<p>The answer is "yes". According to a report entitled "Controlling the Costs of Conflict", corporations that have developed collaborative conflict management systems reported significat litigation cost savings. For example, the firm of Brown and Root reported an 80% reduction in outside litigation costs. Motorola reported a 75% reduction over a period of six years, and NCR reported a drop of pending lawsuit from 263 to 28 between the years 1984 and 1993.</p>