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Books & Guides

Over the years, the JALLC has developed and published several books and guides on topics related to the JALLC's expertise. These books and guides, which provide comprehensive guidance for NATO and JALLC analysts, are regularly updated by the JALLC. You can download a copy of the books and guides below.

JALLC Analysis Handbook

17-10-2024

This handbook provides guidance on how to conduct analysis in support of Lessons Learned (LL) processes. It is primarily designed to assist Lessons Learned Analysis Staff Officers with all aspects of conducting analysis, both in the office and when deployed to operations, training events, exercises or experiments.

The official definition of analysis in NATO is:
"The study of a whole by examining its parts and their interactions"

 

DOWNLOAD THE JALLC ANALYSIS HANDBOOK HERE

NATO Lessons Learned Handbook

09-06-2022

The purpose of this Handbook is to assist NATO Lessons Learned practitioners in their Lessons Learned duties and implementation of the NATO Lessons Learned Capability, in order to learn from experience and drive the transformation of the Alliance. It refers to the NATO Command Structure approach to Les-sons Learned (Bi-SC Directive 080-006 Lessons Learned), but its content is relevant to the broader Alliance as well as to NATO Partners and other organizations potentially interested in how NATO does Lessons Learned. Topics covered include:

What do we mean by Lessons Learned?

An overview of the NATO Lessons Learned Capability;

The NATO Lessons Learned Process Analysis Phase;

The NATO Lessons Learned Process Implementation Phase; and

NATO Lessons Learned Information Sharing.

 

DOWNLOAD THE NATO LESSONS LEARNED HANDBOOK 4^th EDITION HERE

15 Years of the JALLC

20-09-2017

The book, 15 Years of the JALLC, was published in conjunction with JALLC's 15th anniversary. The book sets out the history of the JALLC, its roles and activities, and looks back at Operations and Exercises that the JALLC has contributed to over the years. It also includes summaries of some of the JALLC's joint analysis studies and the story behind the NATO Lessons Learned Portal, making it one of the most comprehensive publications the JALLC has produced to date.

 

DOWNLOAD THE 15 YEARS OF THE JALLC BOOK

A Framework for the Strategic Planning & Evaluation of Public Diplomacy

06-06-2013

The purpose of this handbook is to present a framework for the strategic planning and evaluation of public diplomacy that was originally produced for NATO's Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) by NATO's Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC). The framework was developed to help the PDD to better evaluate and enhance the impact of its public diplomacy activities.

 

DOWNLOAD THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING & EVALUATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY HERE

Interviewing - A Guide for Preparing, Conducting and Managing Interviews

19-09-2012

Interviewing is notable in that nearly everyone has the basic skills to conduct interviews: asking someone questions and recording their responses. However, a major challenge is to be able to take these skills and to enhance them such that you are no longer just asking questions but are eliciting responses that provide the specific information you need in order to understand the issues and topics in detail. This is a level of interviewing skill few acquire. Partly because much of interviewing is more art than science. This includes being confident in your own interviewing abilities; being able to "read" the interviewee and help them feel relaxed; being able to continually visualize what the interview needs to cover and the level of data you need to collect; and, being able to listen closely while simultaneously thinking ahead. Acquiring these skills requires practice and experience.

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE FOR PREPARING, CONDUCTING AND MANAGING INTERVIEWS HERE