How to Ensure Smooth Implementation of Legal Software

This implementation webinar, the second of a series involving experts from the LSSA, and accompanying LSSA white papers, aims to set out the essential items for legal software professionals to consider when implementing new software. The expert LSSA panel provide a guide and effective checklists to maximise opportunities and avoid pitfalls during implementation.

The delegates will learn what factors to consider to successfully and smoothly navigate legal software implementation within law firms.

Specifically, panel members consider and discuss the following elements:

Appointing a project manager

• The importance of having a designated point of contact
• Determining who within the organisation is best suited for this
• The Role of a sponsor

Planning

• Agreeing dates and milestones
• Project management tools

Agreeing scope of the project

• Importance of agreeing the scope of the project
• Key pointers for what should be included within the scope (data migration, functionality, training)

Sign off

• Identifying key milestones
• Setting KPI’s
• How to constructively manage late or poor delivery from your supplier

Varying objectives

• What should be considered when looking to amend the project scope
• What are the potential risks to the project including time and increased costs

Project Review

• Why is it important to review the project post completion
• What should be included within the project review
• Who should be included in the project review

Resources:

• LSSA - Legal Software Suppliers Association | Visit their website

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Learning objectives:

The delegates will learn what factors to consider to successfully and smoothly navigate legal software implementation within law firms.