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Description

Project Lessons Learned: Preparing, Facilitating and Embedding the Findings

Turning the end of a project into reusable lessons rather than a closure meeting with no follow-up

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Projects follow one another and the same difficulties keep reappearing. The lessons learned review is postponed for lack of time, or turns into a search for who is to blame. The minutes produced stay in a shared folder and influence neither the scoping of the next project nor the team's day-to-day practices.

This three-hour virtual session provides a practical method for project lessons learned. Participants learn how to prepare the collection of facts, facilitate a session focused on root causes, and convert findings into actions with a named owner and a deadline.

Learning objectives

  • Select the timing and format of the lessons learned review best suited to the project
  • Gather facts and variances ahead of the group session
  • Facilitate a session focused on causes rather than individuals
  • Formulate improvement actions with a named owner and a deadline
  • Organise knowledge capture so that it feeds the scoping of future projects

What makes this programme different

A lessons learned session is facilitated on a real project brought by the group
Findings are converted into actions with a named owner and a deadline
A reusable knowledge capture template is built during the session

Programme

1Preparing the lessons learned review

Gathering the facts before opening the discussion

  • Choosing the timing and the scope to be reviewed
  • Collecting schedule, effort and quality variances
  • Selecting participants and gathering their perceptions
  • Building the agenda and the ground rules for the session

2Facilitating the session

Looking for causes, not for culprits

  • Framing the session and rules of expression
  • Root cause analysis techniques
  • Handling disagreements and sensitive topics
  • Distinguishing a one-off event from a recurring weakness

3Capturing and keeping the lessons alive

Moving from minutes to actual use

  • Formulating actions and appointing owners
  • Knowledge capture sheet and a usable filing structure
  • Feeding lessons back into the scoping of future projects
  • Tracking actions and measuring their effect

Who is it for

Project managers and project team members, as well as department heads and quality focal points involved in improving working practices.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.