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What to do so that the lessons learned remain in the organization and are documented and do not go only in the knowledge of people?

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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
I think that sometimes the lessons learned are not documented and only remain in the knowledge and experience of people who leave the companies also take with them the knowledge and that much is lacking in the future.
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Mark Eckman Senior Project Manager, PMP| Veolia Emporia, Va, United States
While my organization at the plant level does not have a dedicated PMO to aid in project data storage, we have set up dedicated project files on our computer server. Each project has its own folder/files to include all lessons learned that have been documented throughout each project.

We have also started to file the same lessons learned by category in a separate file to aid in easier access for future searches. Our goal in this ongoing development is to have a very usable resource that PM's can access and use in future projects.

As a side note, I also include any Lessons Learned in project status reports that have been documented for each reporting period. This is usually a summary of the L.L. and will reference the server file location for the complete version.
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Apr 18, 2017 7:31 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thank you, great contribution
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Liana Underwood National Capital Region, Va, United States
Many organizations want to capture the knowledge, but sadly don't. The best I have found, that is easy, and somewhat consistent is what Mark describes. A central file store or SharePoint that contains the project information for later referral.
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Apr 18, 2017 7:32 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thanks Liana, great contribution
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Ruben Dario Abello Medina PM Specialist| Barranquilla Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia
before project closure learner lesson must be shared by team members. Leason must be save for future projects help or guide. Usually a PMO must organize the project information, but when it does not exist, a common poit for share, or central server, must be a great help.If you dont have one in your company, this could be a good moment to start with it
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Apr 18, 2017 7:32 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thanks Ruben, great contribution
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Renee Robinson PMO Director| C2G Orlando, FL, United States
I agree with Mark and Liana, the best way to keep the lessons learned is to collect them progressively throughout the project in a centralized location, such as a sharepoint file or another dedicated software. At the end of the project it is too late, as we often release our project resources throughout the lifecycle as their requirements and contributions reduce. Also, it is good to go in at the end of the project and do a summary of lessons learned and project briefing summary sheet to use for future projects or even proposals. (Don't forget pictures also should be included if the project produced a tangible item.)
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2 replies by Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado and Mark Eckman
Apr 17, 2017 1:28 PM
Mark Eckman
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Thank you for bringing up the addition of pictures to Lessons Learned files. That has been an excellent way for us to illustrate context of many of the Lessons Learned that we have documented.
Apr 18, 2017 7:32 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thanks Renee, great contribution
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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
From my point of view, if you have the feeling that the people that leave the company, take the knowledge with them, is because your company is not working or didn't implement a properly Knowledge Management.

A correct Knowledge Management implementation at the organization level will ensure the correct knowledge transfer between team members.
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Apr 18, 2017 7:33 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thanks Mayte, great contribution
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Mark Eckman Senior Project Manager, PMP| Veolia Emporia, Va, United States
Apr 17, 2017 12:24 PM
Replying to Renee Robinson
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I agree with Mark and Liana, the best way to keep the lessons learned is to collect them progressively throughout the project in a centralized location, such as a sharepoint file or another dedicated software. At the end of the project it is too late, as we often release our project resources throughout the lifecycle as their requirements and contributions reduce. Also, it is good to go in at the end of the project and do a summary of lessons learned and project briefing summary sheet to use for future projects or even proposals. (Don't forget pictures also should be included if the project produced a tangible item.)
Thank you for bringing up the addition of pictures to Lessons Learned files. That has been an excellent way for us to illustrate context of many of the Lessons Learned that we have documented.
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1 reply by Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
Apr 18, 2017 7:33 AM
Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado
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Thanks Mark, great contribution
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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Apr 17, 2017 8:19 AM
Replying to Mark Eckman
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While my organization at the plant level does not have a dedicated PMO to aid in project data storage, we have set up dedicated project files on our computer server. Each project has its own folder/files to include all lessons learned that have been documented throughout each project.

We have also started to file the same lessons learned by category in a separate file to aid in easier access for future searches. Our goal in this ongoing development is to have a very usable resource that PM's can access and use in future projects.

As a side note, I also include any Lessons Learned in project status reports that have been documented for each reporting period. This is usually a summary of the L.L. and will reference the server file location for the complete version.
Thank you, great contribution
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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Apr 17, 2017 10:40 AM
Replying to Liana Underwood
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Many organizations want to capture the knowledge, but sadly don't. The best I have found, that is easy, and somewhat consistent is what Mark describes. A central file store or SharePoint that contains the project information for later referral.
Thanks Liana, great contribution
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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Apr 17, 2017 10:55 AM
Replying to Ruben Dario Abello Medina
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before project closure learner lesson must be shared by team members. Leason must be save for future projects help or guide. Usually a PMO must organize the project information, but when it does not exist, a common poit for share, or central server, must be a great help.If you dont have one in your company, this could be a good moment to start with it
Thanks Ruben, great contribution
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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Apr 17, 2017 12:24 PM
Replying to Renee Robinson
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I agree with Mark and Liana, the best way to keep the lessons learned is to collect them progressively throughout the project in a centralized location, such as a sharepoint file or another dedicated software. At the end of the project it is too late, as we often release our project resources throughout the lifecycle as their requirements and contributions reduce. Also, it is good to go in at the end of the project and do a summary of lessons learned and project briefing summary sheet to use for future projects or even proposals. (Don't forget pictures also should be included if the project produced a tangible item.)
Thanks Renee, great contribution
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