Lessons Learned
Where to find the assessment trip template on Volunteer Village is an example.
What is an example of a lesson learned?
Poor communication
What is a reason projects fail?
What happened when the instrument (a level) was not calibrated?
Throughout the project
When is the best time to collect lessons learned?
One way to recover from a file corruption
What is making regular backups on a computer or network?
We didn't know if the student could be given a drug to relieve his illness (Uganda)
What happened when health records were left at the lodging?
Everyone on the project team is responsible for this.
What is collecting lessons learned?
A "post-mortem" analysis
What is an example of failure analysis?
Our interpreter in Ecuador mis-translated "valve" as "pump", is an example of this.
What is the language barrier?
A project wiki is one place
Where could you share lessons learned?
This is one way to avoid single-points of failure
What is redundancy in a system?
This is essential if the project is to benefit from a generator. (Uganda)
What is fuel? (or gas, or diesel)?
Another name for a Lessons Learned session
What is an "After Action Review" or AAR?
Two essential spacecraft operations were using different systems of units.
Why did an early Mars probe crash into the surface?
A good reason to include extra days in a project schedule (Almost any EWB project)
What is bad weather (rain, cloudy days for testing solar)?