Guidance
Lessons Management Best Practice Guidance
Guidance on identifying, recording and implementing lessons from exercises and operational activity.
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This guidance explains how public organisations should identify, record and implement lessons from exercises and operational activity.
Identify and analyse
Capture observations, understand causes and consequences, and distinguish evidence from recommendations.
Act and assure
Assign each accepted lesson to an owner, track the action to completion and test material improvements.
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Published 25 September 2026