Firm's Profile of INTIGRO Private (Ltd)

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RESEARCH, SURVEYS & INSTITUIONAL

CAPACITY BUILDING

PROJECT PROFILES

LAST UPDATED: JUNE 2013

Legal status: Private Limited Company

Mailing address: Suite 1, Third Floor, Multi Trade Center 1,Street 51, E-11/3 Markaz, MPCHS, Islamabad.

Land Line: 92 51 2228439-40Mobile: 92 333 5123604Fax: 92 51 2228440Email: [email protected]: www.intigro-consulting.com
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Table of Contents Page: 2

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 3

PROJECTS IN CAPACITY BUILDING/INSTITUIONAL ASSESSMENTS/PERFORMANCE AUDITS.........................4

PROJECT PROFILES RESEACRCH & SURVEYS ............................................................................................8PROJECTS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH....................................................................................................12

CORE TEAM............................................................................................................................................13

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INTRODUCTION Page: 3

INTRODUCTION

Intigro, has built a solid reputation as development

practitioners, since its establishment in 2002 as aconsulting firm specializing in Research, Surveysand Capacity Building as few of its core area ofexpertise. Our other areas of service offeringinclude grant management, project design &management activities, monitoring & evaluationsystems, and infrastructure development andcarrying out M&E activities for our clients. Wehave developed strong linkages within thedevelopment sector rendering services to localand international NGOSs & donor agencies andinternational development financial institutions.

Our commitment to quality and creativity, throughcontinuing professional development, training,supervision, and peer review, creates anenvironment that benefits our clients. When youchoose Intigro you gain the collective wisdom andexperience of our team of qualified professionals.

The Intigro team has an outstanding internationalexposure that offers both clients and employees awealth of cross-country experience. Our peopleare our strength. Each individual brings practicalresearch experience to every project. Intigronetwork of associates supplies genuine insightsthat are firmly grounded in local knowledge. Ourinternational panel of advisors in key industryclusters helps frame issues and secure interviewsin their areas of expertise.

Our dedicated project leaders work closely withclients to select the right set of research andconsulting services and apply those tools to findthe best paths to growth. The upcoming sectionswill list projects that have been delivered inresearch, surveys and capacity building. The list isnot exhaustive. For details on our pool of

associated consultants please visithttp://www.intigro-consulting.com.

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PROJECT PROFILES Page: 4

PROJECTS IN CAPACITY BUILDING/INSTITUIONAL ASSESSMENTS/PERFORMANCEAUDITS

1. World Bank (2013 and on-going) - Financial and Operational Management for Citizens

Damage Compensation Program (CDCP):Scope and responsibilities of the Consultantt o setand ensure smooth running of the financial and operational processes and procedures forPrograms are in line with the relevant rules and procedures of the World Bank and theGovernment of Pakistan. The scope of the assignment will be to advise on designing anddeveloping a comprehensive Financial and Operational Management system for thePrograms and to also their periodic reviews. The consultant will be required to undertakethe following tasks:

To review the existing instruments and functionality of financial and operationalmanagement mechanisms being used in the Programmes.

To undertake discussions with the Management of the Programmes and otherrelevant stakeholders to complete the review of various instruments and theirlinkage to the programme.

To filter out the gaps of the existing mechanism and suggest /recommendalternative mechanism that can support the Programmes objectives and addresscontrol issues.

To advise CDCP in setting up systems for efficient and effective procurement ofgoods and of consultancy services for the implementation of the program.

To review documentations and communication received from CDCP regardingprocurement of goods and services.

To flag potential problems in the procurement process and work with CDCP toresolve them.

Review of procurement documentation .

To undertake detailed assessment of the financial risks of CDCP.

To do any other task(s) as deemed necessary to complete the assignment.

2. DFID (2013 on going) Public Financial Managementr Firm for Benazir ImncomeSupport Program (BISP):The objectives of this assignment are to: To assist DFID in providing technical assistance to BISP while ensuring that a well-

designed, accountable, transparent and efficient financial and procurement system isin place

To ensure smooth running of the financial and operational processes/procedures forBISP which are also in line with the relevant rules/procedures of DFID

Scope of work

To review the existing instruments and functionality of financial and operationalmanagement mechanisms being used for BISP.

As mentioned earlier, DFID Pakistans technical assistance funds are designed to

facilitate the delivery of the overall programme. Therefore there is room under theinnovation window to enhance monitoring and work to strengthen the internalsystems within BISP. The primary deliverables, the detailed responsibilities of thefirm/specialist are as follows:

To assist BISP in setting up systems for efficient and effective procurement ofgoods and of consultancy services for the implementation of the program.

Monitor progress against the FRA mitigation action plan and simultaneouslydevelop internal capacity to deliver the agreed risk mitigation measures.

To provide the necessary support to the SCT team/ the Portfolio risk and assuranceteam during the annual FRA follow up i.e. the annual statement of progress andprocess review of the programme.

To undertake detailed assessment of the financial risks

To review documentations and communication received from BISP regardingprocurement of goods and services.

Review and flag potential problems in the procurement documents, process andwork with BISP to resolve them.

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To undertake discussions and ensure follow up with BISP Management and otherrelevant stakeholders to complete the review of various instruments and theirlinkage to the programme.

To continue support to the development/implementation of the BISP InstitutionalPlan ( including HRMS, performance management, financial follow ups, reporting)

To prepare a draft report of the existing issues and problems and their effects onefficient implementation of BISP.

To develop and review on a recurring basis, a continuum of process orientedFinancial Management and Operational guidelines that attempts to strengthen theexisting system to make it accountable, transparent and efficient.

In order for better, focussed capacity building, conduct a training needsassessment/skills gap analysis of BISP

To develop operational timelines, turn around time, and minimize lag time fordocument flow and more importantly a comprehensive flow of sharedresponsibility.

To do any other task(s) as deemed necessary to complete the assignment.

3. Department of International Development, DIFID (2013 and on going) Performance Audit of Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF): We have carriedout the Performance Audit of PSDF. The purpose of the audit is to assess the existingsetup and its capacity to deliver the scale up to the whole of Punjab. The scopeentailed, appraisal of the existing institutional arrangement, management systems andprocess flows of the PSDF. Further, assessing the the extent to which the PSDFoperations has achieved its goals and objectives in an effective, efficient andeconomical manner. The scope of work for the Institutional Assessment enatils:

a. Conduct a structured to gauge views of the PSDF Board, management and staffon the goals, objectives and future vision for the Fund. The exercise will definethe PSDF vision, goals and objectives to guide existing operations as well as thescale up phase.

b. Assess the institutional arrangement of PSDF as a Section 42 company andcompliance with legal requirements vis-a-viz institutional structure, codes ofconduct, standard operating procedures, process flows and rules of business.Also review the degree of autonomy exercised and checks and balances in placein the financial, management, implementation, and accountability matters.

c. Review governance and management structures of PSDF in relation to itsagenda; including the value addition of the private sector representation in theBoard and the management of and delivery by PSDF. This will also cover internalcommunication channels and practices, reporting hierarchies, informationcreation and its role in management decision making, and systems available tothe PSDF Board to perform its oversight and strategic planning role.

d. Assess the degree of organizational integration and systems harmonization tofacilitate smooth flow of programme activities and the attainment of programme

objectives. This would cover key functions pertaining to programme planningand strategic development, programme implementation, quality assurance,information management, monitoring and evaluation, procurement, financialmanagement, legal, and human resource.

e. Analyze the quality and efficacy of PSDF arrangements dedicated to enhancesystems accountability and transparency. This among others would covercontrol and accountability mechanisms, quality assurance, monitoring andevaluation systems, beneficiary tracking and outreach.

f. Conduct a human resource assessment (including incentive structures) of PSDFin relation to roles and responsibilities of key positions, the broader agenda ofthe PSDF, and scale up plans. Provide the human resource requirementscapacity building framework for PSDF with the objective to efficiently meetexisting and future (including scale-up) needs. PEOP is a GFBP 55 million

program jointly funded by DFID and Government of Punjab by providing GBP 25each and an additional GBP 5 million as technical assistance by DFID. Thepurpose of the ASP is to review the annual progress of the project in light of therecommendations given in the Fiduciary Risk Assessment (FRA).

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4. Department of International Development, DFID (2013) - Annual Statement ofProgress (ASP) of 2013: We have developed the Annual Statement of Progress (ASP)of 2013 for the Punjab Employment Opportunity Program (PEOP) for the year 2013.PEOP is a GFBP 55 million program jointly funded by DFID and Government of Punjab byproviding GBP 25 each and an additional GBP 5 million as technical assistance by DFID.The purpose of the ASP is to review the annual progress of the project in light of therecommendations given in the Fiduciary Risk Assessment (FRA).

5. World Bank (2013) - Implementaion of the institiuional developmentframework for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP): We are in the process ofimplementation of the five year instituional development plan agreed with the BISPmanagement for period 2013-2018. In phase one, implementation of the balance scorecard startegy, business process enigineering of the human resource department anddevelopent of the scoping document for the newly proposed human resourcemanangement information system. Phase 2 would enatail the busniess rposocessengineering of the remaining deparmtents and implemenattain of an ERP system.

6. World Bank (Punjab Social Sector Expenditure Review): We have recently carried out theexpenditure review of the social sector for Punjab. This was a joint exercise of the World BankWashington Head office and the World Banks Pakistan Country Office. The scope of theassignment was the of work entails the institutional assessment review of the Social Protectionprograms of the Government of Punjab.

7. The World Bank (Financial polices & procedure of BISP) - The project is a PKR 30Billion, cash transfer program for Pakistan. The World Bank is giving a technicalAssistance (TA) of USD 70M to help BISP, operate country wide. As part of the lendingcondition by The World Bank, a comprehensive Financial and Operational ManagementGuidelines document for the BISP needed to be design and develop with a special focuson the procurement rules under the World Banks OP and PPRA rules . The broadscope of work entailed: -

To review the existing instruments and functionality of financial and

operational management mechanisms being used for BISP. To filter out the gaps of the existing mechanism and suggest

/recommend alternative mechanism that can support the programmeobjectives and address control issues.

To undertake detailed assessment of the financial risks.

To undertake discussions with BISP Management and other relevantstakeholders to complete the review of various instruments and theirlinkage to the programme.

To prepare a draft report of the existing issues and problems and theireffects on efficient implementation of BISP.

To develop a continuum of process oriented Financial Management andOperational guidelines that attempts strengthening the existing system

to make it accountable, transparent and efficient. To develop BISP organograms specific roles and responsibility matrix.

To develop operational timelines, turn around time, and minimize lagtime for document flow and more importantly a comprehensive flow ofshared responsibility.USAID (Infrastructure development) The projectwas awarded for the rehabilitation of the damaged residential units inthe FATA area. The project was under the FATA livelihood Programfunded USAID and awarded by the Upper FATA Development Authority.

8. The World Bank (Capacity Building of Benazir Income Support Program) - Thescope includes monitoring of financial management arrangement of the World Bankfunded programs which are mainly public sector entities and specialized projects. Thescope entails review of the internal and external control mechanisms of the programs,carrying out their gap analysis of the existing system to identify financial management

risks and guidance on mitigation measures, review of the internal audit reports,develop action plans and advising the management on addressing the weaknesses infinancial management arrangements and facilitate implementation of agreed actions.


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Further, guidance and oversight in developing financial and operational policies andprocedures for the program is an integral part of this engagement.

9. LEAD International (Advisory) - Advisory on financial, strategic and tactical matters.10. LEAD International (Implementation of Accounting & Financial Management

System, Time Writing and Payroll). Delivered an ERP strategy and roadmap to seniormanagement, to assist LEAD Pakistan in transforming the companys accounting andfinancial management operations. Managed cross-functional team of core business,operatr5ions and support personnel to evaluate existing technologies and businessprocesses. Analyzed and documented system and business workflows, designedimprovements based on industry best practices and authored ERP Strategy documentpresenting ROI of new process flows. Final presentation highlighted areas in LEADsoperations business where the proposed SAGE based ERP could transform operations.On boards approval the ERP was implemented that included the GL, AP, AR, Payroll andtreasury. In addition a customized application for time writing work flow for onlineauthorization was developed that integrated with the ERP to allocate time cost to thecost centers.

11. ESRA-USAID (Accounting & Donor Reporting Outsourcing) The projectscope includedsetting up the accounting system from scratch in seven districts offices, closing the trialbalances and consolidating them after verification for onward reporting to the clientand to the Donor. The project also included compiling the invoice and answering to thequeries of the donors internal audit department for clearing the invoice for paymentclearance. The project also entailed payroll processing of the payroll for all the projectstaff and maintenance of the fixed asset register.

12. Actionaid (Accounting & Donor Reporting Outsourcing) The projectscope includedsetting up the accounting system to accumulate the thematic expenses from 13developments areas spread over all four provinces of Pakistan. The process included online verification and closing the trial balances and consolidating them after verificationfor onward reporting to the client. The reporting also included a quarterly financialMonitoring & Evaluation Report analyzing the grant burn rate during the reporting

period.13. ESRA-USAID (Grant Management Reporting System) The objective was to implement

a financial system to manage grant for the USAID funded Education Sector ReliefAssistance (ESRA) for the partner organization. Assumed the project responsibility for afull financial suite (GL, AP, AR and Fixed Assets) and delivered the solution using SAGESoftware solution implemented in two districts connecting seven (7) remote offices.

14. Actionaid (Grant Management and Reporting System) The client required acomprehensive grant management system for all of their development areas partnerNGOs covering the full length and breadth of the Pakistan. For the same purpose 30full scale site implementations of SAGE were carried out covering GL, AP and ARTreasury.

15. Rural Support Program Network (Implementation of Provident Fund ManagementSystem) RSPN Largest non-government network of rural development program in the

country, called Rural Support Program or RSPs. Developed a provident fund accountingsystem for RSPN. The system could handle funds life cycle. In addition to the normalaccounting routines the system was capable of handling member advances, interestaccruals and its allocation to its members.

16. Rural Support Program Network (Training on Fund Management) Carried out atraining on fund accounting to members RSPs on latest trends in bookkeeping andpresenting data for fund. In addition viable investing opportunities and governmentaland regulatory provisions regarding investing fund monies into financial institutionssecurities and bonds.

17. Punjab Rural Support Program Network (Microfinance Trainings) As a resourceperson, carried out a three day training on accounting, finaical reporting andinformation systems for Microfinance Institutions.

18. Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) (Implementation of GrantManagement System) Development of grant management system to manage grantfunds for the donor. The assignment included implementation of SAGE Accounting


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together with customization of the general ledger to record and report costs for themesthat are funded by the donor.

19. Green Rural Development Organization (Implementation of Grant ManagementSystem) Development of grant management system to manage grant funds for thedonor. The assignment included implementation of SAGE Accounting together withcustomization of the general ledger to record and report costs for themes that arefunded by the donor.

20. Fisher Folk (Implementation of Grant Management System) Development of grantmanagement system to manage grant funds for the donor. The assignment includedimplementation of SAGE Accounting together with customization of the general ledgerto record and report costs for themes that are funded by the donor.

21. Community Development Organization (Implementation of Grant ManagementSystem) Development of grant management system to manage grant funds for thedonor. The assignment included implementation of SAGE Accounting together withcustomization of the general ledger to record and report costs for themes that arefunded by the donor.

22. Climate Data Knowledge Network (CDKN) PWC UK (Contract Administration) The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is a GBP 40 million globalinitiative to support decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatibledevelopment by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management insupport of locally owned and managed policy processes. We are part of the deliveryand design team in the capacity of Contract Administrator for Asia region, headed bythe regional director of the Asia region. Contract administration includes compliancewith contractual provisions and vetting and scrutinizing invoices raised against thecontract delivery amounting to more than GBP 2,000,000 annually.

23. Financial Advisory Services Advisory services to clients at the pre-bid submissionstage includes methodology formulation, budget preparations, proposalconceptualization and review, negotiations with the donor till financial close and at thepost award stage; review of the project design and implementation, financial reporting,

project burn rate, project cost charging methodology, adherence to ADS / FARregulations (For USAID funded projects) and relevant guide lines from the donor.Advisory services rendered on various projects undertaken directly or whilerepresenting other clients, are here under: -

a. CDKN, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK (Climate Data Knowledge Network)b. ENI Pakistan - Bhit Rurual Support Program (BRSP)c. USAID (ASP) Assessment and strengthening Program (pre award proposal submission

in association with Aid, LEAD and GHK)d. Packard Foundation Women Leaders for Reproductive Health and Development

(WLRHD),e. Packard Foundation Leadership and Reproductive Health Project (LRH)f. Care International Stimulating Hope in District Buner, NWFPg. Asian Development Bank Promoting Climate Change and Adaptation in Asia & Pacific

h. Sindh Education Foundation - Rural Base Community Supported Schooli. The World Bank - Improving Quality, Access and Governance in Education (in

collaboration with GET GmbH/ICON-INSTITUTE, LEAD Pakistan and Proman SA)j. British High Commission - The Roles & Capacities of Actors in Water Conflicts in

Pakistan: A Mapping Studyk. RAF - Maternal and Newborn Health Programme Researchl. USAID (JOBS) Integrated Work and Learning Programmes for Pakistanm. Heinrich-Bll-Stiftung (HBF) Copenhagen Climate Change Summitn. IDRC Entrepreneurship Education through School based productive enterpriseso. Oxfam Novaib - Disaster Response Network-Balakot (DRN-Balakot)

PROJECT PROFILES RESEACRCH & SURVEYS

Following is a list of indicative list of projects undertaken by Intigro and its associated consultants:Name of Project Year Client Project Brief Impact Assessmentand Monitoring ofPolio Campaigns

2002 03 WHO The exercise involves interviewers in all Tehsils and all Union

Councils of selected District. In the nationwide exercise


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Name of Project Year Client Project Brief

Consultants covered 63 districts in all the four provinces. It

involved interviews with approximately 315,816 households. In

each survey the field work was completed in less than one

week.

Evaluation of PolioCommunicationCampaign

2002 - 03 UNICEF The study was conducted in more than 10 high risks districts in

all the four provinces of Pakistan. The study focused on finding

the impact of Polio Communication Campaign prior to national

immunization days during 2002.

National KAP study onSanitation and Hygiene

2001 UNICEF The study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) onsanitation and hygiene was carried out to analyze hygiene andsanitation habits of the country and to find out more about thecommunication vehicles for promoting better sanitation andhygiene practices. It was a national study covering all the fourprovinces, AJK and Northern areas. The main objective of thestudy was to look into the latrine usage practices, type oflatrine construction and personal hygiene and cleaningpractices in general in the country. The other expectation from

the study was to find out the impact on the communicationcampaign held in Punjab in late 2000 with respect to sanitationand hygiene.

Evaluation of NGOSchools in the FourProvinces of Pakistan

1996 NIP /UNICEF

This study carried out an evaluation of more than 200 schools

in selected districts in the four provinces of Pakistan. The study

analyzed the role of community participation in NGO run

schools and compared the performance of students in NGO run

schools with those in government run schools.

Assessment &Evaluation of SchoolsEnrollment and Drop-out

1996 CIET /UNICEFandGovernment of Pakistan

This study was carried out in the Sindh province with

approximately ten thousand children and their parents. The

research design included several components including field

survey, focus groups and analysis of school enrollment data.

A team of nearly fifty men and women were trained to visit (inteams of 4-5 persons) a village or urban location where theymobilized a group of parents and gathered them in acommunity location for focus group discussion. They alsointerviewed the school administration, members of the localschool committee (where it existed), a selected number ofparents and a designated number of randomly chosen childrenin the locality.

Third Party Validationand Assessment ofIncreased Enrollmentduring EnrollmentCampaign

2005 UNICEF This study was conducted to obtain an independent third party

evaluation of enrollment numbers achieved as a result of the

campaign to ensure that the reported enrollment figures

represent the facts on the ground. Changes in enrollment

figures were examined within the 22 districts and 10 towns of

Karachi covered by the campaign. Consultants Pakistan

designed a comprehensive observation and monitoring study

which included primary observation along with more than 300

interviews with the District Coordination Officer (DCO),

Education Department Staff (EDO, AEDO, and Supervisor),

School Head-Teachers as well as parents of children aged 5 -9.

Baseline & AssessmentSurvey of EPI (ExtendedProgramme onImmunization) in Sindh

2004 UNICEF The study was conducted for the assessment of EPI coverage,

especially the status of DPT3 (Diptheria, Pertusis, Tetnus)

vaccination. The assessment was carried out on a cluster

survey of approximately 8000 households in 3 districts of

Sindh; Larkana, Thatta Khairpur and one town (Kemari) of

Karachi. Children between age 1 and 2 years were identified

and their mothers were interviewed.

Polio AssessmentSurvey- Focus groups

2001-2 UNICEF focus groups were conducting in the rural areas and urbanslums Rawalpindi and Islamabad, to find out the opinion of

people about the new poster for polio campaign.


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Survey on child labour 2002 UNICEFhousehold survey with general public in all the four provincesof Pakistan, to find out public view about child labour and theirproblems. Using case study method to know about the

problems of child labour and child violence at work.

Impact Assessment ofLocal Governments inPunjab

2007-2008 Institute ofPublicPolicy /WorldBank

This survey was divided into two parts and was conducted in 6districts of Punjab. In the qualitative part, 165 structuredinterviews were carried out to discuss the local governmentssystem in detail while the second part, the quantitative one,comprised of 1535 interviews aimed at judging the perceptionof people about the local Government System. Therespondents included elected and non-elected officials of thelocal government, parliamentarians, opinion leaders,households, SMEs and farmers. The aim was to measure thesuccess on REFORMS of the Local Government Ordinance of2001 at the district level from 2002 onwards

An Impact AssessmentSME Survey

2005 SMEBank/Bankakademie

International

The survey was conducted for gauging the demand forbusiness loans amongst owners of small and mediumenterprises. Around 400 respondents were approached in

eight cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad,Sialkot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Peshawar and Quetta. Theobjective of this study was to gain independent feedbackfrom potential borrowers about the type of loans theyrequire.

FIAS Core Regularity

and Administrative cost

Survey

2004 World

Bank/IFC

The study examines the administrative and regularity cost thatare faced by a firm (which includes Micro, Small, Medium andLarge companies) from the time it started to do the dailybusiness operations. A stratified sampling technique was usedto conduct face-to-face survey with a sample of 659 companiesin 9 districts representing all the four provinces of the country.These companies were distributed in Manufacturing, Services,Trade and other sectors. The sect-oral composition of thesample was representative of the distribution of enterprisesbetween important sectors regarding the relative contributionto GDP.

Assessment of Investment Climate andEconomic Performancein Pakistan

2002 WorldBank/SMEDA

This survey was conducted with 1000 manufacturing units(Small, Medium & Large companies) across 10 cities ofPakistan. The objective of the study was to analyze and assessthe investment climate in Pakistan, with a view to makingrecommendations for its possible improvement. This was apart of Global Research conducted by World Bank.

Assessment Study onWomen Entrepreneurs

2001 ILO/SMEDA

The study focused on the problems faced by femaleentrepreneurs (SMEs) in our society. 150 women entrepreneursin Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad during the study. Inaddition to the support they received from their family thefemale entrepreneurs also asked about the nature of theirbusinesses.

Impact of Legal andPolicy Environment onMSME growth

2001 SMEDA/ILO

This impact assessment study was based on the in-depth study

of more than 300 micro and small enterprises in seven major

cities throughout the country. The central theme of this study

was to examine the connection between the policy and legal

environment and employment. The study aimed at finding that

whether this connection is a strong one, where improvements

to the policy and legal environment lead to more and better

jobs within the MSE sector. Or is the relationship more tenuous,

with other factors associated with the broader business

environment playing a dominant role?

Need Assessment ofSMEs for IndustrialInformation Network(IIN)

2001 SMEDA/UNIDO

It was a need assessment survey of 400 SMEs in the Textile

and Leather Sectors in six major cities of Pakistan. The study

was undertaken to understand how they could be approached

and motivated to use an Industrial Information network (IIN).

The IIN is being currently developed by UNIDO Pakistan. The

study assessed the e-readiness of these enterprises.Problems of Large ScaleEntrepreneurs inPakistan

2001 WorldBank

The study is based on detailed survey of 100 large

entrepreneurs. The purpose of the survey was to do a


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comparative analysis of the profile and problems of small and

large enterprises. The final report presented comparative data

for small and large enterprises.

The State of IT Industryin Pakistan

2001 Ministry of ScienceandTechnology

This study conducted jointly by Consultants and KPMG

comprised of 7 survey modules. The survey was carried out

among 7000 households, 110 Computer Hardware Vendors, 48

Leading Software Houses, 390 IT Professionals, 300 IT user

organizations, 35 Internet service providers and 406 IT

Educational Institutions. Findings of this survey were used to

frame the National IT Policy.

Lahore Water andSanitation Study AnIndependent ImpactAssessment study togauge the perception ofdifferent stake holders

on the Privatization ofWater and SanitationAuthority.

2005 IFC This survey was conducted with 9,000 household andinstitutional users of WASA services in Lahore. The objectivesof the study were to assess through a series of interviews andfocus group discussions, the current water and sanitationusage, sanitation modes, consumption levels and total incomespent on water and sanitation.

Mailed householdsurvey

1999 CBR,WorldBank

Mailed household survey, target population was male and

female adults of all the four provinces of Pakistan.

Researcher was responsible for the finalization of a survey

tool, conduct and supervision of the data collection process,

application of QA/QC on the data collection and entry,

tabulation and design of a database, conduct of statistical

analyses, and the development of a final report.

Household Surveys andindepth interviews

2002 PTA It was a household survey of Pakistani to judge about their

awareness for internet and its usage, in depth interviews with

different professionals to find out their views regarding the

internet usage and growth of telecom in the countryIndepth interviews 2000/2006 World

BankIn-depth interviews with professionals of different walks of life

including journalist, bankers politicians etc (list given by world

bank) were conducted. The professional were asked about the

performance and image of world bank.

Need AssessmentSurvey of mobile users-Focus Groups

2001-2 Mobilink Focus groups were conducting with the mobile users of all thefour provinces of Pakistan, to find out the successfulness of thenew packages of mobile.

Customer satisfactionsurvey of mobile users-Household survey

2001-2 Mobilink Household survey with mobile users in all the four provinces ofPakistan, to find out public view about different mobilefeatures and their problems.

Public opinion ontaxation system

1999Worldbank

Household survey with all the male and female adults ot

Pakistan selected in a scientific random method, to find out

public view point on taxation system and to get their

suggestion for its betterment.

Customer satisfactionsurvey- Mysteryshopping

2001-5 KFC Mystery shopping, to find out performance rating of KFC andpublic level of satisfaction for their products.

Customer satisfactionsurvey of film users

2002-3 Kodak Survey with photo shops, to find out the rate of their sale

during a month and to know about the most liked brand of

photo film by checking the garbage of photo shops.

Gallup Media Survey 2001-2 Gallup Household survey with general public in all the four provincesof Pakistan, to find out the media attitude, penetration andshopping habits of people.

Gallup TV rating 2001-2 Gallup Household survey with TV viewers in all the four provinces of

Pakistan, to find out public viewer ship of different TV channels

and programs.


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PROJECTS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH1. Conducted a qualitative research study for Infrastructure Project Development Facility

(IPDF) for scope of public private partnership (PPP) in Pakistan in infrastructuredevelopment. The study entails analyzing economic and political environment for theimplementation of PPP strategy in the development of infrastructure in Pakistan, institutionalanalysis by studying Pakistans early experience with PPP, the roadblocks to PPPimplementation and private sector perspective with a special focus on energy,communication and ports & shipping sector and global PPP Policy. Recommendations will besuggested for making Pakistans PPP Program successful based on international bestpractices and on basis of responses from various key stakeholders.

2. Qualitative Research Consultant for Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP),conducting two research studies (1) Myths and Misconceptions on Adolescent ReproductiveHealth and (2) Violence against Women, November 2006 to December 2006

3. Qualitative Research Consultant for The Population Council, for Pakistan Study of SexuallyTransmitted Infections, survey of the Bridging Population (Urban Men), May 2007 to-

November 074. Qualitative Impact Assessment of Program: Influencing Policy Makers through Media,

Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN), a John Snow, Inc. funded project,August 07 to- November 07

5. Formative qualitative research on reproductive health behaviour in rural Pakistan,Population Communication International (PCI) March 1999 Sept. 1999.

6. Consultant for qualitative research for developing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework,Integrated Human Development Project, Ministry of Education, Maldives, a World BankProject for Oxford Policy Management November 2006 Jan 2007

7. Consultant for Population Council Pakistan, for conducting and analyzing Focus GroupDiscussions in four cities of Pakistan as a component of the National STI/RTI Survey ofBridging Population, January 07 to- March 07.

8. Assistant Coordinator for qualitative study on Female Mobility in Potohar Region, ODA and

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, July 97 - Nov 97.9. Consultant for Population Studies International (PSI), Analysis of qualitative information on

HIV/AIDS high risk groups in Pakistan, September 1998.

10. Conducted a qualitative study on Tuberculosis Trial Patients involved in Direct ObservationTreatment (DOTS) for Association for Social Development (ASD), April 1999 Nov 1999.

11. Analysis of qualitative information on adolescents in Pakistan for The Population Council, Oct1999 Nov.1999

12. Research consultant on a qualitative behavioral research on Juvenile Prisoners in Pakistan,SPARC, November 1999 March 2000

13. Research Coordinator for a qualitative study on Impact of Poverty on Women in Urban Areas,Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), Oct 2001 to March 2002.

14. Consultant for qualitative research as part of the OPM Project Monitoring and EvaluationComponent for Integrated Human Development Project, Ministry of Education, Maldives, aWorld Bank Project for Oxford Policy Management May 2008 to July 2008.

15. Consultant for Contech International, Health Consultants, for Qualitative Component ofPAIMAN Assessment on Decision Space Analysis for PAIMAN Program Districts, October 2009to January 2010.


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CORE TEAMWe have proposed a key team of four persons for this project, out of which two (2) resources will be providedPERICOM Malaysia. Details of the resource person are as follows:

Salman Qazi

Master of Science in HealthPolicy and Management,Aga Khan UniversityKarachi 2001-2004(with overall distinction)

Bachelor of Medicine andSurgery,Bolan Medical College,University of Balochistan1997 (1st Div)

Mr. Qazi has 14 years of experience in advising for Health, Population and Nutrition. Hehas done Master of Science in Health Policy and Management with overall distinction.He has done consulting assignment with various UN organizations.His most recent and relevant projects include Sexual and Reproductive Health BaselineSurvey of the focus districts of Baluchistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) 2009. He alsocompleted RH Assessment of Earthquake Affected Districts of Baluchistan in the year2008. Mr. Qazi has distinction of conducting mapping Exercise of Organizations andInstitutions working on RH, Gender and Population Issues in Balochistan, 2007, whichwas done for UNFPA. He also conducted Situation Analysis of Health and PopulationWelfare Facilities of District Chagai and Nushki in year 2005 under GoP-UNFPA.Apart from this he was appointed as National consultant for integration of HIV issues inthe Spanish gender proposal as one UN Pilot in Pakistan for the year 2011.In 2010, he had the honour of working as National Public Health Specialist forAssessment of Responsiveness and Accountability in Health Systems of Pakistan.

He has completed various assignments in especially in Baluchistan region relating toSituational analysis and needs assessment and Technical Advisory Services for Health.Mohsin Muslim

Masters in Sociology,Punjab University, LahoreBachelors in BusinessAdministration, PrestonInstitute of ManagementSciences, Pakistan.

Mr. Mohsin has more than 19 years experience in the Industry from supplier side. AsCOO/Head of Research & Operations of Pakistani affiliate ofGallup International hehas successfully managed many projects for leading National, International clients andagencies and received many appreciations. Mohsins background is in behavioralsciences and marketing.Mohsin has extensive experience in most aspects of Research including BusinessDevelopment, Strategic Planning, Research Management, Training, Moderation, andManagement of Operations (qualitative and quantitative).He is a visiting faculty member and resource person on Marketing Research,Marketing Information System, Marketing Research Practicum, Advance MarketingResearch, Media Research & Research Methods in many leading universities ofPakistan. He has successfully conducted professional trainings to senior researchmanagement teams in Afghanistan, Bahrain and Pakistan.He is an active member of leading National and International professional

organizations. He is holding the office of Country Representative of ESOMAR inPakistan.As Vice President/Chairperson of Marketing Association of Pakistan, his remarkableachievements were the launch of a Training Institute for Marketers and MarketingResearchers in Lahore, Pakistan besides a significant increase in the base of membersof the association.During his tenure as Joint Secretary, Marketing Association of Pakistan Lahore Chaptersuccessfully organized International Marketing Congresses in Pakistan on Marketingin the Information Age and New Challenges New Initiatives.Currently he is also holding the office of Vice President / Chairperson of AlumniAssociation of Punjab University Sociologists. He is leading an Alumni of Sociologists(around 4000 who graduated since 1954) of Pakistans largest University.

Sarah Javed

M.Sc. in Anthropology

Ms. Sarah Javed based out of Islamabad has 21 years of experience in conductinganalysis and evaluation. She has done M.Sc. in Anthropology and taken variouscertifications in basic and advanced courses in demography. She has the honour ofworking as Program Officer for Population Council in 1992. She was appointed as

Population - Environment Program Officer for World Conservation Union (IUCN) in 1991.From 1989 to 1991 she served as Environmental Demographer for Pakistan NationalConservation Strategy Secretariat. Ms. Sarah also worked as Technical Editor forNational Institute of Population Studies in 1989 and research associate for NationalInstitute of Population Studies in 1989.She is working as free-lance development consultant now and has gained experience inthis area. Evaluation of Community Based Distribution Family PlanningServices (CBDs) with EDC private limited, for Asia Foundation in 1993 is a contributionto her experience. Furthermore, Community Base-Line Health Survey of ShiekhupuraDistrict with PIEDAR, Punjab Health Department/UNICEF in 1993 is most relevantassignment. Apart from this, she was appointed as Consultant for Population StudiesInternational (PSI), Analysis of qualitative information on HIV/AIDS high risk groups inPakistan for 1998.Another achievement in this area is Conducting a qualitative study on Tuberculosis TrialPatients involved in Direct Observation Treatment (DOTS) for Association for SocialDevelopment (ASD) in 1999.

Mr. Agha AlamdarHussain

C.A P.E II (ICAP)CFC - Canada

Mr. Hussain has 18 years of experience and training in financial advisory, financial duediligence, financial modeling, business valuations, feasibility studies, market research,business process analyses & re-engineering, financial management & control,accounting, ERP consulting, business intelligence, taxation, corporate & secretarialaffairs, internal and external audits, performance audits and litigation support.

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B.Com (Punjab University) Mr. Hussain has been working with all major consulting groups and financial institutionsin Pakistan including The World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hagler Bailly, and GrantThornton.Hussain has worked in a cross section of industry verticals that includes Retail,Telecom, IT, Infra-structure, Cement, Financial Services, Non governmental sector,Public Sector Universities, SMEs, Construction, Textile, Beverage and InternationalDonor Agencies.

Ms. Nadia Zahid

MSC Applied Psychology

Quaid-e-Azam University,Advance Certificate Coursein Psychology, 1998

Nadia Rathore is based in Rawalpindi, and is working as a research consultant inGallup Pakistan. She has more than ten (10) years experience in managingquantitative studies including questionnaire designing, translations, filed guidepreparation, field execution, data processing and training of project teams. She has ledproject teams on polio campaign monitoring survey, polio assessment survey andsanitation and hygiene A National KAP study, and has conducted in-depth interviewsfor many project. She has also worked on Media Audience measurement study for aninternational broadcasting service. She has leaded a team of researchers, conductingMobilink Customer Satisfaction Survey, and Tracking Studies.

Ms. Khadija AbbasMaster of Economics,2011,Lahore University of

Management Sciences

Bachelors in BusinessAdministration (Finance),2008

Ms. Khadija is a young and dynamic professional having experience in data analysis andresearch.She has worked as research associate for Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,where she worked on a project title 'Estimating

the Economic Costs of Conflict'.This project was sponsored by the British High Commission and done by a team atPakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). The team lead of this project wasDr. Usman Mustafa. Ms. Khadija was a Research Assistant in this project for a period of6 months (Jan-June, 2011). Her duties included coding of data, accumulating relevantinformation from the internet, supervising data entry and some part in report writing.She also presented paper title in International Research Conference 2008, Lahore titledRural-Urban migration: Causes and Consequences

Ms. Erum AkmalMBA (Human ResourceManagement), NUSTBusiness School (NBS)2009BBA (InternationalBusiness and Marketing),NUST Business School

(NBS), 2004

She has two years of experience in designing and planning of technical proposals. Shehas been involved in administrative activities; documentation of EOIs, Proposal writing,scheduling meetings with the clients and updating status of projects.

Ms. Erum has strong analytical Skills & multitasking capability. She has professionalexperience of using statistical software packages, Microsoft Office.


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