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Project learning through project histories

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Building Economist ; March 2005, 16-20(5)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Reports that people and organisations often repeat mistakes and fail to take advantage of opportunities as they do not learn from past history. Argues that this is now unnecessary as progression in information technology has made it much easier to record and access useful information. It is particularly important for organisations to have a coherent system that gathers and archives key project data including contextual information that can be used in later situations. Presents some tables which give details of process-based and document-based methods for history collection.

Reports that people and organisations often repeat mistakes and fail to take advantage of opportunities as they do not learn from past history. Argues that this is now unnecessary as progression in information technology has made it much easier to record and access useful information. It is particularly important for organisations to have a coherent system that gathers and archives key project data including contextual information that can be used in later situations. Presents some tables which give details of process-based and document-based methods for history collection.