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Lesson
Horizontal linkages across similar projects (in this case the two other regional TAs) should be strengthened to ensure exchange of information and lessons.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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ADB’s high staff mobility is likely to have adverse impact on teamwork and coordination within ADB and between ADB and the executing agency/implementing agency, which is key to TA performance.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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Management supervision and coordination of regional work is essential, particularly when there are multiple stakeholders at national and regional levels, and issues are complex.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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Time-based contracts of individual consultants are likely to risk underperformance of consultants and under-delivery of deliverables in the form of report, especially in a situation where there are no explicit and detailed requirements on the breadth and depth of the report and no stringent process of review, revision, and resubmission.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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Lesson could be rephrased as follows: It is helpful to have all teammembers using the same communications platform (e.g.,WeChat in the PRC); OR TA implementation could be better facilitated if the coordination with the executing and/or implementing agency is managed by the country office staff.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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When recruiting multiple individual consultants, it is essential to include management responsibilities and team reporting structure in TOR, for both downward and upward management.

Project Number: 50034-001
Project Name: Vocational Education-Enterprise Collaboration for Student Employment-Based Poverty Reduction in Gansu
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Any tips to find or roster good industry development experts are welcome in these TCRs.

Project Number: 49279-001
Project Name: Creating Enabling Environment fopr Gradual Rural-Urban Migration and Urban Settlements Development in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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The TCR could have elaborated on the need for consultants to ably navigate (or be supported to navigate) the consultant management system to ensure timely closure of TA accounts.

Project Number: 53140-001
Project Name: Developing Accountability and Mechanism Framework for Financial Intermediaries
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The key outputs in GMS TTF involve market liberalization and preferential treatment, e.g. exchange of traffic rights, resulting from negotiations between GMS Transport Ministers. As such, while engaging a lead expert to supervise various inputs to the implementation was effective at a technical level, intensive involvement of ADB staff is still required for policy dialogue at senior and ministerial levels in the GMS countries.

Project Number: 44174-022
Project Name: Support for Implementing the Action Plan for Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Subprojects 1 and 2)
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Relationship building by ADB with the government and other stakeholders and continuity in the team managing the TA are critical components of smooth and successful TA implementation. The TA experienced problems at the onset that continued throughout implementation. There was a lack of teamwork and coordination between ADB, the DRC, and the TA consultants. The TA changed hands five times at ADB due to staff mobility.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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Better contract management can help clarify the TA administration responsibilities and tasks since the TA design an inception phases to prevent subsequent delays.

Project Number: 48472-001
Project Name: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in Asia and the Pacific
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Even though the staff member managing this TA changed twice due to staff movements and workload reallocations, the consultants were able to complete their work within the project time frame. Final reports—the quality of which satisfied the government—were submitted before the originally scheduled completion date. These demonstrated the value of proper handover and the importance of regular and close coordination with government counterparts and key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition, with minimal disruptions, if any, to TA activities”.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Given the very limited number of consultants with the necessary experience in climate finance and the high demand for their services, it is recommended that allowances must be made in terms of consultant procurement (e.g., in rare instances of higher rates wherever justified).

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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The TA showed the benefits of employing a flexible approach to provision of support, including consultant terms of reference which were suitable for hiring consultants to carry out a broad range of activities. There are also benefits to work closely with the team of consultants ensuring timely delivery and quality of outputs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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The TA implementation was administered and coordinated by ADB PRC Resident Mission Economics Unit through a One ADB approach, ensuring the efficiency and timeliness in conducting key activities. Through both formal and informal meetings, emails, and WeChat, the TA team leader, the lead consultant, and focal persons in the EA kept regular communication and coordination.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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