## VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2023/vitara-rmfol23-103)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 23.103
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: April 13, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (53 days)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Qualifications and Access
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French

### Session and Logistics
- Session No.: OL 23.103
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: April 13, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (53 days)
- Course length: 8 hour self-paced course
- Deadline passed

### Target Audience
- Executives and senior managers in tax and revenue administrations.
- Ministries dealing with the design of tax administration reform programs and reform projects.
- Other tax administration staff involved in reforming:
  - the business model,
  - legal framework,
  - IT systems,
  - work processes,
  - organizational structure,
  - management,
  - staffing and culture,
  - external relationships of a revenue administration.

### Course Description
- Helps tax administration leaders embark on a reform journey.
- Explains key concepts of reform management.
- Describes the process of developing a tax administration reform program.
- Details key management and governance arrangements of tax administration reforms.
- Covers tax administration reform project management.
- Joint initiative of four international organizations: 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).

### Course Objectives
Upon completion, 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.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2023/vitara-rmfol23-103_