[PW] Re: ?Director of Lessons Learned

[Charles Early]

NASA also has a "Lessons Learned" database 
(http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/llis/home/)
and has it since at least the 1990s.. "Lessons Learned" is a very popular 
buzzword these days,
and it fits very well with the current interest in knowledge 
management.  The term may have
originated with the military:  the DoD technical reports database at 
http://stinet.dtic.mil/index.html
has several reports from the 1960s with "Lessons Learned" in the title.

At 06:53 AM 7/13/2006, Deb Fuller wrote:
>I think the position of "lessons learned" stems from a congressional
>mandate for agencies to collection and disseminate best practices and
>lessons learned. I worked on the DoD's "Best Practices Clearinghouse"
>http://bpch.dau.mil/provider/mainpage.asp which was originally
>contracted out to a research group and then brough under the Defense
>Acquisition University.
>
>The idea is that these "war stories" and lessons learned will be
>accessible to the workforce so they can learn from the experiences of
>others. The director for lessons learned probably is in charge of the
>project to collect, manage, and disseminate said lessons learned as
>well as collect metrics on if people are using the system and working
>more effectively because of it.
>
>Deb
>
>On 7/12/06, Karen Weiss <karen.weiss2 at verizon.net> wrote:
> > I'm a little puzzled.  I found this reference
> >
> > http://www.getaevents.org/boa_ishs05.asp
> >
> > "Mr. John Rabin (LLIS)
> >
> > Program Director of Lessons Learned Information Sharing
> > Mr. Rabin, a Principal at DFI Government Services, is the Program
> > Director of Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov), the
> > Department of Homeland Security's national network of lessons learned
> > and best practices for America's emergency response and homeland
> > security communities. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy,
> > Mr. Rabin served nine years as a naval officer and has also worked as a
> > survivability consultant to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Mr.
> > Rabin is a nationally registered firefighter and emergency medical
> > technician."
> >
> > I did not find a Stuart Baker on the White House web site.  There was a
> > reference to a Stewart Baker who is Assistant Secretary (Policy), Dept.
> > of Homeland Security.
> >
> > Mr. Rabin seems to be a consultant from a private firm that advises on
> > security.  There is more information at
> >
> > http://www.dfi-intl.com/
> >
> > Karen Weiss
> >
> > > On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, The National Journal published a list of
> > > salaries for the 403 White House staffers.
> > > http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2006/0711nj1.htm#list
> > > My cousin sent me his candidates for the four most overpaid (or he may
> > > have been forwarding email sent to him):
> > >
> > > Deborah Nirmala Misir   Ethics Advisor  $114,688
> > > Erica M. Dornburg       Ethics Advisor  $100,547
> > > Stuart Baker    Director for Lessons Learned    $106,641
> > > Melissa M. Carson       Director of Fact Checking       $46,500
> > >
> > > I checked the original source, and, the National Journal article really
> > > lists a Director for Lessons Learned. My question is what is the job
> > > description of the Director of Lessons Learned?
> > >
> > > John Henderson
> > > Ithaca College Library
> > > jhenderson at ithaca.edu
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