Legal Management
Legal Management
What
Legal Management is the Process of managing all of the legal aspects and deliverables (eg, signed Contracts) of a project.
Process Diagram
Legal Management consists of the following major Procedures:
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Identify Contracts required.
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Obtain copies of standard Contracts.
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Review applicability of Contracts to specific deal.
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Review Contracts for acceptability.
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Draft new Contracts clauses.
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Negotiate commercial arrangements.
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Negotiate Price.
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Negotiate and Sign Contracts.
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Sign Contracts.
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Place orders.
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Review All Contracts.
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Renew All Contracts.
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Terminate All Contracts.
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Protect copyright.
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Review and negotiate vendor Contracts.
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Perform statutory legal obligations.
Why
When and Where
This technique is used throughout the whole project lifecycle and is not limited to any specific project lifecycle phase.
How
Legal Management addresses the full spectrum of contract development, review, negotiation and execution relating to a project. This applies equally to contracts with vendors (eg, hardware, software and services vendors) as to contracts with Customers.
It also addresses all legal issues associated with the Application System being built (eg, license agreements, ability to distribute components sourced from other parties (eg, Development, Maintenance and Support Tool vendors), intellectual property, etc).
It also addresses all legal issues associated with hiring and terminating Project Team members (permanent staff and contractors) as well as all vendors.
It also addresses all legal constraints on the project.
Scaling
Also See
Legal Management is one of the significant Processes that exist throughout PMMentor (PMM). To print a "Handout Pack" on this Process, create and print a title page and then click on the "Print" button (to print this topic to act as a Table of Contents) and then click on each of the following topics in turn. When the topic is displayed, click on the "Print" button, then click on the "Back" button to return to this topic and choose the next topic to print.
Beta Test Agreement
Bid Management
Consider Legal Issues
Contracts
Deed of Confidentiality
Hardware Maintenance Agreement
Legal Plan
Managing Contracts
Negotiate and Sign Contracts
Pre-Sales
Review All Contracts
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Statement of Work (SOW)
Terminate All Contracts
Termination Deed
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