Common use of Lessons learned Clause in Contracts

Lessons learned. Project communication. Project communication with all parties is critical to the success of a collaborative effort. In the beginning stages of the project, the sheriff’s office did not provide the Round Valley Tribal Council with information about the project. The lack of communication at the onset of the project resulted in additional meetings and project delays. Providing a project briefing or document would have helped to ensure community stakeholders were identified and included from the onset.59 Community meetings. Monthly community meetings were key to this project to build trust between the community and law enforcement. The initial meetings had a strong focus on past concerns, and it was difficult to focus on the future. To maximize time spent during the meetings, the sheriff’s office established ground rules and a published agenda, which helped meetings move forward. The sheriff implemented the following rule for community meetings: if an issue was addressed and resolved in a previous meeting, it will not xx xxscussed again.60 Xxxxxx stated, “you cannot fix the problems of the past; you can only improve how you respond to the issue in xxx xuture.”61

Lessons learned. Project communication. Project communication with all parties is critical to the success of a collaborative effort. In the beginning stages of the project, the sheriff’s office did not provide the Round Valley Tribal Council with information about the project. The lack of communication at the onset of the project resulted in additional meetings and project delays. Providing a project briefing or document would have helped to ensure community stakeholders were identified and included from the onset.59 Community meetings. Monthly community meetings were key to this project to build trust between the community and law enforcement. The initial meetings had a strong focus on past concerns, and it was difficult to focus on the future. To maximize time spent during the meetings, the sheriff’s office established ground rules and a published agenda, which helped meetings move forward. The sheriff implemented the following rule for community meetings: if an issue was addressed and resolved in a previous meeting, it will not xx xxscussed be discussed again.60 Xxxxxx stated, “you cannot fix the problems of the past; you can only improve how you respond to the issue in xxx xuturethe future.”61