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Managing an eDiscovery Contract Review Team: Identify a Project Manager
Yesterday, we talked about applying topic codes to the documents to identify helpful or harmful documents. Today, we will talk about identifying a project manager for the review.
A good, experienced project manager is critical to the success of your review project. In fact, the project manager is the most important part of the equation. The project manager will be responsible for:
- Creating a schedule and a budget
- Determining the right staff size
- Lining up all the resources that you’ll need like computer equipment, software, and supplies
- Preparing training materials.
- Coordinating training of the review team
- Serving as a liaison with the service providers who are processing the data, loading data into the review tool, and making the review tool available to the review team
- Monitoring status of the project and reporting to the litigation team
- Identifying potential problems with schedule and budget and developing resolutions
- Ensuring that questions are resolved quickly and that lines of communication between the review team and decision makers are open
- Supervising workflow and quality control work
Choose someone who has project management experience and is experienced in litigation, technology, electronic discovery, working with vendors, and working with attorneys. Identify the project manager early on and get him or her involved in the project planning steps.
What do you look for in a project manager? Please share any comments you have and let us know if you’d like to know more about an eDiscovery topic.