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The Art of Implementations: The Purpose and Process of Projects
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status updates. It's critical to make sure that IT projects
don't fight for personnel resources or conflict with
system maintenance windows. It's eye-opening to see
how many projects occur within a single IT department.
Meeting regularly helps our teams work together, plan
beer and, in general, be aware of ongoing work that
could affect the entire firm.
Rollout Planning and Training
Our implementations typically involve a pilot group of
IT, business unit subject-maer experts, and aorneys,
assistants and paralegals. Involving a small group of
users — especially from different practice areas and
offices –– will help the project team identify issues
before they become firmwide epidemics. Pilot groups
can easily and seamlessly translate into full-on rollouts.
Having a pilot group gives everyone involved in
the project a chance to improve processes, complete
documentation changes and further development, and
fix any issues prior to a firmwide rollout.
That's a Wrap!
Some of the most obvious considerations can get
overlooked during implementations and cause a great
deal of "hindsight" reflection. To help refine your art of
implementation, be sure to remember the following:
purpose, evaluation, communication, advocacy,
negotiation, locatation, documention and pilot! P2P
"HE CAN'T
WRITE"*
*(THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT
THE DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION SUPPORT AT
ONE OF THE LARGEST LAW FIRMS IN THE WORLD
HEARS FROM LITIGATION PARTNERS.)
WRITE
BETTER,
RIGHT
NOW.
Some of the
biggest savings
on software
and hardware
purchases can
be achieved by
working with the
vendor on length
of engagements
and payment
schedules.
