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IFMIS RELATED ISSUES in AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
List of Anglophone countries currently developing, implementing IFMIS, and/or those in pipeline.
Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Ghana, Gambia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia
World Bank Funded Projects
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IFMIS Critical ISSUES
• Political Support
• Commitment from management
• Ownership and a champion.
• Project management team.
• Institutional and human capacity
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IFMIS ISSUES
Functionality & Technical
• Functional requirement
• End user requirements
• Training strategy (Capacity)
• Process alignment
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IFMIS ISSUES
Application Functionality• Reporting requirements• Institutional & policy reforms• Streamline and improve current
systems and processes• The control structure: document and
transaction level controls, systems, access controls, financial, commitment and accounting controls.
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IFMIS ISSUES
Project Team• In all cases Project Team is under-
resourced• Experienced project manager with
public sector accounting & budgeting with IT background needed as advisor to project leader
• Well organized steering committee could be beneficial to the project team for guidance
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IFMIS ISSUES
Human Capacity Building• Financial systems unit, AG and budget
units.• Development of ministry end-users
capacity• Management/ change management
skills • Facilities management arrangements• Maintenance operation
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Critical Success Factors
•Government commitment and management support to reform
•Institutional capacity and skills
•Proper planning and phased implementation
•Local technical support
•Identification of functional reform priorities, associated reforms and their proper sequencing.
•Adequacy of technology solution
•Sustainable support and financing of short , medium, and long term costs
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Political(Turbulent some Increased demand for Accountability)
Economic(Demand for Improved Financial Management)
Social (Participation/transparency/Service Delivery)
Technical(New ICT technology, deregulation)
Public Financial Management
Government’s IFMIS – Conceptual Framework
InternalChange Drivers
InputsLegalStructure/StaffSkillsSystems/ProcessesStrategiesManagement
OutputsAggregate, Allocative,OperationalEfficiency
Transparency &Accountability
ProblemsConflicts
Innovation Management
Task Environment
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Conclusion
IFMIS is a management tool, it provides information for decision making. The System must be based on well calculated and sound financial management procedures.IFMIS is not a solution to all public sector problems. Its usefulness depends upon the owner and users of the system.