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p. 21 of 26 BACK | NEXT I. Introduction II. Changes in Development Environment and Agenda III. Themes for Organizational Effectiveness IV. Objective and Principles of Organizational Change V. Analysis of Options VI. Main Features of Organizational Change A. New Geographic Regions B. Enhancing Country Focus: New Regional Departments C. Function and Structure of Regional Departments D. Establishment of a new Regional and Sustainable Development Department E. Role and Responsibilities of Vice Presidents F. Establishment of a Management Committee G. Strategy and Policy Department H. Upgrading the Private Sector Group to a Private Sector Operations Department I. Office of External Relations J. Economics and Research Department K. Office of the Secretary / Office of the General Counsel L. Knowledge Management M. Project Administration and Portfolio Management N. Risk Management O. Checks and Balances VII. Complementary Changes VIII. Challenges and Responses IX. Budget Implications and Implementation Plan X. Conclusions XI. Recommendations

Reorganization of the Asian Development Bank : VI. Main Features of Organizational Change

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O. Checks and Balances

92. It is important to ensure that the new organization structure provides for adequate quality control and check and balance systems. The new structure will provide checks and balances and safeguards in several ways:

1. RSDD is explicitly mandated to ensure compliance with safeguard policies. To ensure its independence, RSDD will be located outside the operational areas of ADB and will report to the President. A separate Environment and Social Safeguard Division is being created in RSDD to focus on compliance.

2. RSDD will independently review ADB products, and provide the originating department as well as Management with written advice on the quality of design as well as adherence to policies.

3. By placing technical expertise in RSDD, and separating it from operational work, any possible conflict of interest on the part of reviewers will be removed.

4. Departments such as ERD, OGC, OED will continue to review all relevant products at the appropriate stages in the product cycle.

5. Business processes for the new structure are being reviewed and developed by a Working Group on Business Process Change (para. 95) to ensure that there is no loss of rigor in quality assurance. Quality control mechanisms will be built into the revised practices. This exercise will be completed by December 2001.

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