Legal project management tip of the month: Break work down into small tasks

As Eric Verzuh put it in one of my favorite project management books (The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management):  “This is the secret of successful project management:  Break the project into small, meaningful, manageable units of work.”  Bottom-up planning (which is interactive and iterative) is more effective than top-down planning (which is linear and one-way).

The first Wednesday of every month is devoted to a very short and simple tip like this to help lawyers increase efficiency and provide greater value to their clients.