project management – Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan

Articles Tagged with: project management

September 3, 2021

Why a Centralized Project Management Platform Matters for Law Departments

I spoke with Don Keller and Jim Brock, the CEO and chief product officer, respectively, at Joinder, a project management software platform for corporate legal departments. We discussed why a centralized project management platform is so important for law departments, how the increased use of technology by professionals in legal has impacted the overall comfort level, and whether law firms should focus on developing new technology.

January 26, 2017

The Promise of Project Management for Litigation Support

I spoke with Chris Chalstrom, Brandon Ward, and Ben Legatt, the founders of Sadie Blue Software, the maker of Agility Blue, a project management tool for the legal profession.We discussed the genesis of Sadie Blue Software, the problems that Agility Blue solves, why project management has become so important in efficiently managing legal projects, and how the development of tools like Agility Blue reflect where the legal market is headed in 2017, among other topics.

September 20, 2016

Law Firm Benchmarking and the Impact of Project Management

I spoke with Bill Piwonka, the Chief Marketing Officer for Exterro, a provider of software specifically designed for legal and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations.

We discussed how lawyers are embracing project management in law firms, the results of Exterro’s 2016 Law Firm Benchmarking Report focused on law firm competitiveness, the survey’s most compelling themes, and how law firms are evolving based on the research.

August 31, 2016

ILTACON 2016: The Power of Project Management

I spoke with Joseph Venturella and John Trickey, the founder and chief technology officer, and the director of business development, respectively, for Defined Discovery, a discovery management software company and the maker of the Foresight Discovery Management platform.

We discussed the genesis of Defined Discovery, the inspiration for the Foresight Discovery Management platform, how it addresses the current challenges associated with e-discovery management and collaboration, and how project management tools are evolving, among other topics.

July 15, 2016

Rebranding and Moving E-Discovery Forward

I spoke with David Ahrens, the chief marketing officer of FRONTEO USA, Inc., a publicly-traded global technology and services company that specializes in big data, artificial intelligence, information governance, managed review and litigation consulting for the e-discovery market. He is responsible for developing and executing an integrated marketing and communications plan, which is particularly important given FRONTEO’s rebranding to integrate UBIC North America and its subsidiaries.

We discussed the rebranding, the impact it will have on the company’s business, and the key factors that distinguish FRONTEO from its competition, among other topics. In addition, FRONTEO is sponsoring and participating the Today’s General Counsel exchange on e-discovery on July 18th and 19th at the New York City Bar Association.

March 16, 2016

Looking at Visual Project Management

I spoke with Harry Singh, the founder of Lawcus, a visual legal practice management software platform.

We discussed the genesis of Lawcus, how it differs from other practice management solutions on the market, the key problem that Lawcus solves, and how users can take advantage of the company’s beta, among other topics.

Listen to our interview here:

April 14, 2015

What to Expect at the 2015 ABA Techshow

I spoke with Brett Burney, the founder of Burney Consultants and the chair of the 2015 ABA Techshow planning board.

We discussed how the nine-member planning board operates, and what this year’s attendees can expect, from educational sessions in seven concurrent tracks on going paperless and data security, among others, to dynamic networking and an inaugural App-a-Thon. He noted the potential for more than 1,300 lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students to be walking the halls with 800-1,000 vendors and exhibitors.

Listen to our interview below:

Watch the planning board’s video here:

And, the ABA’s video here:

April 4, 2014

Re-engineering the Practice of Law

I spoke with Mark Lassiter, a real estate attorney with the Lassiter Law Firm in Tempe, Arizona, who is also the founder of Lex Projex, a legal project management consultancy, and is now creating a closed legal community to enable attorneys in virtual law firms to provide collaborative services. We discussed his efforts to ‘re-engineer’ the practice of law and the delivery of legal services, the obstacles to promoting this transformation, and skills that legal professionals need to thrive in this new era.

Listen to our interview below:

January 29, 2013

Winning the Defensibility Debate

I spoke with Warwick Sharp, the Vice President of marketing and business development for Equivio, about being a predictive coding and analytics pioneer, and where that technology is headed in 2013. “The market’s relationship with predictive coding has evolved,” he said noting that concerns over defensibility have been dispelled over the last year. In fact, Sharp highlighted that users are less focused on defensibility and more interested in predictive coding education than ever before. “We see a massive catch up among professionals in the industry,” Sharp added.

He predicts that the judiciary will take a more discerning approach to predictive coding and begin defining the appropriate processes, as well as project management techniques.

Listen to our interview below:

November 3, 2011

Reinventing Project Management in Canada

I had the privilege of speaking at The Law Office Management Association’s annual conference in Collingwood, Ontario last Friday and while walking through the exhibit hall following my presentation, I met the team at RBRO Solutions (whose co-CEO won ILTA’s 2011 Consultant of the Year Award) and had the opportunity to discuss the transformation of project management in Canada. Watch my interview with Peter Lamb, an account manager with the company, who notes that lawyers can enhance profitability by implementing proven project management techniques.

Winning the Defensibility Debate

Reinventing Project Management in Canada

Video

Audio

Twitter Updates

Archives

Links

test