Overview of
Progress of Development of the
PEMPAL Strategy 2017-22
Elena Nikulina (PEMPAL Team Leader)
Deanna Aubrey (PEMPAL Strategic Adviser)
Berne, Switzerland 2016
Strategy Development Process
• Results of mid-term review of PEMPAL Strategy 2012-17
• Must clarify vision for longer term future of PEMPAL – agreed to
be done by mid 2016.
• Steering Committee (SC) approval of concept note
• For the development of the Strategy - February 2016.
• SC decision to retain core network approach
• ECA region focus, current membership, and COP approach.
• SC established Strategy Development Working Group
• Met three times December 2015, May 2016, June 2016.
Strategy Development Process
• Sub-groups of Working Group formed to progress work:
• Strategic Objectives and Results: Anna Valkova, Daria Kirillova,
(Donor, Russian MoF); Elena Nikulina, Naida Carsimamovic, Deanna
Aubrey (World Bank); and Nino Tchelishvili (TCOP, Georgia).
• Costings Options and Funding scenarios: Irene Frei, Donor (SECO);
Elena Nikulina, Deanna Aubrey, Marius Koen (World Bank).
• Outputs of sub-groups:
• Identification of costing options and funding scenarios (for discussion at
Berne meeting)
• Modifications to strategic objectives, revision of results framework
format, reduction of key performance indicators (COP consultation
before Berne meeting, broad agreement across COPs)
Current Strategy
GOAL: PEMPAL member Governments from Europe and Central Asia more efficiently and effectively use public monies
resulting from applying new PFM practices.
OUTCOME: A sustainable, professional public financial management platform through which individual members are
networked to strengthen their capacities and to enable them to share learnings and benchmarking between countries.
IMPACT
• Objective 4: Awareness of high government and political levels is raised
regarding the benefits and value of engaging through PEMPAL
QUALITY
• Objective 3: A financially-viable network of public financial management
professionals, committed to improving PFM practices, is built and maintained
• Objective 2: Quality resources and network services, supporting relevant PFM
practices, are provided to members
DEPTH AND RELEVANCE
• Objective 1: PFM priorities of member governments are addressed by the PFM
network platform
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COP Consultation Results – New Strategy
All COPs agreed to revised results framework format; merging of former
strategy’s objectives 3 and 4; and new wording for strategic objectives and
results (with some suggested edits). New proposed Strategic Objectives are:
Strategy Goal/Impact
Governments of PEMPAL member countries from Europe and Central Asia
more efficiently and effectively use public funds/money/resources resulting
from applying good/improved new PFM practices developed, promoted or
shared with PEMPAL contribution
Outcome
A well functioning professional peer learning platform through which public
finance professionals/practitioners specialists from the member countries
are networked to strengthen their capacities and to enable them to create
and share knowledge and benchmarking
BCOP text change suggestions in red IACOP suggestions in green
Suggestions to be adopted are underlined
Proposed PEMPAL Strategy Results for 2017-22
IMPACT
• Result 3: PEMPAL is a financially viable network (including financially) which is supported by
commi ed PFM professionals individual members, member countries, and a range of
development partners donors, who see the value and benefit in the network as a tool to improve
member country PFM performance prac ces.
QUALITY
• Result 2: High quality and relevant network services and resources are developed and delivered to
support the PFM prac ces and reform needs of members.
DEPTH AND RELEVANCE
• Result 1: PFM reform priorities of member countries in the func onal areas of budget, treasury and
internal audit/internal control, including cross-func onal priori es, are addressed by the network
pla orm.
BCOP text change suggestions in red IACOP suggestions in green
All above suggestions will be included unless any COP has strong conflicting views
Progress with Revised Results Framework
• Results framework simplified and strengthened as recommended by midterm review of current strategy (eg indicators reduced from 26 to 12 and
baseline and target values clearly identified. Separate risk table to be
developed).
• Suggestions on proposed 12 indicators:
• For Indicator 3: Verification that PEMPAL is meeting PFM priorities – TCOP suggest
that network activity indicators be added. This is supported unless other COPs have
conflicting views.
• For Indicator 2: Percentage of member countries stating that PFM specialists'
capacities were strengthened as a result of PEMPAL activities:
• Mixed COP views on whether Ministers should be surveyed and if PEMPAL were
to survey them, how often (eg as part of annual thank you letters, or at
beginning and end of new strategy, or not at all).
• IACOP view that we should survey only high level officials eg Deputy Ministers,
given rotation and change of Ministers from political process.
Next Steps
• Finalization of Strategy document
• Development of full Strategy document; Consultation;
Approval of Strategy by SC in last quarter 2016; Strategy
released in first quarter 2017, ongoing consultation with
potential donors.
• Finalization of success story document and development of
promotional brochure
• Distribution and posting on web.
• Development of marketing and communication plan
• Strategy and promotional brochure distribution.
THANK YOU
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