EFTA Document EFTA01789581

From: Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Launch / Delivery @ the WB - FYI only Are We Delivering? The President's Delivery Unit will follow progress to=ard our poverty goals By Dani Clark, Staff Engagement and Internal Communications, ECR <http://pdu.worldbank.org/> The President's Delivery =nit will monitor performance on a limited set of targets that are alig=ed with the World Bank Group's goals. Visit the site and provide=feedback. June 18, 2014=; For the past seven months, President Jim Yong Kim and a small team i= his office have been quietly working with colleagues across the Bank =roup to set up the Presidenta;s Delivery Unit <http://pdu.worldbank.org/> , which is launching its website internally today. The external laun=h is expected sometime this fall. The unit will be monitoring performance on a limited set of targets tha= are aligned with the World Bank Group's goals of ending extreme=poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity among the bottom 40 per=ent of the population in developing countries. From project outcomes to financial flows and a lot in between, the Worl= Bank Group measures the performance of countless activities. On a met=-level, the corporate score=ard <http://scorecard.worldbank.org/> publ=shes new data every six months. In contrast, the delivery unit will tr=ck progress in real-time, building on data taken from the scorecard, o=her measurement systems, and facts gleaned from units across the World=Bank Group. "This is my commitment to the entire World Bank Group: I am going=to stay on top of the most important issues for the Bank so that we ca= both report to the governing board and tell them how we are doing, (a=d) so we can say to our clients, and the poor around the world, that w= did everything we could," Kim said. "We kept ourselves ho=est." The targets, which are time bound to reinforce a sense of urgency, cent=r on three areas: changing business practices, building financial sust=inability, and providing world-class solutions for clients. Priorities=for delivery include themes such as capital mobilization, development =ata, simplification of processes, and resources in fragile and conflic=-affected situations. EFTA_R1_00116202 EFTA01789581 Constant adaptation and improvement is a mantra of Kim's, and in =hat spirit the delivery unit is still refining targets as data and inf=rmation become available. Some targets are likely to be expanded in sc=pe and those that are reached may be replaced by new ones. "The delivery unit will complement and strengthen our existing me=surement mechanisms, including the scorecard. It will also make an imp=rtant contribution to delivering on the goals our clients endorsed, =21; said Managing Director and COO Sri Mulyani lndrawati. "I am =articularly pleased that our IDA commitments and speed of delivery, wh=ch are a measure of the simplification of our processes, feature so pr=minently among the indicators." The scorecard was an important development for the Bank Group when it w=s instituted in 2011, and still is, says Kim. But Kim wanted a complem=ntary tool that could track progress with more immediacy —to hel= detect and fix problems at an earlier stage. "What I most appreciate is the mix of high-level as well as concr=te indicators monitored by the PDU," said Pedro Alba, vice presi=ent of Budget, Performance Review and Strategic Planning. "It wi=l be an important complement to our other monitoring tools and hence h=lp us correct course more quickly." a secondee from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation= led the work to set up the unit, along with three analyst staffers in=the office of the president. Multiple teams and individual experts on = range of subjects have supported the team. The inputs have come from =eadquarters, country offices, and from the Bank, IFC, and MIGA. Such p=rspectives have ensured that the delivery indicators "reflect pr=blems we are trying to solve as an institution and bring attention to =ssues that drive our effectiveness as a Group," she said. The delivery unit website <http://pdu.worldbank.org/> is being released=first internally in order to receive feedback from staff before the ex=ernal launch. "We call this the President's Delivery Unit, but we want to=make this everybody's delivery unit," said Kim, who encour=ged staff to send their feedback about the unit and the site. The delivery unit also will provide critical data and analysis to Kim's=biweekly Group Business Review meetings at which he and senior managem=nt collectively take stock of the Bank Group's operations, finan=es, and progress in priority areas. "By reporting key delivery indicators to the business review meet=ngs on a frequent basis we will help harmonize and focus our shared co=porate ambition," said Walker. "This is important because =othing we do happens in a silo." <http://intresources.worldba=k.org/INTRANETHOME/Images/cached30/President_Kim_Thoughts_on_thePresi=ential_ Delivery_Unit.wmv> Hear what President Jim Yong Kim has to say about the delivery unit= Kim's motivation to set up a target-tracking delivery unit should=come as no surprise. Most staff know of his experience and belief in s=tting targets— such as the 3x5 initiative to treat three million=people with HIV/AIDS by 2005, and his championing of the Bank Group.".:=17;s twin goals. 2 EFTA_R1_00116203 EFTA01789582 Walker's experience in the field as a delivery practitioner and a= the Gates Foundation prepared her for the role supporting Kim in buil=ing a data-driven unit that helps coordinate efforts and track progres= towards the Bank Group's commitments. "My time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has taught me=that great ideas are only ideas—and can't be great— u=til they are delivered," she said. "We learned it takes mo=e than impatient optimism to reach the twin goals and we all need to s=ay focused on how we are getting there." =u> Visit the President's=Delivery Unit website and provide feedback. <http://pdu.worldbank.org/> 3 EFTA_R1_00116204 EFTA01789583