Author Archives: RM
Chaos is A Range
When we talk about law as an “ecosystem,” we’re describing a well-defined “location” full of diverse entities with varying needs, wants and motivations. Within that ecosystem, there are actors and the resources that they covet or use. There are also … Continue reading
Submitted : Ignitelaw 2010
Submitting some presentations to publicize the work we’re doing to bring Agile into the legal profession and we’ve got accomplices! Larry Port, of Rocketmatter, submitted to IgniteLaw 2010 on “Agile Legal Project Management,” which is AWESOME! Figured there is NEVER … Continue reading
Simple, but not too simple
Looking today at “Occam’s Razor,” from which we get the idea that the more assumptions one makes, the more room there is for error. Therefore, the simpler and fewer the assumptions, the less room for error. Lawyers would do well … Continue reading
Agile Law Adoption: The Daily Standup
There are a LOT of gateways into making your legal team more “Agile.” One of the easiest, that you can implement TOMORROW is the “daily stand-up.” The daily stand-up is a simple way of checking in with each member of … Continue reading
Another reason why Law IS Social Media
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
The Big Hurdle
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
A Little Tweetinar Logo Funicode
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
Smart People Need Agile Lawyers
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
FRCP 19 “Fail Fast, Learn Cheap”
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