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Special Evaluation Study on Project Implementation Units

The study investigated the effects of PIUs on implementation efficiency and capacity development, and examined ways of simultaneously improving implementation efficiency and project management capacity, particularly for ADB financed projects.

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Contents

Executive Summary
[ PDF: 26kb | 5 pages ]

  1. Questioning the Role of Project Implementation Units

    1. Introduction
    2. PIUs in ADB
    3. PIUs in Projects of Other Organizations
    4. ADB's Role
    5. Role of PIUs Questioned
    6. Study Questions
    7. Methodology of the Study and its Limitations
    8. Definitions
    9. Framework and Organization of the Report

  2. ADB's Role in Funding PIUS and Project Management Capacity

    1. Evolution of Implementation Arrangements in ADB Projects
    2. Loan Funds for Project Management
    3. ADB TAs on Project Management Capacity Development
    4. Conclusion

  3. Influences on PIU Patterns Found in ADB's Portfolio

    1. ADB's Demands on PIUs
    2. Influences of Agency Characteristics
    3. Influences of Project Characteristics
    4. PIU Characteristics Relevant to Efficient Implementation
    5. PIU Characteristics Relevant to Capacity Development
    6. Conclusion

  4. Project Implementation Contexts: Country Perspectives

    1. Country Context Characteristics
    2. Country Context Effects on PIUs in Six Countries
    3. Experience and Issues in Six Countries Visited

  5. Effects of PIUS on Efficiency and Capacity

    1. Effects of PIU Arrangements on Project Implementation Efficiency
    2. Effects of PIU Arrangements on Capacity Development

  6. Conclusions, Recommendations and Follow-Up Actions

    1. Summary and Conclusions
    2. Recommendations to ADB
    3. Follow-Up Actions

Appendixes
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  1. Methodology of the Project Survey
  2. Use of Loan Funds for Project Management
  3. Technical Assistance for Project Implementation Capacity Building
  4. Listings of Agency, Project, and Project Implementation Unit Characteristics
  5. Project Survey Summary Tables
  6. Agency Characteristics and Patterns Found
  7. Project Characteristics and Patterns Found
  8. Country Context Characteristics and Explanatory Notes
  9. Country Experiences with Project Implementation Unit Arrangements
  10. Project Implementation Unit Patterns Found in Developing Member Countries
  11. Analysis of Effects of Project Implementation Unit Arrangements on Project Implementation Efficiency
  12. Analysis of Effects of Project Implementation Unit Arrangements on Capacity Development
  13. Checklist for the Institutional Analysis to Determine the Need for, and Nature of, a Project Implementation Unit

Management Response
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DEC Chair Summary
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