Founder’s Story
Iron Carrot is several years old, and CJ gets asked (quite a lot) to share why she took the leap of faith to leave a job she loved and step out on her own by founding Iron Carrot. Why Iron …
How can you get rid of functional silos?
One of the biggest drivers for improving law firm data governance is that everything happens in silos. When you dig a little deeper, you’ll find three challenges that must be addressed. No one trusts the data Complex organisations like law …
Five biggest mistakes law firms make when creating a data strategy
Lessons learned from law firm strategy creation projects Depending on a law firm’s data maturity, where they are on their data governance journey, and the firm’s strategic priorities, a logical step is often creating a data strategy. As a data …
Building a Strong Data Governance Foundation: A Roadmap for Law Firms
Data governance is becoming increasingly critical for law firms as they deal with a vast amount of sensitive information daily. It is essential to ensure that sensitive information is appropriately managed and protected as firms increasingly seek to use their …
Getting started with a data governance gap analysis
In a previous article, I explained what data governance gap analysis is and why Iron Carrot has a gap analysis as a part of the Data Governance Foundation Roadmap Process. A few people got in touch to ask more about …
Five simple rules for getting Law Firm Taxonomies Right
Introduction It’s not unusual for law firms to identify that it’s hard for users to find the information they need, especially when searching cross-functionally. They conclude that it would be better if everyone used the same language (a taxonomy) – or …
How to create a cross-firm taxonomy (new step-by-step case study)
In this case study, I will share the process we recently implemented for one of our law firm clients, who was looking to achieve a firmwide taxonomy to support their new intranet. It is typical of the critical steps, deliverables, …
The 3 biggest mistakes Law Firms make when implementing Data Governance Frameworks
Iron Carrot has worked alongside several law firms to help them develop and implement their data governance frameworks and roadmaps. We have seen some common errors and misapprehensions that we’ve helped them address. #1 Assuming the Framework can run by itself When …
What is data lifecycle management, and why do you need it?
Data lifecycle management (DLM) is an approach to managing data from its creation (or capture) at data entry, where and how it is used until it is finally destroyed. The data lifecycle is separated into stages and moves through them as it …
How to review a law firm data governance capability (New step-by-step case study for law firm data leaders)
In this case study, I will share the process we recently implemented at one of our law firm clients looking to identify gaps and opportunities in their data governance activities. This case study typifies the key steps, deliverables, and obstacles …