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As a learning organization, NASA maintains Lessons Learned systems with stories from program or project events and the lessons learned that result, including how to use these lessons to improve training, best practices, policies and procedures.

 



Spotlight on Lessons Learned Series

Spotlight on Lessons Learned is a monthly series of articles featuring a valuable lesson along with perspective from a NASA technical expert on why the lesson is important.

 


 

Lessons Learned Lifecycle and Highlights

From Collection to Application, how this vital process makes NASA stronger.

This clear, concise page explains the lessons learned lifecycle, and the criteria NASA established to identify and highlight lessons learned, agency wide. Learn the four phases of the lessons learned lifecycle, the process by which the agency documents and reinforces this information, and why it is so important to share this crucial information with other NASA teams.

Learn more about Lessons Learned Lifecycle and Highlights.

 



 

Databases

 

Lessons Learned Information System (Public)

Public-facing NASA lessons learned database accessible to all.

Click here to view the public LLIS.

Lessons Learned Information System (NASA Only)

NASA-only lessons learned database for use by the NASA workforce.

Click here to view the private LLIS.

Lessons Learned Centers & Organizations

Lessons learned databases at NASA centers and organizations.

Click here to view LL’s by center.

 


 

Knowledge Inventory—Lessons Learned Category

As NASA charts the course from the Moon to Mars, APPEL Knowledge Services has developed this Knowledge Inventory to provide quick, easy access to a growing collection of this valuable information, with case studies, lessons learned, expert videos, knowledge networks and more.

Explore the lessons learned category.

 

Lessons Learned Bot Excel Version

In near real-time, the Lessons Learned Bot, or LLB, brings lessons learned (LL) documents to users through a Microsoft Excel add-in application locally installed to search for LL content relevant to the text within the selected Excel cell.

Learn more about Lessons Learned Bot.