posted Dec 13, 2010 8:15 PM by Ralph Schroeder
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and Hyperion Research are sponsoring the 2010 Legal Technology Survey. The survey covers major technology trends in corporate law departments including organization structure and planning; core applications and tools; collaboration and mobility; and emerging trends. The survey is open to all corporate law departments.The survey will be accepting responses from December 12 - December 23. More... |
posted Oct 12, 2010 9:05 PM by Ralph Schroeder
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Increasingly
Intellectual Property groups are evaluating the use of workflow automation
tools. In
this MarketView report, we present our review of the Intellectual Property
workflow solutions market. First, we define the opportunity for
workflow in the area of Intellectual Property, including identification of best
practice processes that should be considered. Next we identify
solutions providers in the market, including both advanced IPM solutions with
embedded workflow and standalone BPM solutions. Finally, we provide our guiding
principles for selecting and implementing IPM workflow solutions. More... |
posted Sep 21, 2010 4:46 AM by Ralph Schroeder
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updated Sep 21, 2010 4:49 AM
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Business process management (BPM)- sometimes also referred to as “workflow”—is a powerful tool for law firms to improve operational efficiency, resource utilization and client satisfaction. BPM is a process improvement related solution, and a technology enabled solution. We advise our clients to consider both aspects as critical factors in achieving success in their BPM initiatives. In this TrendView report, we discuss our guiding principles for successfully implementing legal BPM. We focus on law firm directed solutions (but find equal applicability to the corporate law department scenario.) By taking a well-informed, structured approach to their projects, firms can more quickly realize returns on their BPM investment, and achieve satisfaction with users, clients and the technology management committee. More... |
posted Aug 31, 2010 6:51 PM by Ralph Schroeder
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updated Nov 17, 2011 6:22 AM
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Successful technology implementation starts with the budgeting process. This time of the year is an active period of annual budget planning, and we work with our clients to ensure they develop and submit their requests as accurately and effectively as possible. This year we see increased interest in understanding how the latest evolving technology trends might impact the budget planning process. Of particularly note are SaaS, subscription model solutions versus traditional on premises, perpetual licenses. Each model presents a broad range of budget related considerations, including license fees, maintenance, training, support and infrastructure. In this TrendView Report we review the key areas to consider in developing your software procurement budget in the SaaS and perpetual license worlds. We discuss license fee options, infrastructure costs and ongoing maintenance and support, as well as upgrades and budget treatment. We outline the differences between subscription and perpetual licenses, and identify a number of key considerations in selecting the best approach for your situation. More... |
posted Aug 31, 2010 4:12 AM by Ralph Schroeder
Intellectual property owners are seeking deeper, more sophisticated portfolio management services that go beyond today’s administrative-oriented annuity payments services. We see significant market opportunity for innovative new services that provide strategic, value-oriented portfolio management. In this TrendView™ Report, we outline current annuity service offerings and their limitations in meeting the needs of intellectual property owners. We then discuss promising new services that have been recently introduced, and our recommendations for improved services that will enable owners to derive greater value from their portfolio management process. More... |
posted Aug 30, 2010 7:51 PM by Ralph Schroeder
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Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) in the area of intellectual property services remains in the early adopter phase of its market development. While demonstrating early successes, LPO for IP faces unique dynamics that challenge its broader market adoption. While other LPO practice areas gain market share, intellectual property is proving an enigma for some LPO providers.
In this TrendView Report, we discuss our perspectives on the unique dynamics that are shaping the LPO market, and particularly client adoption of intellectual property services. We present our market adoption model, the Service Value Curve, and discuss its implications for LPO providers. More... |
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