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19  Continued from previous page METHODOLOGY Mr. Michael was able to deliver assistance as shown below: CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP 1. The Ministry of Tourism was severely hampered by the COVID-19 crisis in its efforts to implement its 2020-2022 Strategic Plan 2. Inadequate inter-agency collaboration hindered efforts in some areas of work 3. A persistent, perennial problem of limited operational funding was a major challenge for the Ministry 4. Despite significant challenges, progress was made in implementing major aspects of the plan 5. The Plan proved to be an especially useful tool for keeping the Ministry focused on priorities 6. The Ministry has a core of capable, highly motivated staff 7. The staff of the MOT had received staunch support from the Minister of Tourism 8. The MOT and the Authority are able to work very closely together  Present an analytical framework for reviewing the Strategic Plan Working Group – Retain, Modify, Remove, Introduce  Introduce Results Based Strategic Planning  The Working Group embraced the analytical framework. During the halfday session joint efforts culminated in:  A review of the Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2022  The Working Group agreeing to use the CARICAD Framework to complete the review of the Plan FOLLOW UP The action points shown below were agreed to by the Working Group 1. Set a target date for the completion of the review of the 2020/2022 Plan 2. Set the new strategic plan in a Results Based Management (RBM) format 3. Prepare and submit a report on the journey of implementation the Strategic Plan 4. Reconfirm a Working Group for developing the new plan 5. Set a target date for completion of the new plan 6. Determine whether CARICAD’s assistance would be useful in preparing the new strategic plan

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