CGIAR Executive Council meeting documents
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Item Consultancy on Common Administrative, Financial and Research Support Services in the New Consortium(Internal Document, 2009-10-01) Accenture Development PartnershipsAccenture Development Partnerships (ADP) performed a shared service evaluation across the CGIAR starting in August 2009. During the course of the project, ADP interviewed over 200 CGIAR employees across all 15 Centres, visited 13 CGIAR locations across 5 continents, gathered financial data from all Centres and engaged with key leadership across the Alliance Office, corporate services and research. Leveraging leading practices from Accenture’s shared service practice and relevant experiences across the non-profit sector, ADP has found significant opportunities for shared services to improve the current operations of the CGIAR as well as to improve the position of the CGIAR for future opportunities. ADP developed a target operating model covering the use of shared services across all Centre functions and recommended seven key opportunities to focus preliminary shared service activities. The seven key shared service opportunity areas are: 1. Develop and Expand Research Support Services, 2. Standardised Ways of Working, 3. Rationalise Back-office Systems, 4. Share HR Functions, 5. Procurement and Leveraged Buying, 6. Share IT, and 7. Share / Rationalize Physical Facilities and Facility Support. The target operating model and key opportunities were reviewed by a broad cross-section of finance, IT and research leadership, and general consensus was achieved. Across the seven opportunities, ADP developed business cases, implementation roadmaps and location strategies to allow the CGIAR to effectively prioritize shared service efforts and to help align shared services with other CGIAR strategic initiatives. This document only represents draft findings and recommendations as of 22 October 2009. A more complete paper, including cost and benefit analyses and final detailed recommendations, will be presented to the Alliance by 10 November 2009. This document was discussed at ExCo17.Item CGIAR Fund Transition Plan(Internal Document, 2009-10-01) CGIAR SecretariatThis document was discussed at ExCo17, in November 2009, Rome, Italy.Item 2010 CGIAR Financing Plan: TMT Recommendations to the ExCo 17(Internal Document, 2009-10-01) CGIAR Transition Management TeamThis is a draft paper of the TMT recommendations based on information provided by the Centers for the purpose of consultation with the Alliance and the donors. The draft was circulated to the Centers and received excellent comments. It will be discussed further at the dialogue of the Alliance and the donors on Nov 2, 2009 in Rome, and revised after the ExCo 17 meeting. This document was discussed at ExCo17.Item Design and Establishment of the Consortium of CGIAR Centers: Final Report(Internal Document, 2009-10-01) Boston Consulting GroupThis report, prepared by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) outlines the design of the new Consortium Office’s structure and functions. It recaps the roles and responsibilities of the Consortium CEO and Board and discusses in detail the proposed Consortium's office structure and distinct units. It does not include discussions on the CGIAR Fund or SRF. This document was discussed at ExCo 17.Item Design and Establishment of the Consortium of CGIAR Centers: Constitution Update Summary(Internal Document, 2009-10-01) Boston Consulting GroupThis document was discussed at ExCo17 in November 2009.Item Report on the Establishment of the Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)(Internal Document, 2009-07-01) Independent Task GroupThis document was discussed at ExCo17.Item Consultation on Lessons from the Mega Programme ‘mock ups’(Internal Document, 2009-05-21) CGIAR Alliance Officetbd. This document was discussed at ExCo16.Item An Accountability Framework for the CGIAR(Internal Document, 2009-05-01) CGIAR SecretariatThis document reviews the accountability framework which is designed to enable the CGIAR to more effectively deliver high impact results through effective collaboration on agricultural research. To do this, the accountability framework clarifies the distinct roles and responsibilities between those funding the CGIAR: represented by the CGIAR Fund -- and those delivering the strategy: represented by the Consortium and The Centers. This report was discussed at ExCo16.Item Consultation on Consortium design and creation(Internal Document, 2009-05-01) CGIAR Alliance OfficeFollowing a search and selection process initiated in December 2008, the Alliance engaged the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to work on the architecture of the Consortium. BCG was tasked to design a draft Consortium Constitution and draft terms of reference of its Board and CEO (or Executive Director). They started this work by interviewing Centres leadership and ‘benchmarking’ with some relatively similar external organisations. A first draft of the Constitution, and the associated terms of reference, were discussed during the Alliance May 11-13 meetings. This document was discussed at ExCo16. The draft Consortium Charter is attached.Item Toward a Strategy and Results Framework for the CGIAR(Internal Document, 2009-05-01) Braun, Joachim von; Chartres, Colin J.; Byerlee, Derektbd. Document discussed at ExCo16.Item Framework document for the CGIAR Fund(Internal Document, 2009-05-01) CGIAR SecretariatItem Global Conference for Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD)(Internal Document, 2009-05-01) Global Forum on Agricultural ResearchReview of forthcoming GCARD e-consultations and face-to-face meetings leading up to the Global Conference for Agricultural Research and Development in March 2010. This document was presentated at ExCo16, in June 2009.Item Report of the Seventh External Programme and Management Review of IRRI(Evaluation Report, 2009-02-01) CGIAR Science CouncilSeventh external programme and management review of IRRI completed in February 2009 by a panel led by Greg Edmeades. The Seventh External Program and Management Review of IRRI took place between September 2008 and February 2009. The EPMR Panel reported that on all significant measures, IRRI meets the high standards it has set for itself. The Center is well managed, financially sound, strong in science and appropriately engaged with partners worldwide to bring the best efforts of rice science to bear on the immense challenges of food and the environment faced by developing countries. Eleven recommendations from the Panel to IRRI are set forth in the report. The report was discussed at ExCo16.Item Report of the Sixth External Programme and Management Review of ICRISAT(Evaluation Report, 2009-02-01) CGIAR Science CouncilSixth external programme and management review of ICRISAT completed in February 2009 by a panel led by Kenneth Cassman. The review panel found a remarkable turnaround in the five years since the Center’s 2003 review thanks to strong leadership and improved staff morale. The budget grew by 70% and is projected to continue growing over the next five years. Two regional programs have been established, one in WCA and the other in ESA, each with a regional Director and responsibility to plan, resource, and implement a research agenda to address region-specific constraints to food security and poverty. Funding for SSA programs rose to 60% of ICRISAT’s total budget, and the Panel found substantial evidence of spillover from ICRISAT’s germplasm research at headquarters to the SSA programs and the national agricultural research systems (NARS). The report was discussed at ExCo16.