Agenda of the workshop co-organised by SIGMA and the Government of the Republic of Armenia in Kotayq, Armenia, 4-5 September 2019. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce to the working group members of Armenia public administration reform team the methodological approach and the toolkit that will be used during the strategy development process.

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The Government of the Republic of Armenia
Armenia Public Administration Reform Strategy
INTRODUCTORY METHODOLOGICAL WORKSHOP
September 4-5, 2019
Kotayq, Armenia
Background
A well-functioning public administration is a prerequisite for transparent and effective democratic
governance. Achieving the necessary standard of public administration requires reforms in many areas
of both policy and administration. If reforms are planned and implemented in a fragmented, ad hoc way,
they may not transform the governance system and functioning of a public administration as expected.
Achieving results requires governments to steer and co-ordinate implementation of an overall reform
vision and prioritised objectives.
Effective and clear leadership, well-functioning implementation mechanisms, clear accountability lines
and financial sustainability are at the heart of any successful reform strategy. They are critical for
ensuring that a strategy is actually implemented and does not exist only on paper. Under the co-
ordination of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office (DPMO), the Armenia Government is embarking on
developing a new, comprehensive strategic framework for PAR. The ambition is to develop a
comprehensive strategy that is aligned to the Government’s vision and commitment for good
governance and based on the key findings of the SIGMA 2019 Armenia Baseline Measurement.
As per the Concept Note on the development of the PAR strategic framework, in co-operation with
SIGMA, the DPMO has developed methodological guidance for the participants in the strategy
development process in order to ensure full alignment in the methodological approach of the various
Working Groups (WGs) in charge of elaborating the different thematic pillars of the PAR strategy. The
methodological guidelines have been developed based on the SIGMA Strategy Toolkit and provide
practical insights and advice, as well as easy-to-use tools.
Purpose
The purpose of this workshop is to introduce to the WG members of Armenia PAR team the
methodological approach and the toolkit that will be used during the strategy development process.
Target Audience
Members of the four working Groups, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, experts and other
stakeholders immediately involved in the PAR Strategy development works.

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Expected Outcomes
− Clear understanding of the to-be-used methodological guidelines by the members of the
Strategy development team achieved
− Practice-based skills required for the Strategy development acquired
− Clear perceptions of individual roles and tasks for the Strategy development process formed
− Core teams for Strategy development built and well-organized

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Armenia Public Administration Reform Strategy
INTRODUCTORY METHODOLOGICAL WORKSHOP
Agenda
Day 1: Situation analysis, objective setting, intervention logic and indicators
10.00 – 10.30 Arrival and welcoming coffee
Introductory remarks
10.30 – 10.40 Introductory remarks by the DPMO
10.40 – 10.50 Introductory remarks by the representative of the EU Delegation to Armenia
10.50 – 11.00 Introductory remarks by representatives of OECD/SIGMA, Timo Ligi, OECD/SIGMA
Senior Adviser
Presentation of the SIGMA Strategy Toolkit – Problem identification and objective setting
11.00 – 11.45 Presentation of the SIGMA Strategy Toolkit situation analysis, problem identification,
prioritisation and objective setting by Peter Vagi, OECD/SIGMA Expert
11.45 – 12.15 Questions and Answers
12.15 – 13.00 Group exercise 1 – problem analysis and setting of objectives
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.00 Presentation and discussion of the group exercise results on problem analysis and
objective setting
Presentation of the SIGMA Strategy Toolkit – Intervention logic, indicators
15.00 – 15.45 Presentation on the key aspects of developing a sound intervention logic and
indicators attached to it by Egle Rimkute/Peter Vagi
15.45 – 16.15 Questions and answers
16.15 – 17.15 Group exercise 2 - intervention logic and indicators/combined with coffee break
17.15 – 18.30 Discussion of the group exercise results and wrap-up
18.30 End of the day
19.30 Dinner at hotel

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Day 2: Action planning, costing and preparation for strategy development
9.00 – 9.30 Convening from day 2
9.30 – 10.00 Recap of Day 1 and setting the stage for day 2
Presentation of the SIGMA Strategy Toolkit – action planning and costing
10.00 – 11.00 Presentation on the key aspects of formulating sound actions for the implementation
of the strategy and how to cost them by Timo Ligi/Peter Vagi
11.00 – 11.30 Questions and answers
11.30 – 12.15 Group exercise 3 – Action planning
12.15 – 13.00 Presentation and discussion of the group exercise results
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.30 Group exercise 4 – Costing of actions
15.30 – 16.00 Presentation and discussion of the group exercise results
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break
Discussion on some horizontal issues – WG work planning, management
16.15 – 16.45
Presentation of horizontal work planning expectations, modus operandi and
management by representative of the DPMO
16.45– 18.00 Questions and answers, wrap-up and agreement on next steps
18.00 End of the day and the workshop