TMT Journal Update #10 from CGIAR Chair Katherine Sierra

Dear Colleagues,
The Transition Management Team (TMT) recently met in Washington, DC, to continue to move implementation of the CGIAR reforms forward. I know the reform effort has been a long road, but we are getting closer and there are signs of significant progress that I am excited about:

We are much closer to having a Consortium [...]

A Question and Answer Dialogue with the TMT in Washington, D.C.

On September 10th, 2009, in conjunction with Transition Management Team (TMT) meetings in Washington, D.C., the CGIAR Secretariat staff had the opportunity to engage TMT members in an informal Q&A dialogue on the CGIAR reforms under way. Here, we share some excerpts from the conversation.
1. How does the Transition Management Team envision the implementation of [...]

TMT Journal Update #9 from Mark Holderness

Dear Colleagues,
The Transition Management Team held a brief teleconference to prepare for its face-to-face meetings later this week in Washington, D.C. We discussed the need to continue to engage stakeholders in the reform process to ensure that we understand their concerns and the key issues that must be resolved in the coming months. 
 
The reform process [...]

TMT Journal Update #8 from Jonathan Wadsworth

Dear Colleagues,
I’d like to update you on some of the developments related to the change in the CGIAR and outcomes from the last few Transition Management Team (TMT) teleconferences.
Independent Science and Partnership Council
Earlier this year, the TMT commissioned an independent task group to offer recommendations to the TMT on the role and structure of the [...]

TMT Journal Update #7 from Steve Hall, CGIAR Alliance Executive Chair

Dear Colleagues,
Our recent TMT meeting in Washington was a rare opportunity for an in-person meeting not linked to a major event such as ExCo, allowing us to concentrate fully on reviewing progress, ensuring that coordination across the workstreams and identifying next steps.   The good news is that we are broadly on schedule.  Ren said it [...]

TMT Journal Update #6 from CGIAR Director Ren Wang

Dear Colleagues,
As our Chair Katherine Sierra noted in the last TMT journal update, the Executive Council (ExCo) gave a green light at its June meeting for implementation of the CGIAR Change Initiative to continue.  I was very pleased with this signal, which came with an acknowledgement that much work remains to be done. The Transition [...]

TMT Journal Update #5 from CGIAR Chair Katherine Sierra – ExCo Signals a Green Light for Reform Implementation

Dear Colleagues,
Last week the Executive Council met at CIAT in Cali, Colombia, to assess progress in implementing the reforms agreed to by the CGIAR Members at the Annual General Meeting in Maputo last December.  I’m pleased to report that ExCo expressed support for the work to date in broad terms and provided a “green light” [...]

TMT Journal Update #4 – from Mark Holderness

On behalf of the TMT you have already received Journal Updates from Steve Hall, Jonathan Wadsworth and Katherine Sierra – now it is my turn to fill you in on our latest work. In our most recent meeting via teleconference on Thursday, May 14th , our conversation focused on three items: 1) outcomes of the [...]

TMT Journal Update #3 – Message from CGIAR Chair Katherine Sierra

London Donor Workshop Confirms CGIAR Reform Is “On Track”
The Transition Management Team (TMT) convened an informal donors’ workshop in London on April 29-30 to provide an update on progress to date and our latest thinking on many of the key elements of the new CGIAR.  This workshop was an important milestone for us as it [...]

TMT Journal Update #2 – Not Business as Usual – from Jonathan Wadsworth

Dear All,
As Steve Hall mentioned in our first Transition Management Team (TMT) Journal Update last week, we are aiming to send more frequent and informal updates. This week it’s my turn to give you the latest developments.
This Wednesday (23rd April) the TMT met by telephone and the agenda focused on three items: 1) how we [...]