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Lesson
ADB’s programmatic approach to reforms can trigger long-lasting changes in the institutional and policy environment of Armenia and this needs to continue under the new government.

Project Number: 51060-002, 51060-003
Project Name: Public Efficiency and Financial Markets Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Lesson
This is more of a description of what happened than a lesson. (The first sentence can be read as a lesson, but it is weak (these risks exist in almost any project).

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Lesson
This does not read like a lesson, but a description of what happened. A lesson could be that the sharing of best practices among institutions engaged in the sector and any partnership groups among DPs can greatly contribute to the outcomes of a TA.

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Lesson
Suggested lesson: Approval of the proposed establishment of a center (the project outcome) was given first immediately before the project closure. Limited support from the government constrained the approval of the proposal to establish the KKC-IWRM. Hence, the staff faced increasing pressure to have it approved before the project closed. Nonetheless, the approval came on 17 September 2019, just before the project closure.

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Lesson
The analysis of results of the TA were constrained by clear evidence concerning the original outcome statement and the revised output indicators. A clear and consistent DMF can help guide the project during implementation, communicate with stakeholders, and facilitate reporting at the end of the project. Validation is facilitated when the approved DMF is clear and reported against in the TCR.

Project Number: 51364-001
Project Name: Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
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Lesson
Again, this is a description of what was done, not a lesson for a future TA project. In addition, as a lesson, it is somewhat weak since it is commonly understood that participants benefit from workshops by experts. A lesson could be formulated as: Although a TA objective may not be achieved, TA products (e.g., analytical reports) may still be exploited in the future.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description, not a lesson for a future TA project. The change in scope dropped tasks connected with project preparation, so the likelihood of matching the ambition of the outcome was not realistic. This validation offers the following lesson: It is important to match the ambition of TA project objectives with resources available and borrower capacity. ADB’s value added is in the dialogue and the provision of independent recommendations, based on best practices, which raises the capacity of clients.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description of what has happened, not a lesson for a future TA project. Refer to lesson under Knowledge building.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description of what was done, not a lesson for a future TA project. . A lesson is: Significant changes in scope requires careful consideration of the impact on the effective and efficient use of the TA project resources.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description, not a lesson for a future TA project.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description of what was done, not a lesson for a future TA project. This validation offers the following lesson: Active engagement with appropriate stakeholders adds value to TA project outputs and ADB standing as convener and facilitator.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
A lesson could be formulated as: It is important to assess the risk of priority changes by a TA client, and the possible implications, especially if a government (and thereby the client) change may occur during the implementation of the TA project.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
This is a description, not a lesson for a future TA project.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
Agreed. A useful lesson is the importance of partnerships with the client to ensure buy-in and follow through, and to tailor to additional capacity building demands from the DMCs

Project Number: 47146-001
Project Name: Macroeconomic Modelling for Improved Economic Assessment
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Lesson
There is a need for careful planning in the context of an exploratory TA, such as this one, to allow for timely delivery of outputs while ensuring process and cost efficiency

Project Number: 47146-001
Project Name: Macroeconomic Modelling for Improved Economic Assessment
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