| This project was to assist in improving the performance of medium sized enterprises through a range of measures including export promotion activities and development of their HRD capabilities. The objective was to assist the viability of enterprises which were, or had recently become, privatised. The intention that some 30 to 40 enterprises would be assisted over the project period.
The project worked across both entities (RS and FBH) and worked in all sectors. Following wide promotion of the facility, many enterprises had requested assistance and some 35 had undergone diagnostic audit which reviewed their current technical, financial and marketing status. A proportion of those, which satisfied a number of criteria (including potential viability, management commitment and willingness to pay part of the cost of consultancy) were selected for restructuring/turnaround management assistance.
The project worked with local consultancy organisations and developing local consultancy capacity was an important objective. A significant element of the project was the development with selected enterprises of HRCMP (Human Resource Change Management Plans) which enabled enterprise management to manage and train employees to produce improved performance. The social dimension of restructuring was also important for the project and some 10% of services were used to develop a social plan for each enterprise losing labour, and supporting initiatives for labour redeployment. The project also provided policy advice to government in areas relating to competition policy and trade promotion. 
A dedicated web site in the local language and English has been created in connection with this project at www.pperp.org |
