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Lesson
Agree. However, the lesson should add that future TA projects for Bangladesh education sector should build on the capacities already established under PEDP III.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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Lesson
This is phrased as an achievement of the TA project. It can be rephrased as a lesson by emphasizing that preparing fiduciary and sector performance reports on a regular basis contributes to improved fiduciary and results management in primary education and this practice could be replicated in the secondary education sector.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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The project was funded by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The CPA was the implementing agency. ADB administered the funds and the Government of Bangladesh provided in-kind support. The TA provides a positive example of partners’ coming together in effective collaboration.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Agreed. The inclusion of assessment of current operational capacity is integral to the formulation of a framework for infrastructure development.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
The formation of a steering committee also helps solicit buy-in, harness ideas, access resources, foster collaboration, synthesize development efforts and results in a superior project output while enhancing the sustainability of a project.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Risks need to be identified in the design stage and effectively mitigated against.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Agreed. Stakeholder workshops help to create buy-in and facilitate ownership, adding to the effectiveness and sustainability of a project.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Given the availability of a medium to long term plan for port operations development, the government can rationalize additional allocation to the national budget for public infrastructure development to support the plan’s implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Agreed. Workshops and steering committees can help facilitate knowledge sharing and the development of informed policies and technical products, while also raising awareness and facilitating the uptake of the final product (in this case the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port).

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
One of the drivers of the development of the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port was the interest shown by investors. The plan provides a strategic approach to facilitate engagement with the private sector for development. The existence of a master plan is attractive to donors and developers and facilitates further development.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
It is agreed that close communication and timely change in implementation arrangements helped minimize the impact of disruptions and ultimately secured TA completion (although not efficiently as expected). Effective management throughout the project cycle helps to make the project delivery more robust and resilient to challenges arising during project implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
The development of a strategic master plan in any significant infrastructure or operational area of any industry provides a framework for effective planning of development activities. In a developing nation, a master plan can be used to direct potential donors or investors to apply resources according to the national government’s identified and mandated priority areas and medium to long term plan.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Agreed. It is the validation’s view that the delay in government approval due to government processes should have been duly considered with a proper assessment of current capacity. Such an assessment is important in reviewing project risks and incorporating risk mitigating strategies. In this case, the timeframe for the project appears to have been underestimated. Political unrest was not identified as a risk upfront but accounted for significant interruptions to the project implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
Measuring participant satisfaction and understanding immediately following training events are limited aspects of institutional learning. However, assessing emerging shifts in behaviors and practice could help to interpret the strength of effectiveness of TA knowledge interventions—evidence on these shifts over time could have been collected during project completion reporting.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
Ensuring that design of the TA aligns with the ADB’s strategic regional efforts is important in helping to contribute to longer-term sustainable results. The DMFs could cross-reference these areas of alignment.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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