Tag Archives: Agile software development

Agile Law Adoption: The Daily Standup

Posted on February 10, 2010 by RM

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 →

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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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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 : 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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8 Days To Go : Scrum is A Part Of Agile

Posted on October 13, 2009 by RM

Today, had a lovely conversation with a friend, who told me about “collaborative inquiry,” and reminded me to catch up on the Agile Journal. Later this week is AgileOpen Northern California, which promises to be extremely interesting, now that I’ve … Continue reading →

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9 Days To Go : Litigation Ecosystem Framework

Posted on October 12, 2009 by admin

This is important. The Litigation Ecosystem Framework is NOT a reworking of the EDRM! What is IS, is a re-conceptualization of the context within which litigation occurs, a functional simplification of that context allowing an Agile law firm or litigation … Continue reading →

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Good Video On Why The EDRM Fails

Posted on October 6, 2009 by admin

The EDRM has been a strong model for the early attempts to deal with ESI. The problem is that once you look at the way it has been implemented and codified, you realize that it just doesn’t work. OK, I … Continue reading →

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Tips on Agile E-Discovery Budgeting

Posted on September 25, 2009 by RM

E-Discovery budgeting is an interesting issue, one which rarely includes a frank discussion of quality. “Quality” is defined as the ability to satisfy the customer’s primary business objectives at a price the customer is delighted to pay. Note the word … 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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