The Legal Project Strategy Gap: How to narrow it
The legal project strategy gap refers to the disparity between strategic aims and the reality of project implementation experienced by…
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…
Feedback and review from legal project management training
Everyone seems to agree in principle that it is good practice to hold project reviews, although it also seems relatively…
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…
Project Implementation: Start with a good pilot for a better chance of reaching your destination.
I can think of several instances where it would have been really beneficial for a law firm to run a…
Set-up properly for project success
How can you improve the chances of a project delivering recognisable benefits within a defined timescale? One answer is to…
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…
Noise, signal, action: how lawyers can get better at estimating (and other aspects of practising law)
Lawyers are just as poor at predicting the future as economists. In his book ‘The Signal and the Noise’ Nate…
Project management skills of lawyers: a litmus test of competence?
Several law firms have told me recently that some of their practice areas have lost out when bidding for new…