Lessons Learned In Iraq Reconstruction


SIGIR is carrying out an initiative to capture the lessons learned in Iraq reconstruction. The initiative is designed to enhance continuing work in Iraq and also to inform future U.S. reconstruction efforts.

On each of these issues, SIGIR is gathering information from extensive research and interviews, collating and distilling the information into white papers, and gathering panels of experts in three forums to evaluate the findings and make recommendations.

 

The Lessons Learned Initiative focuses on following four key subject areas:

 

 

Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded
Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects

Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects

In December 2011, SIGIR published Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects. This report provides details on how SIGIR implemented its Inspections program and what lessons SIGIR derived from its assessment of projects in a war zone. The report also summarizes SIGIR's most significant and notable project assessments, and it describes the impact of SIGIR's work on the oversight of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq.

File Description File Size Date
Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects 1,673KB PDF 12/21/2011
Highlights from this Lessons Learned 171KB PDF 12/21/2011
Front Cover (High Resolution) 100KB JPG 12/21/2011

 

 

 

 

Lessons Learned in Program And Project Management

Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Program and Project Management

The third and final Lessons Learned report, which SIGIR released in March 2007, focuses on program and project management during the U.S.–led reconstruction mission, and tracks the evolution of the three organizations responsible for providing the strategic oversight and tactical direction of the reconstruction effort: the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, the Coalition Provisional Authority, and the U.S. Mission-Iraq.

 

Program and Project Management File Size Date
Lessons in Program and Project Management 884KB PDF 3/21/2007
Front Cover (High Resolution) 83KB JPG 3/21/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons Learned In Contracting and Capital Procurement - Click for High Resolution Cover

Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Contracting and Procurement

This is the second of three reports in SIGIR's Lessons Learned Initiative. It begins by examining contracting activity early in the Iraq program and traces its evolutionary development through the effort's succeeding phases. The concluding section lays out a series of key lessons followed by six recommendations for improving the U.S. government's capacity to support and execute contracting and procurement in contingency environments.

 

Contracting And Procurement File Size Date
Lessons in Contracting And Procurement 884KB PDF 7/21/2006
Front Cover (High Resolution) 68KB JPG 7/21/2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons Learned In Human Capital Management - Click for High Resolution Cover

Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Human Capital Management

In February 2006, SIGIR released Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Human Capital Management. The report is the product of SIGIR audits, other research, and the Lessons Learned Forum held in September 2005 at Johns Hopkins University's Washington, D.C. campus. The document identifies and discusses four key components of effective human resource management:

  • Policy Alignment
  • Workforce Planning
  • Recruitment
  • Continuity
Human Capital Management File Size Date
Lessons in Human Capital Management 426KB PDF 2/16/2006
Front Cover (High Resolution) 100KB JPG 2/16/2006