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Ministry of Industries, Production, and Special Initiatives (MoIPSI) and the project management unit (PMU) had difficulty in understanding the requirements of the design and monitoring framework (DMF) because it lacked clarity regarding activities and output requirements. The PMU noted that, even though terms of reference had been prepared for individual consultants, the exact purpose of some of the positions and the outputs to be delivered were not clear.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The project implementation schedule was amended early in the project to comply with the government's request for immediate action and results via the two- pronged approach. Unless there are clear deficiencies in project design, ADB should resist requests to change the design or implementation arrangements early in implementation, because the original project design should be given a chance to succeed. Corrective action can be taken later as problems become apparent.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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It would have been appropriate if management of the project had been transferred to PRM. This would have facilitated communication, supervision, and resolution of issues as they emerged.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The project had a high weighting of consultant inputs in the first 6 months. It is unrealistic to expect that international consultant teams can be on the ground and achieving outputs within such a short time frame in countries such as Pakistan, given the difficulties in recruitment. An alternative may be to phase in international consultant inputs later in the project to allow for a more realistic recruitment process. However, application of the streamlined business arrangement principles should provide greater project preparedness for accelerated consultant recruitment.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The concept of a sustainable self-funding Rural Enterprise Modernization Company (REMC) providing BDS in markets with limited ability to pay was an inappropriate design. The services provided are public benefits, which are traditionally the role of government rather than private companies. The lack of private entities currently providing these services in Pakistan reinforces this point.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The security situation in Pakistan was a major factor in the failure to recruit international consultants. In countries where security concerns prevail, project design needs to account for the difficulty in recruiting and retaining suitable international consultants. Limiting the role of international consultants to a few key positions and to supervision of national consultant inputs may contribute to greater project success.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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ADB should monitor the Planning Commission (PC-1) approval process for Pakistan projects so as to be aware of potential problems and ensure that appropriate levels of counterpart funds are guaranteed at the time of loan negotiations.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The project attempted to indigenize the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) concept that was considered successful in Thailand and Japan. However, only limited efforts were made to understand the likelihood of the success of this initiative in Pakistan. The reasons for the program's success in the other countries and whether the same positives were present in Pakistan were not assessed. Moreover, the success of such projects is often led by a bottom-up grassroots demand for the project outputs, yet this project was a top-down initiative.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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The officer responsible for project design should be involved in the initial stages of project management to ensure a smooth transition from processing to implementation.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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Even a minor or routine problem—e.g., the currency of the second-generation imprest accounts in the districts—can prove fatal and bring down the entire project if left unresolved over a long time.

Project Number: 30208-013
Project Name: Decentralized Elementary Education Project (Sindh)
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It is noted by this validation that the project worked well with both sides in the conflict, and was well accepted in conflict-affected areas. Developing this type of rapport is important, and reflects well on the project implementers. The lessons should be relevant in other conflict or post-conflict situations.

Project Number: 34442-013
Project Name: North East Community Restoration and Development Project
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Overly complex and ambitious projects are difficult to implement especially when the executing agency is not familiar with the procedures and institutional practices of ADB.

Project Number: 30208-013
Project Name: Decentralized Elementary Education Project (Sindh)
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Need for steps to be taken at an early stage to keep the TA on track, and ensure that it is being managed according to the objectives of the loan program that it is supporting. IED’s 2005 SAPE for Social Sectors in Pakistan in fact had anticipated these based on the issues that it identified from the then implementation of SDSSP.

Project Number: 34337-033
Project Name: Sindh Devolved Social Services Project [Loan 2049-PAK]
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ADB should obtain a stronger commitment from executing agencies to institutional strengthening and provide stronger M&E to meet that commitment.

Project Number: 33441-013
Project Name: Acid Rain Control and Environmental Improvement Project [Loan 1890-PRC]
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The Anhui Provincial Government (APG) and ADB should ensure that the executing agency and/or PMO staff has the capacity to carry out the procurement in accordance with ADB guidelines before project procurement starts. This requirement should be made integral to the outputs of the project preparatory TA and recorded in the RRPs.

Project Number: 33441-013
Project Name: Acid Rain Control and Environmental Improvement Project [Loan 1890-PRC]
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