Tag Archives: lawyer

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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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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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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Lawyer as Leader

Posted on September 24, 2009 by RM

“Leadership” is the buzzword of the decade, but what does it mean in the context of a law firm? How does a lawyer become a leader and how do leaders who are already at the top of the stack become … 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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Making the Transition : The Project Manager

Posted on August 8, 2009 by RM

The process of transition to Agile methods can difficult. That’s understood. So, this blog will spend a lot of time talking about that transition and, while we’re getting up and running, it will look a lot like a quick introduction … Continue reading →

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Timeboxing : The Pomodoro Technique

Posted on August 3, 2009 by RM

One of the main drawbacks to the billable hour is that everyone knows that lawyers tend to exaggerate the quality of services rendered. Yet, it’s not clear how we can take the concept of “time boxing” from the macro level … Continue reading →

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