The reality is that any new sophisticated business software package that spans multiple business functions and employs new technologies will take some time to complete and then bed down in actual implementation. Despite vendor hype, Law firms should be and on the whole are, realistic about that today and it's only the software vendor marketeers that tend to get caught up in ham-fisted bun-fights about 'time to implement' and 'number of go-lives'. These systems represent ten or even twenty year investments to law firms - better to take the time to get things right at the beginning and not be spooked by marketeers or industry chatter. Speed is not always of the essence - unless you just want a basic like-for-like replacement with a few more bells & whistles. A&O should be congratulated for their visionary approach.