As when OCSC’s role was diminishing, the tension between the OPDC and the Bureau of Budget (BOB) began to rise. Marking the beginning of another tide of budgetary management reform in Thailand, in 1996, BOB began to draft the budgetary plans for 1997-2001, called Strategic Performance-Based Budgeting (SPBB). BOB felt the need to keep ahead in the reform game, thus made various efforts to introduce managerial tools and techniques to be used with line ministries. Experts such as Allen Schick were brought in to give consultation. These experts left remarkable impact on the bureau’s top-managers.