Good question… Well…we can help with that and so can the EDRM. If you are like me you want to understand the big picture before diving in to the details.  Lost in the details can be deadly, so don’t get lost there.  Understand how each step will ultimately lead to the ending you need.   The Electronic Discovery Reference Model provides that nice overview so you can see how the process will work. This a great tool for how to conceptualize electronic discovery and its steps.  It can be a little complicated and intimidating at first, but so is dealing with potential electronic evidence.  To improve the resolution just click on the image. Basically, these are the steps necessary to:

• find the electronic files you need wherever they might exist,
• collect them,
• separate what is relevant from what is not, and
• produce the relevant filed and documents.

Like everything else, the devil is in the details.

See an EDRM graphic here