends with an agreed deliverable.
What problem does it 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.
What does the client 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.
Can we try the method before engaging Risalat?
Yes. The instruments on this page are free and online: Project Delivery and Disbursement Acceleration Blueprint, Project Health Check, PIU Implementation Readiness Assessment, Procurement and Contract Delay Analyser. Your answers stay in your browser until you ask for a result. Evaluation committees can also ask for a live walkthrough.
How do we know where to start?
Tick what your organisation already has in the method above: the page shows the first phase that needs work and what the assignment would cover. The diagnostic gives a scored baseline in about ten minutes.
Can it be delivered as training, advisory support or both?
Both. The same method can be delivered as an advisory assignment, as an in-house or open training programme for the team, or as a combination with coaching while the team applies it to its own work.