RAAR! Rapid After-Action Review
Rapid After-Action Review (RAAR) is a quick and easy exercise in collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) that teams can build into everyday work processes. A RAAR is a 1-hour facilitated discussion with a simple, structured note-taking template designed to help a team not only pause and reflect, but also prioritize specific management actions and timeframes to make change.
A Path To Adaptive Management
Adaptive management is driving change at USAID. Since 2017, USAID’s foundational policy, ADS 201, has mandated that “USAID must be able to readily adapt programs in response to changes in context and new information.” However, the primary intended audience for most of USAID’s guidance on adaptive management is missions, not partners. Where can partners turn for direction?