Record insights as they happen with VPO Lessons Learned
It’s never too late to learn something new, even in the midst of managing a construction project.
VPO Lessons Learned allows construction managers, owners and engineers to take crucial lessons from a project and then turn it into easily managed actionable information. Lessons Learned is a centralized portfolio-level list that can be accessed from each project. It can be used throughout the life of the project; issues are then recorded and captured in the list. This enables users to document issues while they are fresh in their mind while having an historical that can be referred to going forward.
You can set up Lessons Learned by creating a new entry that captures data points such as:
- Lesson title
- Project name
- Lesson description
- Suggestion for Improvement
- Work category
- Team reporting
- Who recorded the issue
- Date the issue occurred
Once the form has been filled out completely, you’ll have it added to your list of entries in easily organized columns.
Insights from any project are easily accessible to core team members, allowing them to spot recurring issues, identify best practices and avoid repeating past mistakes. Ongoing documentation helps prevent miscommunication, such as confusion over roles or outdated documents, and supports open dialogue about project challenges and solutions. The system’s flexible permissions ensure that sensitive information remains protected, with access typically limited to construction managers, owners, and other key stakeholders. Organizations can adjust these settings to fit their needs, making the tool adaptable to different team structures and privacy requirements.
Teams have used VPO Lessons Learned to uncover issues such as budget overruns, coordination gaps, and drawing version errors. Once identified and documented, these problems can be addressed to prevent them from happening again. Having this data available also helps users to train and onboard new team members quickly onto a project.
VPO offers additional support that goes far beyond organizing entries. For example, users can work with our consultants to take your Lessons Learned to the next level with customized surveys, interviews with key personnel and powerful data reporting. VPO Solution Consultants can visit your team on site and conduct targeted interviews and surveys of project team members and turn it into a comprehensive final report of the lessons learned on a project. VPO’s compatibility with programs like Power BI can create visualizations that make it easy by transforming surveys and other data into clear, interactive charts and graphs. Leverage the insights and experiences of all team members to pinpoint areas for improvement that will benefit everyone.
VPO Lessons Learned supports a culture of reflection and adaptation. By making it easy to capture, share, and act on project insights, the platform empowers construction managers, owners, and engineers to drive better outcomes and foster ongoing improvement across their organizations. To learn more about VPO Lessons Learned contact VPO’s Solution Consulting Team by clicking here.
