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LPM 2012 and Beyond: Legal Project Management Grows Up

By Paul C. Easton on December 28, 2011 8:18 AM | Comments | 4 TrackBacks

It is that time of the year again: this is the time when the blawgosphere looks back at the past year and prognosticates what the year ahead holds for the legal industry. Those of you who follow this blog will know that I'm not generally one for reading tea leaves. This year, however, I have decided to share my thoughts on how I think LPM will develop over the next few years, based upon the experiences of other industries and the history of modern project management. I hope you find it interesting and I wish you and yours health, happiness,...

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ILTA 2011 - Legal Project Management Staff Roles Survey

By Paul C. Easton on September 15, 2011 9:01 PM | Comments | 3 TrackBacks

Kim Craig shared with me the results of the session survey from a presentation on LPM staff roles that she co-presented at the recent annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association. With her permission, I've made a PDF version available from this site. You can download it by clicking on the following link:pspg1Polls.pdfThe survey report does not state how many responses were submitted. Nor is there any information about how many organizations are represented. Also, the audience demographics may influence the results. Still, the results are interesting anecdotal evidence of LPM adoption.Unsurprisingly, given the event's technological focus, over half (64%) of...

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PMP the 3rd Top-Paying IT Certification

By Paul C. Easton on May 1, 2011 1:48 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks

The Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate comes in at number three in Global Knowlege's list of the "15 Top Paying IT Certifications." According to Global Knowledge, the average salary for an IT professional with a PMP is $103,570. There are a lot of lawyers in this economy who would envy a six-digit salary. The article states that the PMP credential is recognized as the most important certification for project managers, is globally recognized and in heavy demand. The Project Management Professional credential demonstrates that you not only have the experience but also the education to successfully lead...

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LPM Invisible to Wolfram Alpha

By Paul C. Easton on January 27, 2011 11:27 PM | Comments | 1 TrackBack

While the LPM content on Qwiki may not be the most in depth, at least they have something and it only went live a few days ago. Wolfram Alpha, on the other hand, turns up nothing, providing "project management" as the closest interpretation. Fair enough and the results give you some general employment statistics for the project-management occupation in the United States, but it is disappointing that it interprets "project management" as "construction management", so I'm not sure how applicable the stats are to legal-project managers or project managers in other industries. Even more disappointing was that when you change the...

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PM Credentials & LPM - ILTA White Paper and 2010 Survey on Legal Project Management, Part IV

By Paul C. Easton on October 30, 2010 2:13 AM | Comments | 6 TrackBacks

It's time for another post on the value of project-management credentials, a topic on which many of my readers have strong opinions. This post continues my discussion of the International Legal Technology Association's (ILTA) recently released white paper on legal-project management.[1] In the first post in this series I discussed Pamela Woldow's article on how legal technologists can use LPM to enhance their position in their law firms.[2] The second post looked at an article by Jennifer Potter, which discusses her firm's rollout of Microsoft Windows 7/Office 2010.[3] In the third post, I discussed three articles: Laura Livecchi's discussion on how to leverage legal-project management philosophies...

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Avoiding Redundant Project-Management Costs in Electronic-Discovery Projects

By Paul C. Easton on October 4, 2010 10:00 PM | Comment | 4 TrackBacks

OLP's Thought Leaders' Guide to E-Discovery, which will be available at the end of October. The OLP guides are a great way to keep on top of the e-discovery industry. They are appropriate for e-discovery novices looking to expand their understanding of the field, as well as for experienced professionals interested in what their peers are thinking about. See my review of the first Guide and buy your copy from the OLP's book store. --> Ed. note 9/1/2011: A slightly revised, edited, and formatted PDF version of this article is now available from the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Knowledge Shelf. It is...

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Cowen Group Survey: Legal Project Management Has Increased in Importance

By Paul C. Easton on August 6, 2010 3:59 PM | Comment | 1 TrackBack

According to the recently released results of the Cowen Group's Critical Trends Survey for the second quarter of 2010, 65% of corporate respondents and 69% of law-firm respondents say that legal project management has increased in importance.[1] Over 53 corporations and 117 "major law firms" participated in the survey. Hopefully this translates into the LPM job growth predicted by earlier Cowen Group surveys,[2] the Project Management Institute,[3] and The Posse List.[4] [1] Cowen Group, 2010 Q2 Critical Trends Snapshop, http://www.cowengroup.com/researchcenter/quarterly/2010-Q2.php (last visited August 6, 2010). [2] Paul C. Easton, Cowen Group: It's a Hot Job Market for E-discovery Project...

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The Chasm Between IT and Legal Widens

By Paul C. Easton on June 20, 2010 9:00 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks

According to a survey conducted by RecommindRecommind, an e-discovery-tool vendor, the disconnect between IT and legal is getting worse: While legal and IT have been historically disparate, the exponential increase in content creation and the rising complexities and risks of eDiscovery and regulatory scrutiny have inexorably linked the needs and responsibilities of each department.... Recommind's survey reveals that communication between legal and IT has become decidedly worse in 2010.[1] It seems years of hand-wringing on this issue is doing little to move these two camps closer together. But, as I've discussed before, the growing trend of legal-project management provides our best...

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Cowen Group Predicts Higher Salaries for Litigation Support Project Managers in 2010

By Paul C. Easton on June 18, 2010 11:04 PM | Comments | 3 TrackBacks

The Cowen Group has just released a snapshot of its fourth annual salary survey for litigation support professionals and the job market for litigation-support project managers is looking strong.[1] Their salary findings support their predictions in their "Critical Trends" report, published in January, which noted the increasing need for litigation-support project managers, stating that the role "will gain greater prominence in the industry due to the increasing size of datasets and heightened concern around controlling cost, limiting risks, and guaranteeing outcomes."[2] According to this survey, salaries are projected to increase by eight to fifteen percent. Unsurprisingly, salaries are highest in the Eastern...

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Does the 2009 PMI Salary Survey Tell Us Anything About LPM Salaries?

By Paul C. Easton on May 10, 2010 10:00 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks

The Project Management Institute's Project Management Salary Survey for 2009 was recently published and is now available for purchase at the PMI Web site.[1] The survey, "based on self-reported data from 35,000 project management professionals" from 19 countries, measures "salaries across eight major position description levels" and includes a number of key demographics, including work experience, PMP status, industry, department/function, and highest formal education level obtained. What, if anything, does it have to tell legal-project managers about their earning potential? For this post I only looked at the Salary Survey Country Report for the United States. The U.S. Report draws upon data...

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