The Project Management Institute (PMI) has released the PMBOK® Guide 7th Edition (Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. How does this impact your PMP® exam preparation? Let’s cover what you can expect based on PMI’s recent announcement so you can plan...
What Is a Project Charter? A project charter can be a useful project management tool for the practice of law. The charter is the authorizing document for a project. It contains information describing the scope of the project, a rough estimate of its cost, the value of...
A recent trend in law firm management is to bring the practice of project management and law together. The motivation for this appears to be to maintain firm profitability in fixed fee arrangements. If a firm’s lawyers spend too much time on a matter, it reduces the...
I’m reading “Leadership and the One Minute Manager,” by Ken Blanchard. The book discusses “situational leadership,” which essentially means that a manager’s leadership style must vary depending on the competency of the person being managed. As I was reading the book...
Let’s face it, change is hard. Whether you’re a project manager or a CEO implementing major changes to your organization is difficult. There are usually two types of obstacles. One is institutional. Organizations have a certain momentum. Making changes requires you...
