Project Management Foundations: Facilitating Lessons Learned

Project Management Foundations: Facilitating Lessons Learned

29mBeginner2021-05-14

Authors

Sam Yankelevitch

Sam Yankelevitch

Author, Trainer, International Conference Speaker

Course details

One of the biggest problems with a fast-paced, goal-oriented world is that we often rush through projects and tasks, then move on to the next item on the list, rarely pausing to reflect on the results. What worked well? What were pain points? Inevitably, the same frustrating problems get repeated. How do you get out of this loop? In this course, Sam Yankelevitch introduces a better way forward through the discipline of lessons learned and shows how to collect lessons learned in projects and use those to improve current and future project outcomes. He covers topics like getting past typical objections, running lessons learned sessions, and tips and suggestions to support this critical part of project management. As Sam demonstrates, when you make lessons learned a strategic priority, you can achieve better results by getting previous and persistent obstacles out of the way and making better decisions.

Skills covered

Project Management SkillsProject ManagementLimited Series

Concepts

Importance of Lessons Learned

  • Why lessons learned are a strategic priority

Lessons Learned

  • What are lessons learned
  • Typical objections to lessons learned and how to overcome them

How to Facilitate a What Went Well Meeting

  • How to run a what went well meeting
  • Case study - Running a what went well meeting

How to Facilitate a What Could Have Gone Better Meeting

  • How to run a what could have gone better meeting
  • Case study - Running a what could have gone better meeting

Lessons Learned and Best Practices

  • Collecting lessons learned before and during your project
  • Make captured lessons accessible and searchable
  • Get your organization to adopt lessons learned
  • Transform your organization by leveraging lessons learned