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

IFMIS Critical ISSUES

• Political Support

• Commitment from management

• Ownership and a champion.

• Project management team.

• Institutional and human capacity

IFMIS ISSUES

Functionality & Technical

• Functional requirement

• End user requirements

• Training strategy (Capacity)

• Process alignment

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.

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

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

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

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

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.