RE: How to define and identify lessons learned? | Eval Forward

Ladies and Gentlemen.

In my experience, I consider that the good practices and lessons learned that are usually requested in evaluation reports are not part of an evaluation process as such. In my opinion, the identification of good practices and lessons learnt are part of the systematisation of a project and/or programme. And it is here where, through a methodological process, lessons learned can be identified.

In the case of evaluation, it has always been difficult for me to determine what a lesson learned is, and reading the comments of my colleagues reiterates this difficulty (each one of us has a different concept).

Currently, I define lessons learned as elements linked to the implementation of an intervention that have served as learning (for the better or for improvement) and that can and should be taken into account in future interventions, i.e. they are replicable and scalable.

Best regards.

Sincerely Luis Pemán

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