Four steps for creating a legal project management product
Legal project management skills, methods and tools are all connected. So why not present them as a coherent and cogent…
Maximising client value with legal project management
In my last post I argued that well-known principles of supply chain management can be applied to legal service delivery.…
Process Improvement: Commercial Contracting and Putting
It’s perfectly feasible to run projects to improve performance in activities as diverse as commercial contracting and putting (as in…
From legal services to legal products
The idea of creating legal products is not new. Just over 20 years ago I worked for a law firm…
5 steps for effective transfer of new knowledge and skills back to the workplace
After a great training course, you should leave enthused and determined to transfer new knowledge and skills back to your…
Inspiration for building a change machine
All organisations, not just law firms, should invest in building a ‘change machine’. Change machines allow organisations to implement projects…
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…
An Introduction to Value Stream Mapping for Lawyers and Business Development Staff: Part 1 – mapping the current state.
Recently, a number of law firms in the U.K have announced the completion of value stream mapping exercises covering particular…
A template for law firm process improvement: professional sport
Lawyers and law firms could learn a lot from professional sports. The aim of professional sportsmen and women is to…
Why law firms need to get better at deciphering signals from the noise
The title of this post alludes to the best-selling book by Nate Silver, ‘The Signal and The Noise: The Art…