Knowledge management is more than lessons learnt At best, lessons learnt are explicit knowledge, readily articulated, codified, stored, accessed and transmitted to others—but this is not knowledge management, writes Dr Lynda Bourne. So what is? March 8, 2016 Knowledge Lessons Learnt
Identifying the warning signs of project failure Reasons for project failure have not changed, so organisations now focus less on the causes of failure and more on early warning signs and response mechanisms, writes Jacob Silver. January 27, 2016 Lessons Learnt
How to deal with project mistakes The project shuddered to a standstill. He’d made a million-dollar mistake. He offered his resignation. The project manager refused. Editor Adeline Teoh on how project mistakes should be handled. December 8, 2015 Blogs Lessons Learnt
9 lessons from Lee Kuan Yew on transformational change Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, died this week. Are there lessons in project management and transformational change that we can learn from him? Singapore baby Angela Lecomber thinks so. March 24, 2015 Lessons Learnt
No such thing as a pristine project Anyone can write a lessons learnt report for a project, but to really make your achievements and failures count, lessons need to be sustainable. Editor Adeline Teoh on fresh starts and lessons learnt. January 19, 2015 Blogs Lessons Learnt
Why are so many projects set up to fail? Project failure rates have remained steady for at least the last 30 years despite increased knowledge and education about project management. Pat Weaver discusses the pervasive governance problems that lead to a culture of failure. June 12, 2014 Advanced Lessons Learnt
10 military strategies for project resource planning Custer’s Last Stand, otherwise known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn, has almost become synonymous with failure. But what if he’d had Jerry Manas’ 10 strategies for project resource planning? May 1, 2014 Lessons Learnt
The dos and don’ts of project success We readily accept that we learn from project failure, but these lessons don’t necessarily translate into a roadmap for success. So what does? Adeline Teoh takes lessons from the Guinness Book of World Records’ Highest IQ record holder. April 4, 2014 Blogs Lessons Learnt
Linking successful suffering and capability While no sane project manager would chose to suffer sufficiently to produce their version of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, only the most naive would expect their project to run without a problem. Lynda Bourne on the best way to capture lessons learnt. March 7, 2013 Lessons Learnt
