Project management systems get legal

US law firm Morris, Manning & Martin, has developed the Legal Project Management System, designed to improve communication and efficiency and provide transparency in the delivery of legal services, according to a press release.

The system also increases the client`s involvement and control over the timing and costs needed to complete a legal project, the report says.

A recent national trade magazine survey showed the unpredictability of legal costs is the top concern that leading companies have about law firms. Other issues include lack of communication and poor responsiveness, as well as inadequate preparation.

Meridian Systems says Proliance 3.5, an infrastructure cycle management program used by real estate developers, building owners, engineering and construction firms is now available.

Proliance has been adopted by several infrastructure-intensive organisations managing large capital project portfolios, with dollar volumes ranging from $350 million to over $5 billion.

Proliance allows these organisations to reduce capital project costs, shorten cycle times, and improve facility maintenance by automating the entire "plan, build, operate" project lifecycle, it says.

Sescoi has released MyWorkPLAN, a project management software that displays all data related to each project, such as e-mails, Excel spreadsheets and CAD data in a clear tree structure, reports Thomasnet.com.

MyWorkPLAN comes with the "MyWorkPLAN Analyzer" which can be used to analyse CAD data in most formats, ensuring accurate quotations are generated fast and jobs won, the report says.

It is designed to integrate easily into the user`s working environment and quickly beds in with existing software such as MS Office and CAD systems, it says.