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best practices change and is an important part of the celebration when the project is completed. You will have a greater chance of success when integrating change management with project management if you focus on the following: • Get Buy-In: Take the time to educate firm leadership on what change management is and what it is not. It is not a project overview email, a marketing theme and poster, or a town-hall style meeting showing off the features of new technology. Although some of those activities can be tasks included in the project, change management goes well beyond project cheerleading. Clarify for your primary stakeholders how change management differs from project management. Do your homework and prepare for pushback and questions. Make sure you have data available to support your case. • Prepare the Sponsor: An executive sponsor plays a vital role in promoting the initiative across the firm. The sponsor should be visible to the users and actively participate with the project and change management teams during the entire length of the project. The sponsor assists in the awareness phase by addressing why the change is happening directly with the users. The sponsor also leads by example to reinforce the How's adoption of the electronic matter file working out for you? It may be time to RETHINK your approach to Matter Centricity. • Plan For and Use a Solid Change Management Methodology: By using a proven change management methodology, you can avoid some of the naysaying about Change management begins when the project begins and should be integrated into project management activities. Rethink Matter Centricity Milan for WorkSite Balance the firm's need to mitigate risk with the professional's need to work more effectively • Put the responsible lawyer in control of their matters • Eliminate IT bottlenecks, automate processes, and streamline administration • Tailor client security and privacy to the matter without sacrificing the ability of teams to collaborate Solutions for WorkSite, SharePoint, email, and mobile working www.prosperoware.com/rethink 12 Peer to Peer