Establishing a Lessons Learned Program

Abstract

This handbook provides leaders and members of an organization with a how-to guide for establishing a lessons learned (LL) capability. It promises to detail what the LL process is and how to apply all the available tools to establish your own LL program. Different organizations in the LL community vary terms that are not necessarily consistent. This handbook attempts to simplify and explain these terms to satisfy the development of a generic LL capability. In developing this LL handbook, the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) drew from the experience and techniques used by the Army, Marines, Air Force, NATO, and other U.S. government agencies. It examined the processes in place to collect, analyze, disseminate, and archive observations, insights, lessons, and best practices and distilled them down to a simplified list of functions any organization could choose from to establish an effective program that fits its level of resourcing. The goal of this handbook is to provide a one-source document that anyone can use to understand how a basic program is achieved to improve organizational effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550674

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).