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Lesson
Using performance indicators to assess project performance. Performance indicators (in addition to financial disbursements) should be reported throughout implementation to determine whether the project is on track to meet its intended outputs and outcomes.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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Well-conceived and structured TA associated with the program addressed the obstacles presented by system inefficiencies and limited capacity. Survey data and other forms of monitoring can be subject to local manipulation by incumbents and unintended beneficiaries. A related problem is rent-seeking in local agencies and the government can similarly distort monitored data, and misdirect public transfer payments and other benefits.

Project Number: 40003-013
Project Name: Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals Acceleration Program
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There is a need for ADB projects to further strengthen the quality of economic analysis, particularly in the areas of quantification and valuation of economic benefits, and shadow pricing, to strengthen reporting on project performance. The methodology needs to be better understood by all, and more consistency is required by ADB staff, consultants, and the government in such analyses. Perhaps better and more explicit guidelines are called for.

Project Number: 40626-013
Project Name: Yunnan Integrated Road Network Development Project
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Lesson
When projects are implemented under decentralization, consultation and capacity building of the provinces and implementing agencies at the decentralized level are essential and need to start during project preparation. The needs identified by the central level may not be felt at the decentralized level, which could result in delays or non-implementation of project activities, reducing the potential benefits of the project.

Project Number: 40019-013
Project Name: Health Care in the South Central Coast Region Project
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A well-thought-out conceptual design is a key to the success of any project. In this case, the project design had commendable objectives, but it overestimated the commitment and capacity of the executing and implementing agencies, and relied too heavily on consultants.

Project Number: 36654-013
Project Name: Restructuring of the Technical Education and Vocational Training System Project (Balochistan)
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