Situational Awareness for the eDiscovery Practitioner

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Article on the EDD Update blog, posted by Albert Barsocchini, Esq.

This article discusses the specific circumstances of a project at hand, and how this is an important factor for eDiscovery.  As the author states, "In e-discovery, maintenance of situational awareness occurs through effective communications and a combination of the following actions:

• Recognize and make others aware when the team deviates from standard operating procedures.
• Monitor the performance of other team members.
• Provide information in advance to the team.
• Identify potential or existing problems.
• Demonstrate awareness of task performance.
• Communicate a course of action to follow.
• Demonstrate ongoing awareness of mission status.
• Continually assess and reassess the situation in relation to the mission goal(s).
• Clarifying expectations of all team members eliminates doubt."

P.S. As the article concludes, "The bottom line, assuming everything is "under control" is a common mistake. When we lose situational awareness in eDiscovery, we increase the potential for human error and mistake."