The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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Bring Change Management to Project Management • Be prepared to control damage • Focus on the most critical of change management activities change management being too soft. Take time to describe the approach fully and provide research and examples that will back up your statements and help prove change management effectiveness. • Get Plugged Into Projects Early: When should you insert change management in the process? The earlier, the better. When Prosci surveyed several hundred organizations, they found 38 percent started change management at project start up. When Prosci asked, "When would you start CM the next time you have a change project?," that number doubled. Their experience proved that sooner is better than later. It is possible you might need to have some good past experiences with change management initiatives in order to get involved in projects early. If you can't start early, don't give up! You can help achieve project success no matter where you start. You will need to adjust your expectations and perhaps move your focus to the following: By pairing change management with project management, not only will you achieve greater levels of success with your projects, you will also help your firm become more change-tolerant. With a wellthought-out change management methodology, your firm will not only survive change, it will soon thrive in the face of it. Make it your goal to help your firm become change-agile in 2014 and beyond. Char LeMaire is the Chief Learning Officer and principal of Traveling Coaches. A co-founder of the company, Char heads up the company's talented team of learning specialists, content developers, user experience consultants and futurists. She and • Bring more focus to awareness around the change • Be prepared to re-do any communication efforts • Fast-track sponsor engagement her team focus on developing solutions designed for next-generation learning in law firms. Contact Char at clemaire@travelingcoaches.com. Rethink Intranets & Extranets How's integrating WorkSite content into SharePoint working out for you? It may be time to RETHINK how you manage your SharePoint sites. Ascera for SharePoint Simplify secure collaboration over SharePoint intranets and extranets • Publish WorkSite content directly to SharePoint without IT support • Synchronize WorkSite and SharePoint content • Automate provisioning and create standardized folders on demand • Unify the user experience – regardless of device – Solutions for WorkSite, SharePoint, email, and mobile working in SharePoint 2013 www.prosperoware.com/rethink © 2013 Prosperoware, LLC Peer to Peer 13