June 2009 Archives

I am delighted with the emphasis on project management in The Sedona Conference® Commentary on Achieving Quality in the E-Discovery Process. Eighteen months in the making, the May 2009 Public Comment Version was released following a Web conference on May 20, which introduced the paper.  Following up on The Sedona Conference® Best Practices Commentary on Search & Retrieval Methods, released August 2007, the Commentary on Achieving Quality drives home the need to embrace project management and quality testing in electronic discovery. Because of the Sedona Conference's influence on judges who decide e-discovery disputes, vendors and lawyers will take notice. Lawyers should find their e-discovery...

Interesting short post on hiring project managers on the Discerning e-Discovery Blog by Fios Inc.'s Director of Client Services, Matthew Lane, PMP, Ph.D. In part four of a series on "brining order to chaos," Mr. Lane warns us to NOT hire project managers. Isn't it strange for someone with "PMP" after his name to advise against hiring project managers? Not after you read beyond the hook.  He writes: "My number one piece of advice on hiring project managers: do not hire project managers into your organization. Instead, build an internal career ladder that allows junior staff to obtain and demonstrate project management skills and...