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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

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Who is Your Team’s Deanna Troi ?

As you may know, Deanna Troi, was a leading character from the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” phase. Her value to the crew was that she was an empath,–someone with a heightened ability to read cross-species emotions. This made her … Continue reading

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Agile is like tuna…

Agile is like tuna: a little stinky out the can, but useful for herding smart cats and delicious when fresh! #Agile OK, this is the latest formulation of my take on the “herding cats” theme started (?) by Bill “To … Continue reading

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Agile Teams, Litigation Ecosystems and Litigation Risk

Came across this wonderful statement by VersionOne of the difference between PMI-style project management and Agile. And, it gives us a great chance to introduce the Dialexica “Litigation Ecosystem Framework.” The “Litigation Ecosystem Framework,” is the way we describe the … Continue reading

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Review: Collaborative Agile Contracts by Thorup and Jensen

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

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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A professional services firm doesn’t succeed… unless the client does

As lawyers, we tend to think that our need to practice law is the most important thing in a relationship with a client. But it’s not. The most important thing is the space between you and that client: is it … Continue reading

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Agile Roadmapping

In thinking about ways of translating Agile 3Ps (principles, processes and practices) for the legal community, I am watching a lot of videos and reading an obscene number of White Papers by Agile experts. The beauty of the web. Usually, … Continue reading

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