Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Why Team Learning Often Fails to Scale. |
| Authors: |
Oltmann, Jeff1,2 jeff@spspro.com |
| Source: |
PM World Journal. Aug2026, Vol. 15 Issue 8, p1-4. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Organizational learning, *Continuous improvement process, *Leadership, Team learning approach in education, Knowledge transfer |
| Abstract: |
The article "Why Team Learning Often Fails to Scale" examines the challenges organizations face in extending learning beyond individual teams to achieve lasting, organization-wide improvement. It explains that while teams may successfully identify and address issues through retrospectives, these insights often remain localized and fade as team members move on, limiting broader impact. Sustainable learning requires embedding lessons into shared tools, workflows, and processes, which involves intentional leadership actions such as prioritizing changes, assigning ownership, and updating organizational systems. The article illustrates this with an engineering example where recurring design issues led to improved checklists and upstream process changes, demonstrating how learning can scale when integrated into organizational practices. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Database: |
Business Source Index |