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This presentation outlines the importance of project management and communication in the Resa project, highlighting key actors, challenges faced, and strategies used for successful execution. It emphasizes the role of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) and Reference Groups (RG) in providing guidance and support at various levels. The involvement of CUTS C-CIER and other project partners is crucial for coordination and implementation. The document also discusses encountered challenges and their solutions to ensure project success.

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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  1. MID TERM REVIEW MEETINGRESA PROJECTPROJECT MANAGEMENT1ST APRIL 2009UDAI S. MEHTA, CUTS INTERNATIONAL

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Project management and communication • Key actors • Challenges encountered

  3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

  4. Project advisory committee (PAC) Overall advice on the project Reference groups (RG): Guidance at the territorial level CUTS C-CIER Coordination of project activities CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CRC West Bengal SAWTEE Nepal UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh Execution at territorial level Support at Grassroots Level Local CSOs and other stakeholders PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION Project advisory committee (PAC) Project advisory committee (PAC) Project advisory committee (PAC) Overall advice on the project Overall advice on the project Overall advice on the project Reference groups (RG): Reference groups (RG): Reference groups (RG): Guidance at the territorial level Guidance at the territorial level CUTS C-CIER CUTS C-CIER CUTS C-CIER Coordination of project activities CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CRC West Bengal CUTS CRC West Bengal CUTS CRC West Bengal SAWTEE Nepal SAWTEE Nepal SAWTEE Nepal UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh Execution at territorial level Execution at territorial level Execution at territorial level Support at Grassroots Level Support at Grassroots Level Support at Grassroots Level Local CSOs and other stakeholders Local CSOs and other stakeholders Local CSOs and other stakeholders

  5. KEY ACTORS

  6. PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Comprising persons from various fields including former/present regulators, policy makers, practioners, CSOs, development partners, etc Responsibilities • Advice at the regional level • Comment on few of the key project outcomes/outputs • Act as Ambassadors of the project CUTS is expected to: • Keep the PAC members abreast with project activities • Send event reports/newsletters/update regularly • Seek advise on specific project issues at the regional /national level

  7. REFERENCE GROUP (RG) Comprising persons from various fields including former/present regulators, policy makers, practioners, CSOs, development partners, etc Responsibilities • Advice at the territorial level • Comment on the project outcomes/outputs • Review the progress from time to time • Participated as resource persons during TT Partners are expected to: • Keep the RG members abreast with project activities • Send event reports/newsletters/update regularly • Seek advise on specific project issues at the territorial level

  8. CUTS C-CIERCUTS Centre for Competition, Investment & Economic Regulation (CCIER) • Implementing institution • Involvement of key project staff • Project Coordinator • Project Management • Financial management: co-ordination with partners and donor • Institutional management: Web page, reports, e-newsletter, etc • Liaising with media

  9. C-CIER AND PROJECT PARTNERS • Preparation of OSN, TOR and Methodology note for conducting perception survey • Draft outline and providing feedback on key outputs • TBP, TTM, event reports, etc • Prepared draft questionnaires for conducting perception survey • Analysed data and shared findings with partners • Facilitated participation of Nodal persons (Nepal and West Bengal): Perception Survey in Rajasthan • Participated in RG meetings & Territorial meetings: get hands-on information from national stakeholders

  10. CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED AND HOW THEY WERE TACKLED

  11. CHALLENGES • Communication gaps or non-communication between the project team & country partners • Telephone service was used intensively with frequent visits to project countries • Confusion between inter-related terminologies • Examples were provided to clear the confusion • Confusions were clarified during the interactions between the project team and partners • Information not easily available • Baseline consumer survey helped in generating first-hand information

  12. CHALLENGES • Analytical capability of partners • Project team guided drafting of various key documents • Documents received positive comments from NRG/PAC members • Delay in implementation of project • Two months delay in signing of the contract • Taking suitable action to overcome the delay

  13. Thank You usm@cuts.org http://www.cuts-ccier.org/RESA/index.htm

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