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Dear Madam / Sir

Established in 1994 AAM Consulting is a leading consulting firm in Central Eastern Europe with several running and successfully completed consultancy projects in EU countries and in various EU candidate and potential candidate countries. Since entering to the international market with mainly donor funded projects, our definite goal is to keep the tradition of consultancy approach and continuously develop our operation for the benefit of our Clients.

A comprehensive, integrated quality management system is central to our vision for managing the projects, therefore Quality Management is an integrated part of our project management methodology. In order to further develop our methodologies and operation, we initiate this search to collect feedback from the Beneficiaries of donor funded technical assistance projects. In this survey, approximately  people will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about the implementation of  donor funded technical assistance project. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Anita Timer by email at the email address specified below. Thank you very much for your time and support.

International Business Unit of AAM Consulting



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What is your expectation regarding the role of an implementing company in a technical assistance project?
 
To contract and mobilize the experts who can carry out the project activities.
 
To follow the implementation remotely and ensure proper contract management with the experts and the Contracting Authority.
 
To appoint a project manager (company representative) who can be contacted if needed and participates on Steering Committee meetings.
 
To appoint a project manager (company representative) who follows the project on-site and ensures that strong project management and necessary backstopping is on place.
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
What are the important aspects in a Technical assistance project. Please rank (1-5) the following in order of importance:
Flexibility of the implementing company
Good experts
Regular communication with clear communication channels
Smooth event organization
Considering Beneficiaries' needs
 
 
How important are the following regarding the experts on a technical assistance project? Please rate it from 0 to 5 (0 - no, it is not important at all, 3 -in some cases it can be important, 5 it is very important).
Experts can work together as a team
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Experts are individually strong with good reputation and several years of experiences
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Experts are listening to my needs and consider them during the work
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Experts are available for continuous discussions so we can work together smoothly
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Experts follow my orders
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Experts are able to adopt the specific aspects of my country/institution while implementing international standards/best practices
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Who do you contact first if you have problem with the performance of an expert?
 
Directly the expert
 
Representative of the implementing company
 
Contracting Authority
 
 
Have you ever been involved in a technical assistance project?
 
No
 
Yes, as expert of the Beneficiary (member of working groups, responsible for a professional area covered by the project etc.)
 
Yes, as part of the project management team from Beneficiary side (Project manager, coordinator, member of Steering Committee etc.).
 
Yes, both as expert and part of the project management team.
 
Other (please specify)
 
 
 
 
What do you consider as the most important strength of an implementing company?
   
 
 
 
What do you consider as weakness regarding an implementing company?
   
 
 
 
Do you usually keep contact with the representative of the implementing company?
 
No, I do not know her/him.
 
No. I know her/him but I do not need to keep contact with him/her.
 
Yes, but only on Steering committee meetings
 
Yes, we have regular contact via e-mails/phone.
 
Yes, we have regular contact via e-mails/phone and in person.
 
Other (please specify)
 
 
 
 
How do you see the involvement of the National Statistical Institutes from the European Statistical System in a technical assistance project (Select all that apply)?
 
 
Their involvement is not important.
 
They can host study visits and share their best practices.
 
They can provide experts who are well prepared in internal issues because they work in similar institutional environment.
 
I prefer more Twinning projects or TAIEX missions for the cooperation with NSIs from ESS.
 
Their involvement is very important because the combined support from freelancer experts and experts from ESS is more useful.