When it comes to eDiscovery technology, making the right choice can significantly impact your organization’s efficiency, costs, and overall success. Selecting the wrong solution or partner can lead to wasted resources, missed deadlines, and increased risks. Choosing the right eDiscovery technology is crucial for your organization’s efficiency and success. To help you make an informed decision, we’ve compiled a list of five common mistakes to avoid. Whether you’re new to eDiscovery technology or looking to upgrade your current system, these insights will guide you toward a successful procurement strategy.

Critical Mistakes to Avoid

Five Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Procuring eDiscovery Technology

Mistake 1: Not Clearly Defining Business and Technology Requirements

Whether you are in a corporate legal department or a government agency, you must align any purchase or acquisition with your organization’s goals. Define your business and technical requirements precisely to focus on desired outcomes. Defining precise technology requirements is foundational for successful technology adoption, aligning stakeholders, identifying necessary features, and meeting business objectives. Creating a high-level requirements document reflecting key stakeholder needs benefits your organization by serving as a consistent reference point, guiding vendor discussions, and ensuring the selected solution meets all criteria.

Mistake 2: Relying Solely on a Single Vendor Demo and Sales Pitches

Relying only on vendor demos and sales pitches can lead to poor decisions, as these may not fully represent the product’s capabilities or limitations. Conduct multiple demos tailored to your team’s everyday workflows. Talk to the vendor’s account management and customer support teams to understand the post-sale delivery and support model. To make an informed decision, supplement vendor information with independent research, including unbiased reviews, consultation with industry experts, and thorough product comparisons.

Mistake 3: Ignoring the Importance of Scalability and Integration

Your needs will vary over time. You want to select a highly scalable solution that can ramp up or down along with your needs. As enterprise data sources expand, choosing a solution that integrates well with existing systems is crucial for productivity, security, and ease of use. Ignoring scalability and integration requirements can lead to future challenges, such as limited growth potential and compatibility issues with other systems.

Mistake 4: Underestimating the Impact of User Training and Support

User training and ongoing support are critical for adopting and maximizing technology benefits. Inadequate training and support can hinder user adoption, lead to inefficiencies, and impact the technology’s return on investment (ROI). Understand the vendor’s onboarding, training, and implementation process to assess resource needs and the vendor’s maturity, which is crucial for implementing enterprise solutions.

Mistake 5: Not Conducting Sufficient Due Diligence

Conducting thorough due diligence before deciding is essential to avoid costly mistakes and ensure the selected technology meets business needs. Tips for adequate due diligence include:

  • Conducting customer reference checks.
  • Meeting with vendor/solution company executives to understand their commitment level.
  • Seeking feedback from users who have implemented similar solutions.

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Procuring eDiscovery technology requires careful consideration and a thorough understanding of your organization’s needs. By taking the proper steps, avoiding these common mistakes, and taking a strategic approach to vendor selection, implementation, and ongoing support, you can ensure that your eDiscovery technology meets and exceeds your expectations. 

Remember, choosing the right technology partner means aligning with your business goals and providing the necessary support for successful implementation and long-term success. Take the time to understand your organization’s needs, involve key stakeholders in the decision-making process, and conduct thorough research to make an informed choice.

For more detailed guidance on navigating eDiscovery technology, download our Procurement Guide today.

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Amit Dungarani

Amit Dungarani

Vice President, Growth Enablement

Amit Dungarani has extensive experience playing critical roles in guiding large corporate and government enterprises with their digital and business process transformation objectives. He has been instrumental to the company’s growth and organizational maturity at every organization he has been with. Over the past 23 years, he has held leadership roles in technology, consulting, private equity, and finance industries. He brings deep technology and business consulting experience serving corporate, government, law firm, and non-profit clients. Prior to joining Casepoint, Amit served as a Managing Director of a family office that ran a hedge fund and led private equity investing via a syndicate of family offices. Before this, he served as Vice President of Business and Information Technology Consulting Services at 2020 Company (later acquired by Acentia and Maximus), helping grow the company from under 10 people to over 600 prior to the company’s acquisition.

Currently, Amit is the Vice President of Growth Enablement at Casepoint, an enterprise software company focused on digital transformation and solving key corporate and government challenges around litigation, investigations, FOIA, and Congressional inquiries. He works to accelerate revenue growth, enable team members and customers, and lead strategic initiatives for the company. Amit has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

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