Session 15
Pay-Off Matrix and Table Formulation
Project for Capacity Development for
Implementing the Organic Law at the
Capital and Provincial Level (PILAC 2)
Objectives and Content
Objective of Session 15:
Training participants understand and can use
the Pay-Off Matrix for the formulation of the
table of project proposals for the CPIP.
Content:
1. Presentation: Pay-Off Matrix
2. Exercise: Pay-Off Matrix and table formulation
3. Sharing and Q&A
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Pay-Off Matrix
When the number or total cost of project proposals
prepared by respective stakeholders is over the
ceiling set by the PWG, respective stakeholders
screen the number of project proposals by using the
Pay-Off Matrix.
(Sub-Step 1-2)
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Pay-Off Matrix
Impact
Efforts
needed
Large
Difficult
Bonus
chance!
Easy
Possibility of
implementation
Waste of
time
Quick
implementation
Small
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Definitions of Technical Terms
Criteria
Category
Explanation
Impact
Possibility of
implementation
Large
Easy
The projects in this category should be
priority candidates as the impact is large
and the implementation is easy.
Quick
Small
implementation
Easy
The projects in this category may be
considered for implementation as the
implementation is easy although the
impact is small.
Waste of time
Small
Difficult
The projects in this category should be
discarded.
Efforts needed
Large
Difficult
The projects in this category should be
carefully considered with regard to
possibility of implementation.
Bonus chance
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Process of Pay-Off Matrix (1)
1. Each stakeholder prepares the first draft table of project
proposals. At this stage, the table is essentially a wish list,
and no screening process is applied.
2. Each stakeholder confirms the ceiling on the total cost and
the number of projects set by the PWG.
3. In the case of sectoral departments and institutions, the
listed projects are screened by the Pay-Off Matrix directly.
In the case of organizations that tackle general issues
such as the MDK and NGOs, the screening is conducted
for the project proposals under the same component, if the
total number of project proposals is over ten.
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Process of Pay-Off Matrix (2)
4. The positions of respective projects are fixed in four
categories of the Pay-Off Matrix through discussion.
Note: After positioning all projects, it is recommended that the
positions be reconsidered and adjusted.
5. After fixing all positions of projects, priority projects are
selected considering the ceiling on the total cost and the
number of projects.
6. Each stakeholder fills out the selected projects in the table
of project proposals.
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Sample of project positioning
Impact
Bonus
chance!
Large
Efforts
needed
Project A
Project D
First choice
Project E
Project B
Project C
Difficult
Easy
Project G
Waste of
time
Discard
Project F
Possibility of
implementati
on
Quick
implementation
Small
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Exercise
1. The same four groups in the previous session work
together.
2. One sample table of project proposals out of the four
sample sets is assigned to each group, and each group
conducts analysis by the Pay-Off Matrix.
3. Each group fixes four priority projects through discussion
referring to the result of Pay-Off Matrix analysis.
4. Each group makes independently the consolidated table of
project proposals using the exercise result of the four
groups.
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Exercise
5. Projects in the consolidated table of project proposals are
given the following priority order by the Scoring Method:
High, Medium, and Low.
Note: “Policy Prioritization” is chosen as one of the criteria for
the Scoring Method, and the table of the C/P development
framework made in Session 11 is referred to.
6. “2.1c Table of C/P three-year investment projects
(Uncommitted Projects)” is prepared.
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Sample Table of Scoring Method
Each group chooses three or four criteria from Urgency,
Technical Aspects, Cost, Policy Prioritization, Beneficiaries,
Sustainability, Gender, Environmental Aspects, and Feasibility.
Projects
XX
XX
XX
Policy
Prioritization
Total
Project A
3
5
2
2
12
Project B
3
4
3
1
11
Project C
3
3
5
3
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The Score ranges from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).
Note. The scores should be fixed in vertical direction.
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Thank You
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