Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre - JALLC Internal Organization

The approved JALLC peace establishment is 50 posts. The post of Commander JALLC is permanently filled by Denmark. The JALLC organisation is shown in the figure.
A Partnership Staff Element (PSE) of one position, filled by Austria, was integrated into the JALLC organisation in July 2009, and Croatia was added in July 2010 as part of the 2010 PE changes to the new command structure.

Figure: JALLC Organisation (numbers show the total staff in each branch). Also, a NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) Support Element (NSE-JALLC) with 4 posts was established and co-located with JALLC as part of the 2010 PE changes.

The JALLC operates a matrix management system whereby the Operations Branch and the Exercise/Training and Experimentation Branch manage the analysis projects within their respective functional areas, and the Lessons Learned Analyst Branch provides the majority of the manpower resources for the projects, including the analysis project managers where necessary.

The role of the Production Branch is to provide scientific operational analysis support to the analysis projects, to manage the NATO Lessons Learned Database (LLDb), and to provide editorial support to JALLC activities. Contractors are used as required to support the analysis projects and the LLDb. Experience demonstrates that the maintenance of a balance between scientific expertise and operational experience provided by a mix of military (credibility), civilian (continuity) and contractor (flexibility) analysts is essential to ensuring high-quality, insightful JALLC products.

In 2010, JALLC established the JALLC Advisory and Training Team (JATT); a small element that is tasked primarily with lessons learned outreach including the provision of advice and training to NATO commands and headquarters, and to Alliance and partner nations on how to develop their own lessons learned capabilities.