Category Archives: Guiding Light

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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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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Lawyers, Customer Service and User Stories

Posted on December 27, 2009 by RM

As we approach the New Year, I thought I’d put in a plug for customer satisfaction in the legal community. To read the backdrop, please access The 2009 Altman Weil Chief Legal Officer Survey and the article “Transmitting vs. Transforming … Continue reading →

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A Community of Thinkers

Posted on December 7, 2009 by RM

I am a member of a community of thinkers. So are you. “A Community of Thinkers” I am a member of a community of thinkers. I believe that communities exist as homes for professionals to learn, teach, and reflect on … Continue reading →

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Comment Repost : PMI + Agile in Document Review

Posted on December 2, 2009 by RM

I posted this to the article “Project Management in Legal Staffing Companies” on the Legal Project Management blog. The link below goes to the PMI Agile Community of Practice Wiki. Thank you for this post! Just a note that PMI … Continue reading →

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Comment Repost : Facciola-Redgrave Framework

Posted on November 25, 2009 by RM

This is a long comment left on The Posse List blog tonight. I figured it was time to put some meat on the bones. It concerns the new framework outlined by Judge John M. Facciola and Jonathan M. Redgrave, Esq. … Continue reading →

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Don’t be an Agile Tourist

Posted on September 20, 2009 by RM

In drafting slides for my first foray into hard-core Agile conversation (hopefully, a “sermon to the choir”), I am mindful that because my gig is on October 21, I will have to deal with not an inconsequential amount of conference … Continue reading →

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Review: Collaborative Agile Contracts by Thorup and Jensen

Posted on September 14, 2009 by RM

Definitely an article that should be read by every lawyer seeking to write collaborative, Agile-supportive contracts. I’ll be talking about the work of Thorup, Jensen and the rest of the crew at Best Brains for a long time. Here are … Continue reading →

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EDRM Critique : From Hand-off to Collaborative Culture

Posted on September 12, 2009 by RM

This is the beginning of, and an index to, a series of public critiques of the Socha Gelbman The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). While it takes a bit of negative energy to describe what is wrong with the EDRM, … Continue reading →

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