John explained the theory—now see it in action. In this hands-on lesson you’ll create a brand-new board that mirrors the workflow your firm already uses. No process overhaul required; you’ll simply translate what’s in your head (or spreadsheet) into visual columns inside Legalboards.
Key Points & Steps
Begin with What You Have
Map today’s real-world stages; don’t design an idealized future process yet.
Board = Canvas
Each column represents one existing stage (e.g., Intake → Drafting → Client Review → Filed).
Name Columns in Seconds
Live demo shows creating, renaming, and re-ordering columns to match your flow.
Template vs. From-Scratch
Templates save time, but building from zero cements understanding—this lesson walks through the full blank-canvas approach.
Immediate Payoff
Once stages are visible, bottlenecks reveal themselves and future WIP limits become obvious.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify if you should implement the Kanban methodology and how to get started.
An in-depth look at integrating Agile methodologies in a legal setting, guided by industry expert John E. Grant.
Where and how should you start implementing Kanban? Let's go over how to use what you already do and translate it into Kanban.
Let's walk you through how to build a Kanban board using Legalboards for our example firm.
Now that we know the framework and how to build a board, let's step back and examine how to view the work we've completed so far.
In this lesson, we'll dive into one of the concepts that John covered in lesson 2, WIP limits. You'll learn how to apply them for effective management.
Tips about how to best view your board so you can ensure you understand everything at a glance.
One of the most important benefits of using Kanban is the enhanced client experience. Let's examine how to optimize your operations for clients.
In this lesson, we'll wrap up this course and the Agile concepts covered.
