CMS Readiness Report for Smith & Jones LLP is a course assignment given in the "Information Management Analyses" course at the Professional Learning Centre, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. We were given the challenge of completing assignment in 12 slides or less.
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Assignment: CMS Readiness Report for Law Firm
1. CMS Readiness Report
for
Smith & Jones LLP
by Connie Crosby
APRIL 11, 2009
Course assignment: PLC 8010-09W1
Information Management Analyses
Instructor: Janet de Guzman
2. The ďŹne print:
The following presentation was created for the course
âInformation Management Analysesâ in the Information
Management program at the Professional Learning Centre,
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. We were limited
to using 12 or fewer slides (or I would have used many more!)
The law ďŹrm Smith & Jones LLP and the scenario presented
are ďŹctitious. Any similarities to an existing law ďŹrm are purely
coincidental and unintended.
3. [the background]
⢠one ofďŹce Toronto-based law ďŹrm
⢠110 lawyers
⢠want to attract best articling students
⢠need to retain existing associates
⢠busy busy support staff
⢠ďŹrst generation intranet These last two could
mean trouble!
4. [the challenge]
⢠intranet difďŹcult to update
⢠one staff member responsible for updating
⢠not being updated enough
⢠lawyers not using the intranet
⢠associates & articling students demanding
more!
5. [the solution]
Intranet Content Management System:
⢠updating intranet ⢠goal: more content
easier, faster
⢠goal: better content
⢠more staff can update
⢠goal: current content
⢠workload can be
spread across more
people
Are you
ready?!?
6. [the approach]
⢠selected lawyers & staff interviewed
⢠managing partners, directors & managers
consulted
⢠business processes reviewed
⢠policies examined
⢠technologies assessed yes, but
are you
⢠staff skill sets evaluated ready?
7. [the ďŹndings]
⢠new IT & HR managers are making changes
⢠support from lawyer Management Board & partnership
⢠IT team dedicated to new tech implementations exists
⢠new document management system - implemented 2
months ago
⢠staff experiencing problems & frustration with DMS
⢠CMS not yet selected; short list from DMS vendor
⢠no intranet co-ordinator designated
8. [analyses & conclusions]
⢠good buy-in & support from upper management
⢠dedicated IT staff is ready for this next step
⢠other staff is not ready getting close, but work
⢠to be done!
technology needs to be selected
⢠intranet coordinator needs to be brought in
⢠plan for governance involving staff needed
⢠communication plan needed
⢠document new business processes
9. [conclusion - key concerns]
governance
needs addressing
employee morale low
- change overload!
...and who is selecting the content
management system?
10. [the recommendations]
⢠â˘
address staff issues with hire or designate dedicated
DMS & morale before intranet coordinator
moving on
⢠ensure intranet
⢠plan communication to coordinator has
staff carefully appropriate skills
⢠â˘
wait before rolling out select new CMS with input
CMS (at least 3-5 months) from intranet coordinator
⢠â˘
plan for chaos & frustration document new business
when CMS is rolled out processes
& get the staff involved!!
13. Photo Credits
⢠âMom and Dad, looking at laptopâ by David Lat, http://
www.sxc.hu/photo/672597 used under stock.xchng standard
licensing.
⢠âtelesales 1â by scholastic http://www.sxc.hu/photo/237476,
used under stock.xchng standard licensing.
⢠photo of Connie Crosby by Rannie Turingan photography
http://www.rannieturingan.com/. All rights reserved.