Project Management Framework Revision of the SEEA 1

Project Management Framework Revision of the SEEA 1

Project Management Framework • Issues for review • Governance of the project • UNCEEA • Bureau • Advisory Group • Project Manager • Editor • London Group and other Groups • Decision-making process • Timeline • Financing 2

Governance

Project Manager Tasks of the PM include: • Review and confirm the overall work plan, prepare schedules for intermediate outputs and activities, track progress and take appropriate action as needed • Prepare and monitor cash and in-kind Project budget (fund raising being the task of the Bureau under delegated authority from the UNCEEA); • Assign or negotiate tasks to the city and other technical expert groups • Reporting and communicating

Editor Tasks and responsibilities of the editor include: • Drafting recommendations for change • Preparing draft text of the revised SEEA • Reporting to the Programme Manager, who, in turn, reports to the Bureau of the UNCEEA • Providing oversight of the overall internal consistency of the revised SEEA and of the consistency with other macroeconomic standards

Decision-making process • UNCEEA assisted by the Bureau is responsible for managing and coordinating the revision process of the SEEA • UNCEEA takes decisions on the scope of the revision and on technical and conceptual issues • Issues are deliberated first by the city groups • Recommendations from the city groups are considered for final recommendations and then circulated to countries and regional commissions • Consolidated recommendations will be submitted to the UN Statistical Commission for adoption

Deliverables • Volume 1 – International statistical standard • Volume 2 – Covering topics for which consensus could not be reached but are highly policy relevant • Volume 3 – Applications (covering both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 topics)

Timetable 2007 -2009 • Discussion of issues • Fundraising • Appointment of editor and PM (1/12009) • Recommendations of city groups are circulated to the UNCEEA and then upon its approval to countries (Vol. 1) • Drafting text for chapters Vol. 1

Timetable (2) 2010 -2011 • Revision of recommendations on the basis of comments from consultation (Vol. 1 and part of Vol. 3) • Submission of consolidated recommendation (Vol. 1 and part of Vol. 3) to UNSC (2011) 2012 • Submission of Vol. 1 and part of Vol. 3 to UNSC for adoption

Timetable Vol. 2 2010 – 2011 • UNCEEA reviews recommendations from city groups • Consultation with countries 2012 • Consolidated recommendations are submitted to the UNSC for adoption 2013 • Adoption by the UNSC

Financing • Resource requirement in cash to fund salaries and travel of Editor and PM is estimated to $900, 000

Questions to the UNCEEA 1. Do you agree with the criteria for including issues in the research agenda? [Section B] 2. Do you agree with the governance of the Project including the tasks and responsibilities of the Bureau, the Project Manager and the Editor? [Section C] 3. Do you agree with the decision-making process for the revision of the SEEA? [Section D] 4. Do you agree with the time schedule and proposed budget of the work programme? [Section E] 5. Do you agree with the Terms of Reference of the Project Manager and the Editor [Annexes I and II to the paper]