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Project ManagementTraffic Flow & Accident
Prevention
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All about me… Paralegal & Litigation & PM support @o King & Spaldingo Counsel on Callo Kilpatrick Townsendo OrcaTec
20 years as a Paralegalo Worked on Jon Benet Ramsey,
Brown & Williamson, OxyContin Litigation, Firestone Tire Replacement and many more
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What is Project Management?
• Planning • Strategy• Execution
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What is Project Management?
• Planning • Strategy proposal and counter
proposal• Execution• Communication – Calibration of
Expectations• Seeing around corners / Night vision• Dealing with the unexpected• Client Management
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Planning
• Who• What• Where • When
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Planning - Who
• Case• Players• Personalities• Communication Styles & Methods• My counterpart on the other side
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Planning - What
• Key facts• Players, Time Frames, Data Sources• Goals• Areas to avoid / Sensitivities
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Planning - Where
• Which Court• What Rules to follow• Where is the Data• Who is processing it• Where is it being sent to and when?
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Planning - When
• Court • Discovery • Deposition• Production• Trial• Sleep
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Communication
• Proactive vs. Reactive• Anticipate • Calibration of Expectations
You set the rules• Damage control
Better in the morning!
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Tracking
• Software – not memory or paper• Keep the cases separated• To-Do Lists / Reminders
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Scope & Change Management
• MSA / SOW• Authorization• Scope & Scope Creep• Change control• Communication• Documentation of decisions taken
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Budget
• SOW & MSA sets the rates• Understanding the billing schedules• Value vs. Cost• Invoice management & overbilling• Communication• Documentation of decisions taken
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Lessons learned
• Identify areas of concern & weakness• Avoid making same mistake twice• 360o feedback• Suggesting change• Communication• Documentation of decisions taken
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Project Closeout
• Preservation vs. Destruction• Inventory• Records Management• Get paid• Go on vacation
Hide the evidence Shred everything Deny all knowledge