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For many companies, switching to remote work was required, but they never considered if remote work was right for their teams. As company executives decide whether they want to return to the office or continue to workfromhome and move their operations online, employers are likely asking many questions.
I’m not an office organization guru or projectmanagement pro (for help with that, check in with Andrea Cannavina on controlling chaos and Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner ). Next review your practice management and projectmanagement systems for outstanding and upcoming tasks.
Everyone has to get to the office, has to work in the office, and has to maintain some kind of continuity between their home office and their office office. Krista Chambers is a busy projectmanager at Chicago’s Orbit Media. She’s also a busy mother of two, so working at home has been enormously beneficial.
Partners and resource or work allocation managers need to be able to quickly determine who is available and who has the background and skills each matter needs. That’s hard enough in the office; it gets more difficult in a hybrid model where people workfromhome or different locations.
In the professional realm, businesses, including law firms, have been and will continue to be impacted by the repercussions of social distancing requirements and the work-from-home revolution that followed. Of course, the effect of the pandemic on the practice of law varied greatly from one firm to the next.
In the professional realm, businesses, including law firms, have been and will continue to be impacted by the repercussions of social distancing requirements and the work-from-home revolution that followed. Of course, the effect of the pandemic on the practice of law varied greatly from one firm to the next.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make a decent living, but it could also mean respect, credibility, and doing work that is challenging and rewarding. Or having the freedom to workfromhome. Maybe it’s having a window office. I promise you, the mindset thing is so important.
Having the ability to workfromhome while accessing software and files in the office was a clear advantage during the pandemic. ProjectManagement. Projectmanagement software is a relatively new entrant on this list. Remote Access Software. Isn’t it time lawyers joined them? Solo Usage. Accounting.
Polling – Use apps like GoSurvey, Survey Monkey, or Zoho Survey to get testimonials from clients and engage team members in decision making. ProjectManagement – Use projectmanagement apps like Liquid Projects, Teamwork, or Zoho Projects to assign responsibility, schedule tasks, and track status.
The Freakonomics website has a page that discusses the quote in the title of this post. It is obviously appropriate for the courts in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, but I have used it in another context, when a new case, document, or e-filing systems are being introduced into a court. I explain below… Read more ».
There was a surge of workingfromhome and virtual working as a result of the pandemic, and many firms may still be operating like that. Overall, general office use is the most popular reason to have software, with projectmanagement coming at least used.
Dennis Kennedy and I also use Teams to facilitate our podcast and bookwriting efforts, and we used Teams to write the latest edition of our book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies, WorkfromHome Edition.” RT : Currently, we are exploring Monday.com to use as our projectmanagement tool.
But now – with so many companies unexpectedly making the move to work-from-home scenarios, adopting the principles of asynchronous communication is a matter of survival. And, honestly, even in-person office scenarios could benefit from these communication methods as well.
Notion is a bit hard to explain – it can be a note-taking tool, a projectmanagement tool, a database tool, or all three if you want. TM: I use Notion as my “second brain” – the place where everything I want to save goes, so I can come back to it later and use it for various purposes (see #4, below).
DACI focuses on who will drive the decision-making process – which is great for projectmanagers. Workingfromhome gave me the luxury of using a quirky, antique writing desk for all my daily tasks. Contributor: Who contributes to a decision? Informed: Who is informed about the final decision? Source ).
Invest in universal access If we’re honest, the ability to workfrom anywhere plays a significant role in many attorneys’ decisions to open a solo firm. While cloud-based computing programs like Outlook and Google Drive make workingfromhome or the beach easier for everyone, they aren’t designed for law firms.
For instance, business response to the COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies risk management in action. One of the main visible results of the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak has been the mainstream transition from traditional office-based work to remote work-from-home (WFH) arrangements.
Projectmanagement tools. Tools such as Asana , Trello , and Jira can help you keep track of projects and tasks, assign responsibilities, and coordinate easier. Flexible working hours. Technology may help you offer flexible work hours to your team so they can workfromhome or outside traditional office hours.
Use your calendaring and projectmanagement tools to help make it happen. Make sure you are able to get as much out of the “must-do” pile as possible before you go away. Get the items with looming deadlines done and out the door. This creates space to unplug. Set the expectation. Plug in to unplug.
Since then, I’ve been using Monday.com with my team to manage multiple lawyer well-being projects with a variety of people and to track recommendations from a voluminous report we are working to implement. At its core, it tracks and reports on any project or process. Monday.com is simple yet sophisticated.
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