Posted in Legal processes on Sep 28th, 2011
In recent months, we have seen a dramatic increase in interest from Law firms and practitioner in the use of Process Mapping and Process Improvement tools and systems. Having spent some time talking to these firms over this period it would seem somewhat of a trend is emerging. Background Many law firms are not new [...]
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In recent months, we have seen a dramatic increase in interest from Law firms and practitioner in the use of Process Mapping and Process Improvement tools and systems. Having spent some time talking to these firms over this period it would seem somewhat of a trend is emerging. Background Many law firms are not new [...]
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Posted in Process Mapping on Aug 17th, 2011
In recent years I have come to use some pretty fantastic online library systems. This brought to thinking about the extremely complex science of indexing libraries of information. If you have had the chance to use an online library system for research purposes, it is truly amazing how much useful information you can find that [...]
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Posted in Process Mapping on Aug 3rd, 2011
A customer yesterday likened their first experiences with TaskMap and process mapping to that of a dance partner. What a great analogy for process based projects in general. When we embark on a new project we have tools, people, technology, the way work gets done; the processes. To the point this consultant was making, TaskMap [...]
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We get the question a lot, what’s the difference between a project plan and a process plan? It’s an interesting one, because many view these as completely different, but they are not. Let me explain why. Every project is comprised of one or more processes, so a project is just a set of processes linked [...]
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Documenting processes is a requirement for most organizations. The approach they take is invariably, well varied and often different. How all of them fall into one of three categories. Narrative Step by Step Process Maps Each one has some benefits and some downsides. Let’s start with the narrative approach. A narrative approach has the following [...]
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