Lessons Learned Agenda Template
This month’s freebie is a template for a lessons learned meeting agenda.
What’s This Template For?
A lessons learned meeting is where you review what went well and what didn’t go well on a project.
This template is to help you structure your time in that meeting, so you have the opportunity to talk about the successes and not-so-good parts of what you did.
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The agenda template is specifically focused on the topics you should discuss during a lessons learned meeting. I’m a big fan of holding lessons learned meetings after a project and also as you go through a project. Learn what you can, when you can.
Lessons learned meetings (which you will also hear called post-implementation reviews or project post-mortems) are a bit different to other meetings. You’ll need a bespoke agenda for your meeting: the normal agenda that you use when you run a project team meeting won’t be enough.
That’s why I created this free template. It is already pre-populated with the topics you’ll want to talk about during your lessons learned session.
However, you can edit the template as it is a Microsoft Word file, and add in any other agenda topics that you want. So if you aren’t holding a lessons learned meeting but still need an agenda, you can edit this to fit.
How do I access the lessons learned meeting agenda template?
The template is included in my resource library of project management templates. This is a collection of documents for you to use at work for managing your projects.
The files in the resource library are designed for small and medium-sized projects and are quite basic but a good starting point for many of your project management needs. I have a wider selection of professional document templates for project managers in my template shop.
And finally: this template is free for you to use in your work but don’t sell it. That’s the only catch!
Want More Meetings Resources?
For a full set of meeting management resources including agenda and minutes templates suitable for all kinds of meetings plus preparation checklists to help you organize your meeting successful AND an ebook including strategies on how to chair a meeting, then get my Meetings Template Kit.
It contains everything you need for better, more productive meetings.
I’m not understanding how to download the template for the Meeting Minutes
Hello Chrissy,
I’m sorry about that. We just moved all of our templates into our Resource Library. Add your email to the box up above and you will get an email explaining what to do. Please reach out if you continue to have problems.
Thank you!!
Ive tried to a couple of times, could you send me the template?
Thanks!
Apologies for taking so long to acknowledge this, Stephanie. I’ve emailed you today.
I love your templates! Could you send me the Agenda template?
I’ve sent you an email Valerie.
Will you please send me a copy of you Lesson’s Learned Agenda Template? I am unable to download from outside sources at my company.
I’ve sent that to you, so look out for the email!
Do you mind emailing me the Agenda?
I’ve emailed you now.
Please email me the lessons learned agenda
Hello Jen, apologies for the delay. You should have an email about that now.
Hello. I cannot find the place to enter my email for this template. I really enjoy the ones you have posted on your site. thank you
Hi Suzanne. It’s at the bottom of the post. I’ll email you today.
Hi – Please email me the Lessons Learned Template. Your site looks very helpful and am looking forward to reading all of the great articles.
I’ve emailed you tonight.
Couldn’t find a place to input my email account, so doing it here! š
Barb, I’ve emailed you the template details today.
Thanks Elizabeth for the free template lessons of agenda, its very appreciating job that you have done for the beginners in the field of project management, because when I was a beginner in this field and I was so dull and searching that type of material for some learning it was so irritating when I didn’t get stuff like that and now for the beginners is so easy to learn like that.
Thank you, Paige. I think the internet has made it much easier to find information and I’m happy to be part of that.
Hello Elizabeth š I am a new Project Manager and I found your website very helpful. Please keep on posting and inspiring other project managers like me š
Thanks, Dess! It’s great to have feedback from readers – I really appreciate it.
Can you please send me a copy of the Lessons Learned Agenda? Thank you.
I’ve emailed you today.