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Exposing Legal Project Management Myths: The Truth Behind What Works and What Doesn’t
Law Department Management TrackWednesday, 9:00–10:30am
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Slide2Introductions
Rick Kathuria
Pratik Patel
Doug Luftman
Chris Fowler
Slide3Getting To Know You
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Slide4Ever Seen This?
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What the
client explained
What the project leader understoodWhat the analyst designedWhat the programmer codedWhat the beta testers receivedWhat the consultant definedHow the project was documentedWhat actually was installedWhat was billedHow it was maintainedWhat marketing advertisedWhat the client actually needed
Slide5Breaking Down Project Management
What is a Project?It’s a temporary group activity designed to produce a unique
product, service or result.Projects are:Temporary
– has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.
Unique – not a routine operation, but a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal. So a project team often includes different people from different areas and across multiple geographies.
Slide6So Then…
What is Project Management?It is the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently.
Slide7So THEN…
What is Legal Project Management?The application of the concepts of project management to the control and management of legal
cases or matters.—Steven Levy, AuthorLegal Project Management:
Control Costs, Meet Schedules,
Manage Risks, and Maintain Sanity
Slide8Goals for the Session
By the numbers – the impact of PM on your business Discuss/debate common myths around PM for Legal Share anecdotes of what worked and what hasn’tParticipate, have fun and win prizes!
Slide9Did You Know That….?
The average cost overrun of all projects is 27%Harvard Business Review
One in six projects have a cost overrun of at least 200%Harvard Business ReviewFewer than 1/3 of all projects finish on time and on budget Standish Group
How do your
legal projects fare against these figures?
Slide10Now Entering the Mythbusting Zone…
Slide11Fact or Myth?
A PM spends most of
his/her time documenting and
updating project plans
Slide12Reality: Myth…
In fact,
the PM role is
90%
communicationStatistic from Wrike.comGathering status updates from project stakeholdersFacilitating project meetings and discussionsCommunicating meeting minutes and action items
Slide13Fact or Myth?
Non-lawyers make for
better legal project managers
Slide14Reality: It Depends…
NetApp uses Lawyers for patent litigation matters/projectsNon-lawyers for PM of internal projects and externally with Joint Defense Group MattersGowlings uses
Associate lawyers for PM of Litigation and Transactional mattersBT usesNon lawyers for law department operational tasks and KM
Slide15Fact or Myth?
LPM only works when everyone on the team
is trained on project management
Slide16Gowlings’ Simple LPM Framework
Slide17Reality: Familiarity is good, but formal training not required.
70%
Of de facto
project managers,
have no special training or certificate56%Even at corporate giants like IBM, only of PM specialists hold a certificatesee PMI certification as valuable but not a necessityAmong CIOs67%
Slide18Fact or Myth?
Lawyers will not adopt LPM because
it’s too complex and time consuming
Slide19Short meeting minutes go a long way
NetApp leverages Level2 to project manage JDG sessions with upwards of 20 participantsPre-meeting agendasAttendance trackersKey milestonesKey upcoming activities
Key decision itemsKey challenges
Slide20Monitor: Use Traffic Lights
Plan: Use Simple Matter Plans
Gowlings’ Use of Easy Traffic Lights
Slide21Right Mix of Change Management
Slide22Reality: If too complex, lawyers will not use it. Also, if not backed by formal change measures, lawyers will not use it.
Slide23Fact or Myth?
Most law departments have sophisticated ways to review and measure project performance.
Slide24What British Telecom Measures…
Slide25What NetApp Measures…
Slide26Reality:
Sophistication is not important. Setting a series of simple baselines and measuring against those is the key.
Where We Started
Where
We Are Now
Slide27Audience Mythbusting
Slide28Key Takeaways
Project Management is a part of everything we do.PM for legal goes beyond just matter management.Both lawyers and non-lawyers make good PMs.Don’t wait for certifications – just start.You will need the right mix of change techniques to make PM a success.
Data matters; Set a baseline and then measure to achieve better results.
Slide29Feel Free to Contact Us
Rick Kathuria
Pratik Patel
Doug Luftman
Chris Fowler
Exposing Legal Project Management Myths:
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