Pete Vowles
Deputy Head, DFID DRC
In the DRC, are we ready to acknowledge what doesn't work as well as what does? Can we overcome our instinct to protect ourselves and learn from our mistakes to do better?
Pete Vowles is Deputy Head of DFID DRC and a father of two, living, working and learning in the heart of the world's poorest country.
How can DFID get better at programme management?
Posted 20 May 2013
Over the past 5 years we have almost entirely re-engineered the way DFID manages programmes and made some significant improvements. We have introduced, among other things: more rigorous design templates, tougher spending controls, better contract management policies, systematic quality assurance stronger use of evidence and a better focus on results. But have these changes made DFID more rigorous [...]
