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Document lessons learned

Document lessons learned

- Have you ever heard the expression, those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Well, that's what you'll be setting yourself up for if you don't document your lessons learned. There's a lot of value locked up in your projects. You see, they produce information that can be recorded, organized and archived for use on future projects. If you find yourself working on similar projects, as in the case of a company that builds commercial office shelf products or designs websites, you can benefit from documenting what you learn. This will enable you to improve your project management processes. Best practices to document lessons learned throughout your project. However, if you haven't been doing this, a good way to capture and document them is to hold a post-mortem meeting. This can help you identify what went well and what could be improved on future projects. Here's some questions you can ask. Number one. What went well? Number two. What should be repeated for future projects? And…

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