Contract Insights

Due to unforeseen challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic - and in the interest of CobbleStone's partners', clients', and employees' safety - CobbleStone has postponed its in-person Austin, TX user conference tentatively until late 2021 and will now be hosting a virtual user conference on January 20^th and 21^st from 1 pm to 5 pm ET on each day.

Managing contracts can be challenging for legal, procurement, and contract management professionals, especially when primarily relying on outdated processes.  Managing the contract lifecycle from requests to renewals can prove challenging with spreadsheets, emails, filing cabinets, and other disparate tools and systems.  Without accountability, visibility, a clearly defined process, and actionable insights, organizations can find themselves running into compliance issues, not realizing contract value, and encountering other setbacks. 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, and in consideration of the health of CobbleStone clients, partners, and employees, CobbleStone’s user conference will transition to a virtual, fully-digital two-day event.

NIGP (The Institute for Public Procurement) will be hosting its annual forum virtually August 24th – 28th, 2020.  CobbleStone will be exhibiting its leading-edge government contract management, sourcing, bid management, and procurement software in NIGP’s virtual exhibit hall.  CobbleStone’s software experts will answer questions from attendees and demonstrate how contract management software can help solve government purchasing challenges.  NIGP’s celebratory 75th Annual Forum will feature procurement-focused sessions, a virtual exhibit hall, breakout sessions, networking opportunities, inspirational keynote speakers, a virtual happy hour, and other engagements.

CobbleStone Software will be presenting Contract Insight®, our award-winning contract management software, at the 2020 ACC Solutions Expo on July 29^th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET.  This one-hour session includes a demo followed by a Q&A networking session.  The Association of Corporate Counsel's Solutions Expo provides legal professionals with the chance to engage, network, and participate in legal solution presentations to better aid their organizations’ efficiency and effectiveness.

CobbleStone Software, a trusted leader in contract management and eProcurement software solutions, is exhibiting at NCMA's Virtual World Congress July 27-29, 2020.  The annual event is one of the largest industry gatherings for contract management, procurement, and sourcing professionals. Learn more about World Congress and CobbleStone's virtual exhibition!

As technology evolves and organizations shift to adapt, business process changes should increase productivity rather than hamper it.  Contract managers who primarily utilize manual methods with their team may encounter difficulties in efficiently managing contracts.  Contract mismanagement can decrease productivity, hinder communication regarding task responsibility, and increase avoidable inefficiencies.  As contract administration changes for the future, organizations can attain greater control over their contract management processes by avoiding the following pitfalls of contract mismanagement.

Contract management AI is not something to be intimidated by.  Its goal is not to eliminate jobs or replace valuable employees.  Instead, it can add value to contract management software processes by transforming contracts and documents into building blocks for enhanced contract oversight, improved risk mitigation, and more proactive opportunity realization.  It can lend a competitive edge by shifting the responsibility of employees from tedious data entry to valuable contract analytics.  Organizations that embrace AI-based contract management can maximize growth opportunities and increase their software ROI.