Avoiding irrelevance of Prince II for legal project management certification
Prince II (Projects In Controlled Environments) is probably the world’s most popular structured project management method. I am a certified…
Creative Design: A challenge for legal project managers
Lawyers are not known for creative design and presentation of their work output. Recently I had cause to read through…
2017: Project Management Trends to Watch For
This is a guest article by Elizabeth Harrin, from GirlsGuideToPM.com. Project management isn’t known as a fast-changing discipline. We haven’t…
LPM Competence: free self-assessment and development plan
I have updated my self-assessment questionnaire about legal project management skills. It is free to download here. The main purpose…
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…
Law Firm Strategic Planning: Where should Legal Project Management fit in?
Law firms intent on applying project management principles as part of their service delivery should understand where legal project management…
A wide disconnect in the legal software market?
Software tools supporting project management and process improvement initiatives are sorely needed by law firms, according to a recent survey…
How clients can help their lawyers deliver value
Clients want their lawyers to deliver value. Unfortunately, most lawyers seem to misunderstand what this means in practice. For example,…
Abilities, Skills and Attributes of Legal Project Managers
What attributes should firms look for in a legal project manager? This question was posed recently on the Legal Support…
Demonstrating the value of legal services to small businesses
Would you expect to stay in business if just 1.4% of your clients agreed strongly that your law firm ‘provides…