VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program

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Title: VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program (VITARA-RMF)
Session No.: OL 25.213
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Location: Course conducted online
Date: May 1, 2025 - April 15, 2026 (50 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: Spanish
Qualifications: Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.
Joint initiative of: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Executives and senior managers in tax and revenue administrations.
Executives and senior managers in ministries dealing with the design of tax administration reform programs and reform projects.

Purpose: To help tax administration leaders embark on a reform journey by explaining key concepts of reform management, the process of developing a tax administration reform program, key management and governance arrangements of tax administration reforms, and tax administration reform project management.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Define key terms related to reform management.
Identify the steps involved in developing a reform program and the relationship between a tax administration’s strategic plan and reform program.
Recognize the management and governance infrastructure required to ensure reforms are delivered on time, within budget, and of acceptable quality, along with the roles and responsibilities of key players.
Understand how to prepare and execute a reform project plan, outlining the five key phases of a project.
Draft project plans and other documents.

IMF offers online training to government officials and the public.
Example IMF in-person training listings provided (for context of IMF training portfolio): Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS) — January 18-29, 2027; Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A) — December 13-17, 2026; Fiscal Sustainability (FS) — November 9-20, 2026; Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) — November 9-13, 2026.