Monthly Archives: January 2010

Let’s build a legal value stream map!

Posted on January 27, 2010 by RM

I would LOVE to build an open-source value-stream map for several legal processes! What a great idea! So far it has been observational and intuitive to say that e-discovery is rife with waste and value-denied, but let’s pin it down … Continue reading →

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Another reason why Law IS Social Media

Posted on January 26, 2010 by RM

Thanks to the ever-brilliant Joe McCarthy over at the Gumption blog, you can learn all sorts of things about potential customers by reading the tea leaves of social media. For example, you can start to ask questions around the soaring … Continue reading →

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The Big Hurdle

Posted on January 25, 2010 by RM

A few thoughts for later… I am struck by the value of hearing many different points of view with respect to how different businesses adapt Agile practices. So, today, I am watching a series of interesting videos by Clinton Keith, … Continue reading →

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A Little Tweetinar Logo Funicode

Posted on January 23, 2010 by RM

Tweetinar #4 was completed and the tweet stream downloaded. Next, will be a review of all four to find the common elements, things that make sense and things that I’d like to do better next time. In other words, a … Continue reading →

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Smart People Need Agile Lawyers

Posted on January 17, 2010 by RM

Great article by Alan Shalloway on why smart people don’t always self-organize into the right thing: I would suggest it is counting on smart people to find the right thing to do is not always a winning strategy. That giving … Continue reading →

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FRCP 19 “Fail Fast, Learn Cheap”

Posted on January 16, 2010 by RM

I like this version of the “fail fast, fail early” series the best because it captures the reason that Agile iteration works. Here’s a pithy example from the Pathfinder Development site: Fast also means cheap (time is money, etc.). If … Continue reading →

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Turnaround is Fair Play

Posted on January 15, 2010 by RM

There’s a LOT of media coming around the “Agile For Lawyers” concept, so pardon the thickness of our dust! Dialexica is committed to having Agile and Agile-curious points of view on our websites and blogs, it ain’t all about us! … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of A Great Doc Review Team!

Posted on January 13, 2010 by RM

OK, I lied. This is not a document review video. But, as a “problem-solver” type lawyer [ read "geek" ], this office looks like HEAVEN to me. I first stumbled upon Atlassian when looking for a a place to store … Continue reading →

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Connecting the dots

Posted on January 12, 2010 by RM

Found this White paper tonight and it gives a great description of what it called “Outsourcing 2.O,” referencing Gartner and Forrester reports on software development trends. I found it a great source of inspiration and closely aligned to teh Agile … Continue reading →

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Comment Repost: Searching Justice

Posted on January 6, 2010 by RM

Almost got away from Law.com to get some sleep, but then saw this article and had to weigh in. I agree with both of you, of course. BUT, I strongly disagree that the average lawyer would become more competent if … Continue reading →

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