Speaking Engagements

Legal Tech New York Monday, January 30, 2012 3:45pm - 5:15pm   Six New Technologies You Should Know About In this interactive session, IT leaders and technologists present a rapid-fire discussion and answer audience questions about six new technologies important for law firm IT operations. Topics inlcude "The Role of the Cloud in Your DR/BC Planning", "Expansion of Video Conferencing Beyond the Conference Room", "Next Generation VPNs", "Riverbed Data Consolidation and Cloud Strategies" and "Lync 2010 Experiences".   Moderator -  Marcus Bluestein, Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.  Scott Christensen, Director of Information Technology, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Eric Hunter, Director of Knowledge Management, Bradford & Barthel, LLP Jim McCue, IS Manager, Rodney , Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. Mark Brophy, Director of Information Technology, Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC David Michael, Chief Information Officer, Burr & Forman _______________________________________________________________________________    Project Management The Evolution of Project Management in Law Firms San Francisco Pat Mansuy, Kraft Kennedy

Thursday, 2/17/2011 4pm-6pm PT In recent years, the legal industry has accepted and adopted project management processes into the strategic IT business processes. Many have made efforts to implement formalized Project Management Offices (PMOs) into their organizations.  Where are they now? How have the recent economic downturns impacted the delivery of effective project management delivery in firms? This session will focus on addressing some of these questions: Are the PMO implementation and maintenance costs worthwhile? * In an economic downturn, should the PMO remain or should it be shut down? * What makes some PMOs successful while others fail? * Should the PMO govern or should it manage? * Should the PMO be an IT function? * Should firm matters be managed using standard PM processes? * Should all PMOs be the same? * When do you need a PM Office and when do you need PM Overview ? * How much methodology do you need? * Should all projects be managed the same way? * Should all PMs have the same education, skills or roles? * What tools are needed and is there a way to simplify them?                 *Review of new tools for managing projects                                 *Online project management extranets                                 *One Page Project Manager (hand-out)

IT Director’s Panel: iPhone, iPad, Blackberry Integration, Doc Management in the cloud

Friday, November 12, 2010
9:00am - 11:30am
 

Location:
Kramer Levin
1177 Avenue of the Americas
NY, NY 10036
(212) 715-9100

http:/www.pltg.org/meetings.php

NY metro Lexis Strategic account event at Microsoft Tech Center NYC

Thursday, November 18, 2010
4:30pm to 7:00pm