Can Project Preparation and Execution Efforts Be Linked?
Dec 2019
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Goncalves Cavalcanti, Vitor;Leal Calderon, Zulima;Lotti, Giulia
This paper assesses the link between the effort to prepare investment projects and the effort to implement them. Effort is measured as the total number of staff hours devoted to the project…
Pipeline Volatility: Lessons from the Operational Program Report (OPR)
Jul 2019
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Leon-Diaz, John
The study finds that variability in the approval rate of IDB-funded investment projects depends more on specific project characteristics than on macroeconomic conditions faced by countries or errors…
Is Shorter Project Preparation Time Associated with Longer Project Execution Time?
Jul 2019
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Goncalves Cavalcanti, Vitor;Lotti, Giulia
This study assesses whether, by decreasing project preparation time, execution times are lengthened. This study finds no systematic evidence that links project preparation time with project execution…
¿Y tú qué harías?: Aprendiendo de la ejecución de los proyectos de desarrollo
Apr 2018
Author(s): Llaguno, Duval;Briceño, Bertha;Morales, Olga;Bersano Calot, Lara;García, Carolina Inés
“¿Y tú qué harías?” es una nueva metodología para compartir aprendizajes surgidos de la experiencia de la ejecución de proyectos de desarrollo. Es una herramienta que combina la reflexión sobre casos…