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Project Lessons-Learned Document Template

Rev. 1.1, 6/25/2017

PROJECT LESSONS-LEARNED DOCUMENT

Project Name:	Temperature Thermometer and Barometer
Prepared by:	Jarvaris Miles
Date (MM/DD/YYYY):	20 June 2017

The purpose of this template is to help the project team share knowledge gained from experience so that the entire organization may benefit. A successful Lessons-Learned program will help project teams:

Repeat desirable outcomes
Avoid undesirable outcomes.

Your project team should begin to use this document at its first project meeting. Continually recording Lessons-Learned throughout the project is the best way to ensure that they are accurately recorded. Topics to consider include all of the following (feel free to change the list). The Lessons Learned Checklist is also available as a guide to discussion.

Project Management	Technical Management	Human Factors	Overall
Project Planning	Requirements	Communication	Customer Satisfaction
Resource Management	Specification	Team Experience	Technical Success
Risk Management	Test Plan	Interaction with Sponsor	Quality product
Change Control	Construction	Interaction with Customer	Product Accepted
Procurement	Testing	Interaction with Management	On Time
Budget Management	Rollout	Management support	Within Budget
Quality Control	Training	Quality of meetings	Met Project Objectives
Status Reports	Documentation	Vendor interaction	Met Business Objectives
Vendor Selection	Vendor Management

At the end of your project, use this document to summarize your experience.

During your discussions:

Be positive
Do not place blame!
Focus on successes as well as failures
Indicate which strategies contributed to success
Indicate which improvement strategies would have the greatest impact

1. Project Journal
During each project team meeting discuss what strategies contributed to success as well as areas of potential improvement. Enter your conclusions in the table below (insert rows as needed):
Strategies and Processes that led to Success
Date	Description



Areas of Potential Improvement
Date	Description

2. Project Close-Out Discussion
At the end of your project, gather all stakeholders for a Lessons-Learned meeting:
Step 1: As a group exercise, fill out the Lessons Learned Checklist (create hyperlink if needed)
Step 2: Use the questions below to summarize your Lessons-Learned discussion. Enter comments in the areas provided. Focus on Lessons Learned that will help in future projects. (Insert rows as needed)
A. List this project’s three biggest successes.
Description	Factors that Promoted this Success




B. List other successes that the team would like highlighted:
Description	Factors that Promoted this Success




C. List areas of potential improvement along with high-impact improvement strategies:
Description	Factors that Promoted this Success



D. Enter other comments:

3. Project Lessons-Learned Document / Signatures
Project Manager:
I have reviewed the information contained in this Project Lessons-Learned Document and agree:
Name	Title	Signature	Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

The signatures above indicate an understanding of the purpose and content of this document by those signing it. By signing this document, they agree to this as the formal Project Lessons-Learned Document.

Template source: http://www.cvr-it.com

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