The
prospect
of
switching
out
case
management
software
—
particularly
transferring
massive
law
firm
datasets
—
can
seem
daunting.
And,
yes,
it’s
not
an
easy
process.
But
it’s
also
not
an
impossible
one
—
and
it’s
far
superior
to
the
alternative
of
sticking
with
an
unhelpful
platform.
So
how
do
you
know
when
it’s
time
to
bite
the
bullet
and
make
a
change?
Here
are
two
signs,
according
to
panelists
on
a
recent
episode
of
the
Non-Eventcast.
Sign
No.
1:
You’re
Throwing
Your
Mouse
Sometimes,
software
simply
doesn’t
meet
your
needs.
It
can
be
too
slow.
It
can
be
too
expensive.
It
can
be
a
poor
fit
for
your
workflow.
“I
think
it’s
[time
to
change]
when
you
start
throwing
your
mouse,”
says
Donna
Brown
of
Beyond
Square
One,
a
data
transfer
expert
who
has
helped
a
number
of
law
firms
move
off
of
one
software
and
onto
another.
“I
think
the
frustration
moment
is
when
you’re
like:
‘Why
am
I
frustrated
all
the
time
with
my
software?
Why
am
I
giving
this
a
second
thought?’”
Sign
No.
2:
Your
Proverbial
Basement
Is
Flooding
The
decision
to
change
your
law
practice
management
software
is
like
the
decision
to
move
to
a
new
home,
says
Jared
Correia,
the
Non-Eventcast
host.
For
example,
he
says,
his
kitchen
is
missing
a
door
to
the
pull-out
trash
receptacle.
It’s
a
problem
that’s
annoying,
but
it’s
not
one
that
will
prompt
him
to
move
houses.
But,
he
asks,
what
if
your
house
is
on
a
slope,
and
your
basement
floods
repeatedly?
That’s
a
different
story.
Jared
thinks
of
software
in
a
similar
way.
“If
you
have
these
things
you
hate
about
your
existing
software
—
there’s
no
perfect
software
—
that
are
really
sticking
in
your
craw,
and
you
can’t
get
past
it,
and
your
workflows
are
really
hard
because
of
it,
I
think
you
should
start
looking
for
something
else,”
he
says.
In
this
episode
of
the
Non-Eventcast,
Jared,
Donna,
and
Profitsolv’s
Joyce
Brafford
dig
into
all
things
software
Switcheroo
—
from
the
decision
to
switch
to
ensuring
a
new
rollout
is
a
success.
This
is
the
eighth
episode
in
a
special
podcast
series
hosted
in
conjunction
with
our
partner,
ProfitSolv.
This
episode
is
sponsored
by
Cosmolex.