The document discusses project management for litigation matters. It defines project management as planning, organizing, and managing resources to successfully complete specific goals and objectives. A project is a finite endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. The five stages of a project are to define, plan, execute, monitor, and review the project. Tips are provided around each stage, such as being clear about roles and responsibilities, communicating often, and reviewing tasks and goals. Project management involves identifying goals and issues, assessing resources and risks, planning tasks and timelines, communicating updates, and reviewing progress and outcomes.

1. Project Management for Litigation Matters

2. What is Project Management?

3. Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

4. Project Management = Being Organized

5. A project is a finite endeavor (having specific start and completion dates) undertaken to create a unique product or service which brings about beneficial change or added value.

6. A Project = Something that needs to be Organized

7. Tip No. 1 Don’t say “Project Management”

11. Tip No. 2 Don’t let Scope Creep happen to your project!

13. Tip No. 3 Be clear about who is in charge of what.

14. http://www.edrm.net/wiki2/index.php/EDRM_Evergreen/Project_Management

19. It’s all about the deadlines

22. Tip No. 4 Be flexible.

23. Tip No. 5 Be prepared. For anything.

24. You can’t have too much planning

25. Tip No. 6 Lots of planning drives most lawyers crazy

26. You can’t have too much planning

30. Tip No. 7 Don’t exceed your authority

36. Tip No. 8 Communicate!

40. Identify

41. Assess

42. Plan

44. Communicate

50. Review

52. Celebrate your successful project!