1. Joint Program Management Committee – Flagship Leader Meeting
Livestock CRP
Joint Program Management Committee – Flagship Leader Meeting
Tom Randolph
ILRI Addis Ababa
10 May 2017

2. Agenda POWB 2017 update MARLO & M&E development Flagship Revisions
Flagship planning cycle
Independent Steering Committee
Managing priority countries
Various updates
AOB

3. POWB 2017 update Complete set of Activity Sheets as the record
Will serve as basis for partnership agreements

4. MARLO & M&E MARLO-LIVESTOCK going live
Facilitated entry of POWB by flagship leaders
Other aspects of M&E system waiting on recruitment of Performance & Partnership Manager
Discussion on Research Quality performance monitoring

5. Flagships Revision Submission date pushed to July 31
Review of ISPC comments underway – updates
Next steps?

6. Flagship planning cycle
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Review progress in executing POWB
Mid-year progress report (e.g. traffic light for POWB; entered in MARLO)
Draft annual report, including review of significance of achievements and indicator data
POWB narrative finalized and circulated for comment early Jan (FLs, PMC, ILRI IMC, ILRI Board)
Entry of POWB into MARLO
Submission of POWB late Jan
Based on review, identify/agree next steps for activities to be continued /stopped /initiated (logframe format)
Present plans and rationale to ISC for feedback and evaluation; ISC provides indicative approval of POWB
POWB narrative drafted and circulated for comment (FLs, PMC, ISC)
Update FP Strategy & Implementation Plan to reflect changes and their rationale; associated changes in resource planning
Partners initiate their internal budgeting exercise, initial draft of Activity Sheets
Partners and FL finalize details of Activity Sheets and ensure internal consistency
ISC report to PMC and ILRI management and Board
ISC chair reports to the ILRI Board
Annual financial statement submitted
Annual report finalized
PMC /ISC /IMC/ BoT reviews annual report for comment 2 weeks before submission

7. Plan Flagship planning cycle Review Details Submit Apr-Jun Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Review progress in executing POWB
Mid-year progress report (e.g. traffic light for POWB; entered in MARLO)
Draft annual report, including review of significance of achievements and indicator data
POWB narrative finalized and circulated for comment early Jan (FLs, PMC, ILRI IMC, ILRI Board)
Entry of POWB into MARLO
Submission of POWB late Jan
Based on review, identify/agree next steps for activities to be continued /stopped /initiated (logframe format)
Present plans and rationale to ISC for feedback and evaluation; ISC provides indicative approval of POWB
POWB narrative drafted and circulated for comment (FLs, PMC, ISC)
Update FP Strategy & Implementation Plan to reflect changes and their rationale; associated changes in resource planning
Partners initiate their internal budgeting exercise, initial draft of Activity Sheets
Partners and FL finalize details of Activity Sheets and ensure internal consistency
ISC report to PMC and ILRI management and Board
ISC chair reports to the ILRI Board
Annual financial statement submitted
Annual report finalized
PMC /ISC /IMC/ BoT reviews annual report for comment 2 weeks before submission

8. Strategy & Implementation Plan
Reference document
Highlights internal coherence
Tool
Function
Informs
Logframe
Identifies and maps key activities (what, who, funding resources), deliverables and outputs, outcomes
Provides outline of sequence and timing over the program time horizon
Serves as record of what is agreed for a given year
May need priority ranking to facilitate adapting to budget uncertainty
Essentials are entered into MARLO
Translated into more detailed Activity Sheets during the budgeting exercise
Used for monitoring progress (if needed to supplement MARLO), e.g. mid-year traffic light report, annual report
Activity Sheets
Clarifies details about the purpose, deliverables, and budgetary and human resources for each activity
Serves as internal consistency check between POWB and internal partner finances and staff work plans, and record of partner commitments
Aggregates to POWB
Provides more detailed information, including budget figures, for MARLO
SIP
Records rationale for planned activities, both individually and as part of the overall flagship strategy
Records details supporting the POWB narrative
Records details supporting MARLO content
POWB proposal for ISC
POWB narrative
Bilateral project inventory
Serves to ensure internal consistency that aligned bilateral projects are reflected in activity planning
Clarifies any co-funding commitments
Co-funding commitments in initial logframe planning
Activity sheets
POWB budget
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9. Flagship Planning – next steps
Planning exercise in June-July
ISC review in August-September
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10. ISC Page title minimum of 30 points and maximum of two lines
Changing interpretation of role reviewed by ILRI Board
Maintain advisory function
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11. Managing Priority Countries- brainstorming
Defining the focus within priority countries
Justifying the selection of the priority countries / value chains / systems
Visioning an ideal country configuration
Managing investment
Organizational strategy
Improving the link between flagship and country work
Would it be worthwhile to track flagship activity/investment in priority countries and use as a criterion for adjusting W1/2 allocations
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12. Livestock CRP priority countries
Country
Coordinator
Ethiopia
Barbara R
Boni M
Mostly staffed, with bilateral funding
SR VC, but also pastoral ‘systems’ focus
Tanzania
Amos O
Partly staffed, with some bilateral funding
Dairy VC
Uganda
Ben Lukuyu
Partly staffed, bilateral funding in pipeline
Pig VC, but also ‘systems’ focus?
Nicaragua
Rein vdH
Dual purpose cattle VC
Vietnam
Hung N
Lucy L
Partly staffed, no bilateral funding
Pig VC and humid zone ‘systems’ focus
India
(Padma)
Dr. Rahman
No team, some bilateral funding
Switch dairy to SR VC, or ‘systems’ focus?
Burkina Faso
Augustine A
No team, no bilateral funding
Tunisia
Udo R
SR VC and rangelands ‘systems’ focus
Kenya
TBD
Staffed, with bilateral (development) funding
Dairy & beef VCs, pastoral ‘systems’ focus
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13. Strategic Investment Fund update
Activity
Budget ($1,000s)
1. Impact assessment
$400
Pending
2. M&E roll-out
$500
3. Gender strategy and mainstreaming
Final touches
4. Youth strategy development
$100
5. CGIAR country collaboration
$50
6. Capacity development strategy development
Approved
7. Enabling Open Access
$110
8. Prioritization tool development
9. CRP financial management system development
10. Competitive or targeted research calls
$383
 TOTAL
$2,533
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14. Other updates GASL feedback Business smart strategy development
Partnerships
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