Still need to convince senior management about LPM?
People usually leave my training courses and seminars convinced, and enthused, about the merits of legal project management (LPM). Unfortunately…
Legal cost and matter management illustrated
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project control technique which combines measurements of scope, schedule and costs. Applying an EVM-like…
Cost management, project management and matter profitability
The requirement to file cost budgets in civil litigation is enforced strictly, as the Mitchell case showed. However filing a…
Lawyers and Project Managers: cut from the same cloth?
I am sure you've noticed that some people really enjoy their line work while others doing the same type of…
Seven books to help you with legal project management
I regularly get asked to recommend resources about legal project management (LPM). Here is a run through of some books…
A tale of two surveys: why project management maturity matters to law firms
I am sure most regular readers will have seen the legal press reports of this year’s survey of the top…
Snap survey results: law firm information professionals and project management
There is a lot of interest in project management by law firm information professionals (i.e professionals working in law firm…
Reduce the risk of project failure and increase your legal project management capability
Where and how to deploy resources for maximum benefit is a constant challenge for all organisations, including law firms. How…
Some small steps towards implementing legal project management (and which improve productivity along the way)
People who work in law firm knowledge management, business development and operational delivery sometimes say to me that they can…
Four practical steps for improving the effectiveness of lawyer-client communications
According to George Bernard Shaw The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place Given…