The Department’s willingness and ability to systematically record its learning from existing programmes is critical to securing improvements in the future. There have been at least 13 formal reviews of defence procurement policy over the last 35 years, which have provided the Department with opportunities to take stock and learn from experience.41 While existing guidance in the Department is clear on the importance and benefits of recording and sharing learning from experience (LFE), the Depa...

The Department’s willingness and ability to systematically record its learning from existing programmes is critical to securing improvements in the future. There have been at least 13 formal reviews of defence procurement policy over the last 35 years, which have provided the Department with opportunities to take stock and learn from experience.41 While existing guidance in the Department is clear on the importance and benefits of recording and sharing learning from experience (LFE), the Department has not systematically gathered and distributed LFE from programmes.42 While most programmes have identified lessons, some have done so more syste Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2022 4.2 Although the department agrees with the Committee’s recommendation it does not agree with the Committee’s conclusion. The department has a track record of deliv