A/RES/72/262 Special subjects relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019 6. Recognizes the progress made in the implementation of Umoja since the previous progress report, and the effort of staff and managers in the implementation of Umoja Foundation and Extension 1 to date; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to closely monitor key milestones and the overall timeline for the complete implementation of Umoja by identifying and proactively managing current as well as any emerging key risks to the achievement of the project’s objectives and full implementation, as approved by the General Assembly; 8. Regrets the delay in the full implementation of Umoja Extension 2, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to continue to implement the project within the approved timeline and budget and to provide detailed information on the full implementation of the Umoja solution no later than at the seventy-third session of the General Assembly; 9. Recalls paragraph 19 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and in this regard reiterates the need for strict project planning and management in order to ensure that the Umoja project remains on track without further disruption and delay; 10. Reiterates the importance of ensuring that lessons learned from previous deployments continue to be fully taken into account in preparing future roll -outs in order to ensure smoother deployments and avoid extensive stabilization efforts that would result in further delays, cost escalation and other risks, and encourages the Secretary-General to incorporate such lessons learned in his planning and preparations for future phases of the project; 11. Requests the Secretary-General in his roll-out plan for the implementation of Umoja to conduct a thorough and objective assessment of the Organization ’s readiness for business change in order to avoid unforeseen impacts and unnecessary additional post-implementation reviews that could lead to deviations from the project’s plans, cost projections and expected benefits, and in this regard to report on the findings of this assessment to the General Assembly at its seventy -third session; 12. Reiterates that the successful implementation of Umoja requires the full support and commitment of senior management, as well as close and continuous engagement with key stakeholders, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure this through performance management and accountability mechanisms, especially at senior levels; 13. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General, in developing realistic benefit realization plans for implementing entities, to use a common methodology and provide details on both qualitative and quantitative benefits, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at the main part of its seventy-third session; 14. Recalls paragraph 29 of the report of the Advisory Committee, notes the insufficient progress made in the development of a benefit realizati on plan, stresses the need to establish a clear and transparent record of the realization of qualitative and quantitative Umoja benefits, taking fully into account the relevant recommendations of the Board of Auditors, and requests the Secretary -General to report thereon in the next progress report, without prejudice to established budgetary procedures and the prerogative of the Fifth Committee, which is entrusted with responsibility for administrative and budgetary matters; 15. Regrets the inability of the Secretariat to provide sufficient information quantifying Umoja-related efficiencies and benefits, and requests the Advisory Committee to request the Board of Auditors to undertake a detailed verification exercise, with a view to validating a statement of quantifiable Umoja-related benefits, and to report thereon in the seventh annual progress report of the Board of Auditors; 20/27 17-23363